CAB 



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CAC 



insects, as the Aphis^ Mamestra, and 

 those next enumerated. 



CABBAGE BUTTERFLY. See Pie'ris. 



CABBAGE FLY. See Anthomy'ia. 



CABBAGE GARDEN PEBBLE MOTH. 

 Pyratts. 



CABBAGE MOTH. Mamestra. 



CABO'MBA. (Derivation not explained. 

 Nat. ord., Water shields [Cabombaceas]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria, 1-Digynia). A small 

 water plant with floating shield-like 

 leaves, and small yellow flowers, which 

 look at a distance like so many Crow- 

 foot flowers. An interesting species 

 propagated by root division, requiring 

 only greenhouse culture in summer, and 

 to rest in a cool part of the stove in 

 winter. A shallow pan of water, with 

 three inches deep of rich loam in the 

 bottom, will suit it well. 

 C. (Mua'tica (aquatic). Yellow. May. Caro- 

 lina. 1823. 



CACA'LIA. (From Jcalcos, pernicious, 

 and Kan, exceedingly ; supposed to be 

 hurtful to the soil. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., Vd-Syngenesia, 1- 

 JEqualis. Allied to Senecio). Hardy spe- 

 cies are propagated by dividing the plant, 

 and dividing the root when tuberous ; 

 C. coccinea may be sown in the borders in 

 April ; other annuals require a hotbed ; 

 Cape and East Indian species require the 

 greenhouse and stove respectively. Cut- 

 tings should have their juicy ends dried 

 before inserting them in sandy soil ; 

 sandy loam, fibry peat, equal parts ; lime 

 rubbish and very rotten cow-dung half 

 a part of each. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 C. alpi'na (alpine). 2. Purple. July. Aus- 

 yfria. 1739. 



cn-Wnra (xc-drlct-flou-ered). 1.}. Orange. 



V* June. 1799. Annual. 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 1. "White. Au- 



gust. Mexico. 1823. Tuberous- 

 rooted. 



Jiasta'ta (hsdbert-leaved). 1. White Sep- 



tember. Siberia. 1780. 



renifcfrmis (kidney-formed), li; "White, 



July. North America. 1801. 



suave 1 olcns (sweet-scented). 6. White* 



August. North America. 1752. 



tubcro'sa (tuberous). 1. August. North 



America. 1812. Tuberous-rooted. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 C. art'icula'ta (jointed). 1. Yellow. Sep. 

 tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1775. 



camcf sa (iicshy-/wm/). 1. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope- 1757. 



C. cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). 1. Yellow. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



Hawafrthia (Haworth's). 2. Yellow. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1795. 



Klci'nia (Klein's). 3. Yellow. Septem- 



ber. Canaries. 1732. 



longifoflla (long-leaved). 1. Yellow. 1820. 



papilla' ris (pimpled-stalked). 2. Yellow. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1727. 



ra'dicans (rooting). . Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. Creeper. 



rcticttla'ta (netted). 2. Yellow. Bourbon. 



1823. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Orange purple. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1814. 

 Twiner. 



STOVE. 



C. II' color (two-coloured). 2. Purple. July. 

 East Indies. 1804. Deciduous. 



ova' Us (oval-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 



East Indies. 1734. Evergreen. 



CACO'UCIA. (The Indian name. Nat. 

 ord., Myrobolans [Combretacese]. Linn., 

 \\-Dodecandria) \-monogynia; allied to 

 Combretum). A fine stove climber, re- 

 quiring the same treatment as Combretum 

 purpureum. Cuttings of stiff side shoots , 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom 

 heat. Peat and loam, both sandy and 

 fibry. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; win- 

 ter, 50 to 60". 

 C. cocci' nea (scarlet). Scarlet. May. Guiana. 



CA'CTUS. Melon Thistle. (A name 

 applied by Theophrastus to some spiny 

 plant. Nat. ord., Indian Figs [Cacta- 

 ceael. Linn., \1-Icosandria, \-Moiio- 

 gynia). This extensive genus of Indian 

 fig, Melon-cactus, &c., have been very 

 properly divided into several and well- 

 marked subgenera : here we gather them 

 under one general title. 

 C. corruga'tm (shriveled). Chili. 1824. 



folMsiu (leafy). Chili. 1824. 



reda'ctus (restored). 2. Mexico. 1796. 



sent Us (old). 20 feet at least. Mexico. 1823. 



speciosi' ssimus (most showy). Crimson. 



July. South America. 1836. 



Echinocactus. (Hedgehog Thistle). 

 C.abno'rmis (mis-shapen). White. July. 

 South America. 1818. 



acittiis (sharp-ribbed). April. Monte Video. 



1828. 



acutangula'ris (sharp-angled) . Yellow* 



September. Mexico. 1835 



agglomera'tus (heaped). June. Mexico. 



1838. 



Anconia'nus (Anconian). April. Ancona. 



1834. 



arcua'tus (arched-ribbed). Yellow. Sep- 



tember. Monte Video. 1836. 



centete 1 rim (mariy-spined). Yellow. July; 



Mexico. 1840. 



chlorophtha'lmus (green-eyed). Purple. 



June. Rio del Monte. 



