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C. dcnticula'ta (toothed). Yellow. Swan 

 River. 



dilata'ta (broad-lipped] . New South Wales. 



elonga'ta (elongated). Yellow. May. Swan 



River. 



gemina' ta (budded). Purple. May. Swan 



River. 



gra'cilis (slender). Australia. 1826. 



hi'rta (hairy). Yellow. May. Swan 



River. 



ixim'des (Ixia-like). Yellow. May. Swan 



River. 



longica'uda (long-spurred). Yellow. June. 



Swan River. 



margina'ta (bordered). Purple. May. Swan 



River. 



mofllis (soft). Yellow. Swan River. 



Paterso'nii (Paterson's). New South Wales. 



pili'fera (hairy). Purple. September. Swan 



River. 



reopens (creeping). Purple. August. Swan 



River. 



testa' cea (light-brown). July. New Hol- 



land. 1824. 



unguicula'ta (clawed). Yellow. August. 



Swan River. 



CALA'mtJM. (A word of uncertain 

 derivation, perhaps from kaladion, a 

 cup. Nat. ord., Arads [Araceae]. 

 Linn., 2l-Monoecia, -Polyandria. Allied 

 to COLOCASIA). The ginger-like roots of 

 C. bicokr, &c., are Used as common food 

 in tropical countries, under the name 

 cocoa roots ; but the roots of others are 

 very acrid, Stove plants, with the ex- 

 ception of C, virginicum. Interesting 

 chiefly on account of their stems and 

 leaves. Herbaceous kinds, by division 

 of the plants, and suckers; sub-shrubs, 

 cuttings, and dividing the roots; rich 

 lumpy soil, and abundance of water. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 

 to 55. 



STOVE EVERGBEEXS. 



C. aculea'tum (prickled). White. Surinam. 

 1822. 



arborc? seem (tree-like). 8. White. June. 



West Indies. 1759. 



arbo'reum (tree). 9. White. Cumana. 



1820. 



auri'tum (ear-leaved), 3. White. Ame- 



rica. 1739. 



tiuculla'tum (hoofcleaved) . Green. March. 



China. 1826. 



fragranti'ssimum (most fragrant). 4. Red. 



Demerara. 1832. A parasite. 



helleborifo'lium (Hellebore - leaved). 2. 



White. June. Caraccas. 1796. 



la'cerum (torn). 4. White. Caraccas. 



1822. 



macula 1 turn (spotted). 6. Green. August. 



South America. 1820. 



segui'num (Seguin-Z)m&-c/7nc). 6. White. 



March. America. 17.59. 



triparti' turn (three- parted -leaved], 3. 



White. Caraccas. 1S16. ** 



C. xanthorhffzum (yellow-rooted). White. 1822. 

 STOVE HERBACEOUS. 



bi' 'color (two-coloured). 1. White. June. 



Madeira. 1773. 



edu'le (eatable). 4. White. Guiana. 1800. 



escule'ntum (esculent). 2. White. Ame- 



rica. 1739. 



li'vidum (livid). 1. Dingy. September. 



West Indies. 1828. 



nymphceifo' Hum (water - lily - leaved) . 4. 



White. East Indies. 1800. 



odora'tum (fragrant). 2. White. Pegu. 



1818. 



ova' turn (egg-shaped). 4. White. East 



Indies. 1818. 



^pcda'tum (doubly-cut-Zrared). 2. White. 

 Brazil. 1824. 



petiola'tum (Zon^-leaf-stalked). 1. Purple. 



June. Fernando Po. 1832. Tuberous- 

 rooted. 



pinnati'fidum (deeply - lobecl - leaved) . 2. 



White. Caraccas. 1817. 



pu'milum (dwarf). 1. White. Nepaul. 



1820. 



saffittcfrfo'lium (arrow-leaved). 2. White. 



West Indies. 1710. 



sca'ndcns (climbing). 2. White. Guinea. 



1822. 



virgi'nicum (Virginian). 1. June. Vir- 



ginia. 1759. Hardy. 



vivi'pantm .(viviparous). 2. Green. May. 



East-Indies. 1817. 



zamiccfo'lium (Zamia - leaved) . Yellow. 



Brazil. 



GALA' is, (Named after a fabled indi- 

 vidual covered with scales ; referring _ to 

 the scaly involucre, or the parts which 

 surround the outside of composite flow- 

 ers. Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceoe], 

 Linn., \-Syngenesia, \-JEqualis. Allied 

 to Succory). A hardy annual. Seeds 

 in common soil, in March or April. 

 C, Lindleyi (Dr. Lindley's). Yellow. May. 



North America. 1833. 

 CALAMI'NTHA. Calamiiit. ^ (From 

 kalos, beautiful, and mintha, mint. Nat. 

 ord., Labiates [Lamiacca;]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia, \-Angiospermia, Allied to 

 Melissa). Hardy herbaceous perenni- 

 als, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 Suckers and divisions ; common soil. 

 C. a'lba (white), f. White. July. Hungary. 



1818, 



carolinia'na (Carolina). 1. Flame. June. 



Carolina. 1804. 



cre'tica( Cretan). . Purple. June. South 



Europe. 1596. Half-hardy evergreen. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). %. Purple. August. 



Spain. 1752. Half-hardy evergreen. 



grandiHo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Red. July. 



Italy. 1596. 



varicya'ta (variegated-Zeaverf) < 



1. Red. July. Gardens. 



marifo'lia (Marum-leaved). 1|. Purple. 



June. Spain. 1788. 

 CA'LAMUS, (From kalom, the Arabic 



