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word 'for a reed. Nat. ord., a section of 

 Palms [Palmaceoe]. Linn., 6-Hexandria, 

 \-Monogynia). The dark coloured resin 

 called Dragon's blood is the natural se- 

 cretion of the fruit of C. Draco. Stove 

 palms. Seed ; sandy loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. a'lbas (white). 50). East Indies. 1812. 



dra'co (dragon). 50. East Indies. 1819. 



ni'aer (black). 20. Green. East Indies. 



1824. 



rude? ntnm (cable). 200. Green. East In- 



dies. 1812. 



vc'rus (true). 20. Green. Cochin China. 



1812. 



Zala'cca (Zalacca). 20. Green. East In- 



dies. 1812. 



CALANDRI'NIA. (Named after Calan- 

 drini, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Purslanes [Portulaceae]. Linn., \\-Do- 

 dccandria, \-Monogynia}. When grown 

 from seeds, the hardy, as well as the 

 greenhouse and stove kinds, like a little 

 protection, such as may be given by a 

 slight hotbed in April, and a hand-light 

 over it. Cuttings also strike freely; light 

 sandy soil, well drained, suits them well. 



HARDY. 



C. arena' ria (sand-inhabiting}. %. Orange 

 red. July. Valparaiso. 1831. Herba- 

 ceous perennial. 



caulefscens (stemmed). Rose. August. 



Mexico. 1827. Annual. 



comprefssa (flattened). . Rose. August. 



Chili. 1826. Annual. 



mona'ndra (one-stamened) . f Red. Au- 



gust. Chili. 37. Annual. 

 proctfmbcns (lying-down). ^. Rose. Au- 

 gust. Peru. 1827. Annual. 



spccio'sa (showy). J. Purple. June. Cali- 



fornia. 1831. Herbaceous peren- 

 nial. 



umbella'ta (umbel-cowered) . Rose. July. 



Peru. 1826. Annual. 



GREENHOUSE. 



C. Andrc'u'sii (Andrews'). Rose. August. 

 West Indies. 1812. Deciduous shrub. 



di'scolor (two-eoloured-Jeiroed). 1. Rose. 



July. Chili, 1834. Herbaceous pe- 

 rennial. 



glau'ca (milky-green). Rose. August. 



Chili. 1827. Annual. 



Lockha'rti (Lockhart's). Rose. June. Tri- 



nidad. 1825. Deciduous shrub. 



nVtida (shining). . Red. August. Chili 



1837. Annual. 



phacospefrma (Lentil-seeded)." Red. Au- 



gust; Chili. 1837. Biennial. 



STOVE. 



C. ascc'ndens (ascending). ^, Purple. Br 

 eil. Herbaceous perennial. 



cilia' ta (hair-fringed). . Purple. Au- 



gust. Chili. 1823. Annual. 



C. grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 1. Purple* 

 July. Chili. 1826. Herbaceous per- 

 ennial. 



Lla'vea (La Llave's). April. Mexico. Her- 



baceous perennial. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 1^. Purple. July. 



South America. 1816. Herbaceous 

 ' perennial. 



CALA'NTHE. (From Jcalos, beautiful, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., a sec- 

 ion of Orchids [Orchidaceoe]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria, \-Monogynia). Terrestrial 

 orchids, all evergreens except C. vestita. 

 Divisions and suckers ; loam and peat, 

 Lightened with sand and charcoal, and en- 

 riched by top-dressings of old cow-dung ; 

 extra well drained, constantly moist, and 

 the plants well exposed to light. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 

 to 55. 



GREENHOUSE. 

 C. U' color (two-coloured). Yellow. Japan. 

 1837, 



di'scolor (discoloured). White. Japan. 1837. 

 fwca' ta (forked). White. Luzon Isles. 1836. 



STOVE. 



C. austra'lis (southern). New South Wales. 

 1823. 



brevico'rmi (short-horned), Rose. White. 



August. Nepaul. 1838. 



curculigoi 1 des (Curculigo-like). 2. Orange. 



October. Malacca. 1844. 



densiflo'ra (thickly-flowered). f. Yellowish. 



September, East Indies. 1837. 



fla'vicans (yellowish-^o?fered). White blue. 



April. East Indies. 1838. 



Masu'ca (Masuca). 2. Violet purple. June. 



East Indies. 1838. 



ochra'cea (ochre-coloured). Pale yellow* 



April. Japan. 1836. 



plantagi'nca (Plantain-leaved}. Lilac. Feb- 



ruary. Nepaul. 1839. 



Siebo'ldii (Siebold's). East Indies, 1837. 



sylva'tica (wood). White, changing to yel- 



low. Madagascar. 1823. 



veratrifo'lia (Veratrnm-leaveA}. 2. WTiite. 



April. Java. 1819. 



versi' color (various - coloured - flower cd)t 



Whitish blue. August. Mauritius. 

 1836. 



vesti' ta (clothed). 2. White and pink. 



November. This has pseudo-bulbs; 

 no water given between December and 

 March, its time of rest, See The Cot- 

 tag& Gardener, v. 166, 

 CALA'THEA. (From Icalathos^ a basket 

 in reference to the leaves being worked 

 into baskets in South America. Nat. 

 ord., Maranths [Marantaceae]. Linn., 

 1-Monandria, \-Monogynia). Stove her- 

 baceous perennials. Divisions ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 75 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 C. flare' scens (pale yellow). 1. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Brazil. 1822. 



