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C. astdrias (star). 1J. Yellow. August. 

 Europe. 1838. 



ara'cilis (slender). Yellow. June. Persia. 



1836. 



araminifo'lia (grass-leaved). 1. Yellow. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1531. 



Wbrida (hybrid-ffmrt-cfl^e). 1. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1752. 



inca'na (hoary). 1. Yellow. July. Bar- 



bary. 1796. 



mexica'na (Mexican). . Yellow. August. 



Mexico. 1829. 



nudicau'lis naked-stalked). 1. White 



purple. July. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1731. 



officina'lis (officinal- Common marigold}. 3. 



Orange. June. South of Europe. 

 1573. 



. /. plefna (double-lowered) . 3. 



Orange. June. 



pe'rsica (Persian). Yellow. June. Persia. 



1830. 



pltfvialis (tscmj-Small-cape mangold). 1. 



White. June. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1693. 



sa'ncta (holy-pale-floicercd). 2. Yellow. 



June. Levant. 1731. 



si'cula (Sicilian). 1. Yellow. June. Sicily. 



1816. 



stella' ta (starred). 2. Yellow. July. Bar- 



bary. 1796. 



CALE'YA. (Named after G. Caley, su- 

 perintendent of the Botanical Garden, St. 

 Vincent. Nat. ord., a small section of 

 Orchids [Orchidaceoe]. Linn., 10-Gynan- 

 dria, \~monogynia}. Greenhouse terres- 

 trial orchids ; division of the plants ; 

 fibry peat, lumpy loam, and a little char- 

 coal, well drained. Summer temp., 60 

 to 80 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 C. ma'jor (greater). Green brown. June. 



New South Wales. 1810. 

 ^ mi' nor (less). Green brown. June. New 



Holland. 1822. 



nigri'ta (blackish -powered). Dark. Swan 



lliver. 



CA'LLA. (From kalos, beautiful. Nat. 

 ord., Orontiads [Orontiaceae]. Linn., 7- 

 Hcptandria^ \-monogynia). AH green- 

 house plants ; division of the plants and 

 roots ; rich loam and peat ; the marshy 

 one does well as an aquatic, and fre- 

 quently stands out of doors ; all gene- 

 rally need the protection of the green- 

 house in winter. 



C. aroma' tica (aromatic). 2. White. July. 

 China. 1813. Herbaceous perennial. 



occur Ita (hidden spiked). White. May. 



China. 1817. Herbaceous perennial. 



palu'stris (marsh). 4. White. July. North 



America. 1768. Perennial aquatic. 



pertu'sa (perforated). 6. White. May. 



West Indies. 1752. Evergreen creeper. 

 CALICO-BUSH. Kalmia latifo'lia. 

 CALLIA'NDHA. (From&afcs, beautiful, 



and aner, a man ; referring to the sta- 

 mens or male organ ; literally beautiful 

 stamened. The long silky purple, orwhite, 

 stamens of this genus are veiy beautiful. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous plants [Fabaceae]. 

 Linn., IQ-Monadelphia, 8-polyandria. 

 Allied to Ing' a). Stove evergreen 

 shrubs ; cuttings of rather firm young 

 wood in sand, under a glass, in heat; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 



C. Jlarri'sii (Mr. Harris's). 20. Rose. Bra- 

 zil. 1845. 



pulche-rrima (fairest). 20. Mexico. 1822. 



Twetfdii (Tweedie's). 6. Scarlet crimson. 



Mexico. 1845. 



CALLICA'RPA. (From Jcalos, beautiful, 

 and carpos, fruit ; referring to the beau- 

 tiful berries. Nat. ord.. Verbenes (Ver- 

 benaceffi]. Linn., k-Tetrandria, l-mono- 

 gynia. Allied toPetraea). The leaves 

 of C. lanata are eaten by the Cingalese as 

 a substitute for betel leaves. Stove 

 evergreens, exceptwhere otherwise speci- 

 fied; cuttings in sandy soil, in bottom 

 heat; loam and peat. Summer temp., 

 60 to 75 : winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. arnerica'na (American). 6. Red. June. 



North America. 1724. Greenhouse 



deciduous shrub. 



arlo'rea (tree). 12. Purple. August. 



East Indies. 1820. 



ca'na (hoary). 3. Purple. East Indies. 



1799. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 2. 31ue. June. Ja- 

 maica. 1794. 



inca'na (very hoary). 4. Red. July. East 



Indies. 1800. 



lana' ta (woolly). 4. Purple. June. East 



Indies. 1788. 



lanceola'ria (spear-Zeared). 4. Purple. July. 



East Indies. 1822. 



longifo' Ua (long-leaved). 3. White. April. 



China. 1825. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 6. Pink. India. 



purpu'rea (purple). 3. Purple. July. 



East Indies. 1822. 



reticula'ta (netted). 4. Red. July. Ja- 



maica. 1820. 



rubdlla (reddish). 2. Red. May. China. 



1822. 



CALLI'CHROA. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and chroa, colour ; referring to the bright 

 yellow colour of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteraceffi]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia, 2-superflua. Allied to Hele- 

 iiium). Hardy annual ; seed sown in 

 March on a slight hotbed, under a hand- 

 light, and transplanted in patches in the 

 open border, at the end of April, or be- 

 ginning of May ; or it may be sown in the 



