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lentil-like flowers. Nat., ord., Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Fabaceoe]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia, k-Decandria. Allied to Cyti- 

 sus). Loudon says of it, "grafted stand- 

 ard high on the common Laburnum, it 

 forms an object at once singular, pic- 

 turesque, and beautiful." Hardy de- 

 ciduous shrub. Seeds sown in March ; 

 or cuttings under a hand-light; common 

 light loam. 



C. Wolga'rica (Wolga). 2. Yellow. May. 

 Siberia. 1786. 



CALO'PHANES. (From Jcalos, beauti- 

 ful, and phaino, to appear. Nat. ord,. 

 Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia, 1-A.ngiospermia. Allied to 

 Ruellia). Hardy herbaceous perennial. 

 Dividing the roots in March ; loam and 

 peat, or sandy loam. 



C. oblongifo'lia (oblong-leaved). 1. Blue. Au- 

 gust. Carolina. 1832. 



CALOPHY'LLTTM. (From Icalos, beauti- 

 ful, and phyllon, a leaf. Nat. ord., a 

 section of-Guttifers [Clusiaceas]. Linn., 

 \5-Tetradynamia). Stove evergreen 

 trees ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots, in 

 sand, under a glass, and in bottom heat; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85 ; winter 50 to 55. 

 C. Cala'ba (Calaba tree). 30. White. India. 

 1780. 



Inophy'llum (fibrous-leaved). 90. White. 



East Indies. 1793. 



spu'rium (spurious). 30. White. Mala- 



bar. 1800. 



Tacamaha'ca (Tacamahaca). 30. White. 



Bourbon. 1822. 



CALOPO'GON. (From Jcalos, beautiful, 

 and poffon, a beard ; in reference to the 

 fringe on the lip or labellum. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynan- 

 dria, \-Monandria. Allied to Pogonia). 

 Greenhouse Orchid. Division of its 

 tuberous roots; peat and loam. Sum- 

 mer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 45 

 to 50. 



C.pvicMttus(fretty). 1^. Purple. July. 

 North America. 1771. 



CALOSCO'RDUM. (From kalos, beauti- 

 ful, and scordon, garlic. Nat. ord., Lily- 

 worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 6-Hezandria, 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Mffla.) Half- 

 hardy little bulb. Offsets ; common 

 soil. Though a native of Chusan, it is 

 likely to require but little protection in 

 winter. 



C. nerinefio'rwn (nerine-flowered). J. Rose 

 purple. Chusan. 1843. 



CALOSTE'MMA. (From kalos, beauti- 

 ful, and stemma, a crown. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 6- 

 Ilexandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to Co- 

 burgia). Greenhouse bulbs. Offsets ; 

 sandy loam and a little leaf mould ; a 

 cold pit or the greenhouse in winter. 

 C. a'lbum (white). 1. White. May. New 

 Holland. 1824. 



ca'rneum (flesh - coloured - flowered}. 1. 



Flesh. Australia. 1837. 



Cunningha'mi (Cunningham's). May. More- 



ton Bay. 



hfteum (yellow). 1. Yellow. November. 



New Holland. 1819. 



purpufreum (purple). 1. Purple. Novem- 



ber. New Holland. 1819. 

 CALOTHA'MNUS. (From kalos, beauti- 

 ful, and thamnus, a shrub. Nat. ord., 

 Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceoe]. Linn., 18- 

 Polyadelphia, 2-Polyandria. Allied to 

 Melaleuca). Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs, natives of Australia. Cuttings 

 of young wood, firm at the base, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; sandy peat and fibry 

 loam. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; win- 

 ter, 38 to 45. 

 C. clava'ta (club-leaved). 2. Scarlet. July. 



1824. 



ara'cilis (slender-feared). 3. Scarlet. July. 



1803. 



Kni'ghtii (Knight's). Blooms all year. 1839. 



quadri'fida (four-cleft). 3. Scarlet. July. 



1803. 



villo'sa (soft-haired). 3. Scarlet. July. 1803. 



CALO'TIS. (From kalos, beautiful, and 

 ous, an ear; in reference to the chaffy 

 scales of the pappus or seed head. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [Asteraceae], Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia, 1-Superflua. Allied to Bel- 

 lium). Greenhouse herbaceous peren- 

 nial. Divisions; sandy loam. Sum- 

 mer temp., 55 to 70 ; winter, 35 

 to 45. 



C. cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). 1. Blue. June. 

 New Holland. 1819. 



CALO'TROPIS. (From kalos, beautiful, 

 and tropis, a keel ; referring to the flow- 

 er. Nat. ord., Asclepiads [Asclepiada- 

 cese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 1-Digynia. 

 Allied to Schubertia). C. gigantea is 

 the Akund-yercum, or Mudar plant of 

 India, whose thick milky juice is a pow- 

 erful purgative. Stove evergreen shrubs. 

 Seeds in a slight hotbed, in March; cut- 

 tings of half-ripened shoots, in sand, 

 under a glass, in April ; good common 

 fibry loam and a little sand. Summer 

 temp., 50 to 80 ; winter 40 to 50. 



