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C. giga'ntea (gigantic). 6. "White. August. 

 East Indies. 1690. 



prtfcera (tall). 10. White. April. Persia. 



1714. 



CA'LTHA. Marsh Marigold. (A con- 

 traction of kalathos, a goblet ; referring 

 to the form of the flower. Nat. ord., 

 Crowfoots [Ranunculacese]. Linn., 13- 

 Polyandria, -Polygynia. Allied to Hel- 

 lebore). Hardy herbaceous perennials. 

 Seeds, or divisions, in March or April; 

 common soil of the border. A moist 

 place near a running stream is where 

 they flourish most. 



C. a'rctica (Arctic). Yellow. May. North 

 America. 1827. 



asarifo'lia (Asarum-leaved). 4. Yellow. 



April. Unilas. 1824. 



Uflo'ra (two-flowered), f. White. June. 



North America. 1827. 



flabelllfo'lia (fan-leaved). 1. Yellow. April. 



North America. 1818. 



Govenia'na (Gowen's). North India. 1848. 



intege! rrima (entire-leaved). Yellow. May. 



North America. 1827. 



leptosc'pala (small-sepaled). 1. Yellow. 



May. North America. 1827. 

 mi' nor (smaller). \. Yellow. 



May. Britain. 

 . nat'ans (floating). Yellow. May. 



Siberia. 1816. 



palifstris (common marsh). 1. Yellow. 



April. Britain. 



flore-pleno (double-flowered). 1. 



Yellow. April. 



parnassifa'lia (Parnassia-leaved). \. Yel- 



low. April. North America. 1815. 



ra'dicans (rooting) . Yellow. 



April. Scotland. 



sagitta'ta (arrow-leaved). J. Green yel- 



low. November. Cape Horn. 1840. 

 CALTROPS. Tri'bulm. 

 CALYCA'NTHTJS. Allspice. (From&<%#, 

 a calyx, and anthos, a flower ; in reference 

 to the coloured calyx. Nat. ord., Caly- 

 canths [Calycanthacese]. Linn., 12-Icos- 

 andria, 3-Polyyynia). The bark of C. 

 floridus, from its aromatic fragrance, is 

 used as a substitute for cinnamon in the 

 United States of North America. Hardy 

 deciduous shrubs. Layers, as fruit is sel- 

 dom produced ; rich sandy loam, in a 

 shady situation. It is said that by pul- 

 ling out the terminal bud of a shoot, two 

 flower buds are produced, and thus the 

 flowering season is prolonged. 

 C.ferti'li* (fertile). 3. Brown. June. Caro- 

 lina. 1726. 



fltfridm (flowery). 6. Brown. June. Caro- 

 lina. 1726. 



asplen ifo' Hits ( Aplenium - leaved) . 



6. Brown. July. 



fe'rax (fertile -floiocred). 6. Brown. 



July. 



inodtfrus (nearly scentless). 6. 



Brown. July. 



longifo' lius (long - leaved) . 



6. 

 Brown. July. 



--- ova'tus (egg-shape-feared). 6. 



Brown. July. 

 -- variega'tm (variegated-Zeaed). 6. 



Brown. July. 



glatfcus (milky -green-leared) . 6. Brown. 



May. Carolina. 1726. 



Iceviga'tus (smooth-leaved). 3. Brown. June. 



North America. 1806. 



macroph y'llus (large-leaved). 6. California. 



oblong ifo' lius (oblong leaved) . 4. Brown. 



May. North America. 1820. 



pennsylva'nicus (Pennsylvanian). 4. Brown. 



May. Pennsylvania. 1820. 



CALYCOPHY'LLUM. (FronpiJta^F, calyx, 

 and phyllon, a leaf ; referring to a divi- 

 sion of the calyx expanding into the 

 form of a leaf. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5-Pcntandria^ 1- 

 monof/ynia. Allied to Bouvardia). Stove 

 evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half ripe 

 shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 heat ; loam, peat, and a little sand and 

 charcoal. Summer temp., 60 to 85; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 



C. candidi' ssimum (whitest). 20. White. Cuba. 

 1830. 



CALY'CULATE; having bracts so placed 

 as to resemble an outer, or additional 

 calyx. 



CALY'PSO. (From kalypto, to conceal, 

 in reference to its place of growth. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria, \-monogynia. Allied to Li- 

 paris). Half-hardy terrestrial Orchid. 

 Offsets from the bulbs ; sandy loam and 

 peat. Cold pit and frame, or close to 

 the side of a wall. 



C. borea'lis (northern). . Rose brown. Ja- 

 nuary. North America. 1820. 



CALYPTRA'NTHES. (From kalyptra, a 

 veil, and anthos, a flower; referring to 

 the way the flower bud is hid by the 

 cohesion of the tips of the calyx, which 

 falls off like a cap when the flower ex- 

 pands. Nat. ord., Myrtkblooms [Myr- 

 tacea)]. Linn., \1-Icosaridria, l-i/tono- 

 (jynia. Allied to Pimento). The dried 

 flower buds of C. aromaticus are a good 

 substitute for cloves. Stove evergreen 

 trees. Layers and cuttings, in heat; 

 loam and peat. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. chytracu'lia (Chytraculia). 20. White. April. 

 Jamaica. 1778. 



Zuzy'yium , (Xuzygium). 20. White. June. 



West Indies. 1778. 



