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CALYSTE'GIA. Bearbind. (From lealyx, 

 a calyx, and stega, a covering ; in refer- 

 ence to the calyx being hid by two 

 bracts as is the case with a section of 

 Bindweeds. Nat. ord., Bindweeds [Con- 

 volvulaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, \-mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Convolvulus). C. pu- 

 bescens received from China as a double 

 flower has become single with Mr. 

 Beaton. Cottage Gardener, iv. 302. 

 Hardy deciduous plants, except where 

 otherwise mentioned. Both the creep- 

 ing and twining species may be propa- 

 gated by divisions of the plant and roots. 

 Common soil. 



C. Catesbta'na (Mr. Catesby'a). Rose. July. 

 Carolina. 1816. Twiner. 



dahu'rica (Dahurian). . Pink. July. Da- 



huria. 1823. Twiner. 



hedcra'cea (Ivy-like). Hose. June. Nepaul. 



1826. Half-hardy twiner. 



margina'ta (bordered). 3. Pink. July. New 



Holland. 1824. Twiner. 



pube'scens (downy). 15. Pale rose. June. 



China. 1844. Twiner. 



renifo'rmis (kidney-shaped). Pink. June. 



New South Wales. 1822. Half-hardy. 



se'pium (great hedge. Common Bindweed) . 



6. White. July. Britain. 



incarnu'ta (red flowered). 6. Red. 



July. North America. 



Soldane'lla (Soldanella-Zeaped). Sea Bind- 



weed). Flame. June. Britain. Ever- 

 green trailer. 



spit ha ma? a (span). 1. White. July. North 



America. 1796. Twiner. 



sylve'stris (wood). 18. White. July. Hun- 



gary. 1815. Twiner. 



tomento'sa (woolly). June. North America. 



1818. Trailer. 



CA'LYTHIX. (From kalyx, a calyx, 

 and thrix, hair ; in reference to the di- 

 visions of the calyx ending in long 

 bristly hairs. Nat. ord., Fringemyrtles 

 [Chama?lauciaceoB]. Linn., \l-Icosan- 

 dria, \-nionogynia). The calyx in this 

 small order ends in awn-like hairs or 

 bristles, or is broken up into fringes 

 hence the name of Fringe Myrtles. 

 They are beautiful little bushes, often 

 not unlike Heaths, with the fragrance of 

 Myrtleblooms. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs. Cuttings of points of shoots, in 

 April or May, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass. Summer temp., 50 to 70 ; win- 

 ter, 35 to 45. 



C. angula'ta (sharp-cornered). Yellow. May. 

 Swan River. 1842. 



au'rea (golden-flowered). Bright yellow. 



Swan River. 



brevise'ta (short-bristled). Pale lilac. May. 



Swau River. 1843. 



C. ericoi'des (Heath-like). 2. White. New Hoi- 



land. 1824. 

 florlbu'nda (many-flowered). 4. WTiite. 



New Holland. 1820. 



gla'bra (smooth). 4. White. May. New 



Holland. 1818. 



glutino'sa (clammy). Yellow purple. May. 



Swan River. 



pube'scens (downy). 4. White. New Hol- 



land. 1824. 



sapphirina (sapphire-coloured). 2. Blue. 



May. Swan River. 1843. 



sca'bra (rough leaved and bracte-1). 4. White. 



June. South Australia. 1824. 



varia'bilis (changeable). Lilac. May. Swan 



River. 1842. 



virga'ta (twiggy-branched). 2. White. May. 



Australia. 1823. 



CAMARI'DIUM. (From eatnara, an 

 arched roof; in reference to the arched 

 tip of the stigma. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacea3]. Linn., 10-Gynandria, 1- 

 monandria. Allied to Maxillaria). Stove 

 Orchid. Division. Shallow basket, or 

 raised above the surface of the pots with 

 sphagnum, moss, and broken pots. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 to 65. 

 C. ochroleu'cum (yellowish white) . 1. White. 

 Brazil. July. Trinidad. 1823. 



CAMARO'TIS. (From camara, an arched 

 roof ; in reference to the form of the lip 

 or labellum. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 daceee]. Linn., 1^-Gynandria^ l-mon- 

 andria. Allied to Sarcanthus). Stove 

 orchids ; divisions ; block of wood, or 

 shallow pot, with plant raised above it, 

 and the lower part fastened with moss, 

 peat, &c. Summer temp., 60 to 90, 

 with moisture ; winter, 55 to 65. 

 C. braziliefnsis (Brazilian). White. May. 

 Brazil. 1808. 



obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). Rose. April. India. 



1844. 



purpu'rea (purple-flowered) . L Purple. 



May. East Indies. 1837. 



CAMA'SSIA. (From Qua-mash, so called 

 by the North American Indians, who eat 

 the bulbs. Nat. ord., Lilytvorts [Lili- 

 acese]. Linn., -Hexandria,\-monogynia. 

 Allied to Scilla, or squill). A beautiful 

 hardy bulb ; offsets and seeds, which may 

 be sown when ripe ; sandy peat, in a 

 shady situation. 

 C. esciile'nta (eatable). 2. Purple. July. 



Colombia. 1827. 



CAME'LLIA. (Named after Camellus, a 

 Moravian Jesuit. Nat. ord., Theads, or 

 Teaworts [Ternstromiaceao]. Linn., 16- 

 Monadelphia, $>-polyandria), A good table 

 oil is extracted from the seeds of C. olci- 

 fera). Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. In- 



