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C. volge'nsis (Volga). 2. Purple. July. Volga. 

 1820. 



BIENNIALS. 

 C. ala'tus (winged). 2. Purple. July. 1812. 



ca'ndicans (hoary). 3. Purple. July. Hun- 



gary. 1805. 



carlinecefo' lius (Carline-leaved). 2. Purple. 



July. Pyrenees. 1804. 



car linoi'des (Car line-like). 1. Purple. July. 



Pyrenees. 1784. 



colli'nus (hill). 3. Purple. July. Hun- 



gary. 1818. 



corymbo'stis (corymbose). 4. Purple. July. 

 Naples. 1824. 



cri' spits (curled). 2. Purple. July. Eu- 



rope. 1804. 



hamulo'sus (spiny-hooked). 5. Purple. 



June. Hungary. 1802. 



lanugintf sus (woolly). 3. Purple. July. 



Armenia. 1820. 



mo'ntosus (mountain). 3. Purple. July. 



South of Europe. 1820. 



myriaca' nthus (myriad - spined). Purple. 



July. North Africa. 1836. 



nigre'scens (blackish). 4. Purple. July. 



South of France. 1819. 



persona' ta (Burdock). 4. Purple. July. 



Austria. 1776. 



seminu'dus (half-naked). 3. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1819. 



uncina'tus (hooked). 6. Purple. July. 



Tauria. 1817. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



C. a'ffinis (allied), Pink. July. Naples. 1830. 



alpefstris (alpine). 1. Purple. July. 



Croatia. 1805. 



atriplicifo'lius(Atri-pleK-leaved). 10. Purple. 



August. Siberia. 1784. 



arctioi'des (Burdock-like). 2. Purple. July. 



Carniola. 1804. 



argemo'ne ( Argemone-leaved) . 1. Purple. 



July. Pyrenees. 1810. 



crassifo' lius (thick-leaved). 2. Purple. July. 



1805. 



deflora'tus (unflowered). 6. Red. August. 



Austria. 1570. 



du'bius (doubtful). 2. Purple. July. 1816. 



macroce'phalus (large-headed). 2. July. 



Numidia. 1827. 



me'dius (intermediate). 2. Purple. June. 



Piedmont. 1819. 



onopordioi' des (Onopordum-like). 1L Purple. 



July. Iberia. 1818. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 2. Purple. July. 



Iberia. 1804. 



parviflo'rus (small-flowered). 2, Purple. 



July. South of Europe. 1781. 



podaca' nthus (foot-spined). 3. Purple. 



July. France. 1819. 



pycnoce 1 phalus (dense headed Italian} . 1 ^ . 



Purple. July. South of Europe. 1739. 



CARE'YA. (Named after Dr. Carey, a 

 celebrated divine and Indian linguist, 

 who devoted his leisure hours to garden- 

 ing and botany. Nat. ord., Barrington- 

 iads [Barringtoniaceae]. Linn., 16-Mona- 

 delphia, 8-polyandria). These splendid 

 plants are fit associates to Barringtonia 



and Gustavia, Stove plants from the East 

 Indies ; cuttings and dividing the roots ; 

 sandy loam one part, to two parts fibry 

 peat ; with pieces of charcoal and plenty 

 of drainage, and careful watering. Sum- 

 mer temp. 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



C. arbo'rea (tree). 8. Red and yellow. 1823. 



herba'cea (herbaceous). 1. Red and white. 



July. 1808. Herbaceous perennial. 



sphcefrica (ronnd-fmited) . 3. Red. 1803. 



Evergreen shrub. 



CA'RICA. Papaw Tree. (Named from 

 an erroneous idea that it was a native of 

 Caria. Nat. ord., Papayads [Papayacse]. 

 Linn., 22-Dicecia, 9-Decandria). One of 

 the tropical fruits grown in our stoves, 

 more for curiosity than for use. The 

 Papaw fruit (C. Papaya) is eaten when 

 cookedj in some parts of South America ; 

 but not much esteemed by Europeans. 

 Stove trees ; cuttings of ripe shoots, in 

 sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and in 

 sweet bottom heat; rich loamy soil. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 

 to 60. 



C.cauliflo'ra (stem-flowering). 20. Green. 

 Caraccas. 1806. 



citrifo'rmis (orange-formed). 20. Yellowish. 



Lima. 1820. 



microca'rpa monoi'ca (small-fruited-monoa- 



cious). 20. Whitish green. 1818. 



Papa' y a (common Papaw). 20. Green 



July. India. 1690. 



pyrifo'rmis (pear-shaped). 20. Pinkish 



Peru. 1823. 



spino'sa (prickly) . 20. Whitish green. 



Guiana. 1821. 



CARI'SSA. (The derivation is not as- 

 certained; but krishna-pakphula, is the 

 Sanscrit name of C. Carandas. Nat. ord., 

 a section of Dogbanes [Apocynaceee]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria, \-monogynia). The 

 milky juice of this and others in this 

 order of Dogbanes, is manufactured into 

 india-rubber. The fruit of C. Carandas 

 furnishes a substitute for red- currant 

 jelly. Stove trees and shrubs ; cuttings 

 of ripe wood, in sand, under a glass, in 

 bottom heat ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



C. cara'ndas (Carandas). 15. White. July. 

 East Indies. 1790. 



lanceola'ta (spear-leaved). 6. White. July 



New Holland. 1822. 



ovafta (egg-leaved). 15. White. August 



New Holland. 1819. 



spinet rum (spiny). 20. White. July. East 



Indies. 1819. 



Xylopi'cron (bitter-wooded). 12. White. 



July. Mauritius. 1820. 



