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C. moranefnsis (Moran). Mexico. 1825. Pros- 

 trate stove evergreen. 



pa'llida (pale). 1. Light purple. July. 

 Siberia. 1782. Hardy herbaceous 

 perennial. 



septentriona' Us (northern). 2. White, 



green. August. Labrador. 1824. 

 Hardy annual. 



serra'ta (saw-edged). 1. Blue. June. 1829. 



Stove evergreen. 



CASTJARI'NA. Beefwood. (Supposed 

 to be derived from the resemblance of 

 the long weeping leafless branches to 

 the drooping feathers of the Cassowary. 

 Nat. ord., Beefwoods [Casuarinaceae]. 

 Linn., 21-Moncecia, l-Monandria}. This 

 is the "Native Oak, or Beefwood" of 

 the Australian Colonists, and probably 

 the most singularly picturesque tree of 

 the Australian flora. Large trees with 

 weeping branches, the individual branches 

 being jointed like a bamboo and streaked 

 between the joints, having no leaves. 

 The timber is as good as our Oak, and of 

 the colour of raw beef, whence the colo- 

 nial name. Cattle are extremely fond 

 of the young branches of the She Oak 

 (C. quadrivalvis), and the colonists chew 

 them to allay their thirst. From what 

 we know in this country of C. equi- 

 setifolia, we would rank the Beefwoods 

 as the most remarkable in a winter 

 conservatory. Greenhouse evergreen 

 trees. Seeds, and cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in April, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass ; loam and peat, with a por- 

 tion of sand and lumps of charcoal. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; winter, 40 

 to 45. They should be tried in shel- 

 tered places out of doors, especially in 

 the south of England. 



C. di'styla (two-styled). 15. New Holland. 

 1812. 



equisetifo' lia (Equisetum-leaved). 15. Sep- 



tember. South Sea Islands. 1776. 



glatf ca (milky-green). 15. New Holland. 



1824. 



murica'ta (point-covered). 15. East In- 



dies. 1822. 



nodiflo'ra (knot-flowered). 15. New Cale- 



donia. 1823. 



quadriva'lvis (four-valved). 18. New South 



Wales. 1812. 



ttri'cta (upright). 15. May. New South 



Wales. 1775. 



tenui' ssima (slenderest). 10. New Holland. 



1825. 



torul(/sa (twisted). 15. New South Wales. 



1772. 



CATA'LPA. (The Indian name. Nat. 

 ord., Bignoniads [Bignoniaceae]. Linn., 



2-Diandria. \-Monogynia). The North 

 American species by seeds sown in 

 spring, root cuttings, layers in autumn, 

 and cuttings of the ripened shoots in 

 autumn ; deep rich loam. The "West 

 Indian species by cuttings of the ripe 

 shoots, in heat, and under a glass; usual 

 stove treatment. 



C. longi'ssima (longest-podded] . 20. White. 

 West Indies. 1777. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 15. White. 



Hispaniola. 1820. 



syringtKfo'lia (Syringa-leaved). 29. White 



July. North America. 1726. 



CATANA'NCHE. (From katanangke, 

 a strong incentive ; in reference to an 

 ancient custom among the Greek women 

 of using it in love potions. Nat. ord., 

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

 genesia, \-JEqualis). Division of the 

 roots, in March, and seed sown in April ; 

 common soil. 

 C. cae.ru' lea (sky-blue). 3. Blue. August. South 



Europe. 1596. Hardy herbaceous 



perennial. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). 3. White, 



blue. August. Gardens. 1827. 



lu'tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. June. Candia. 



1640. Hardy annual. 



CATASE'TUM. (From kata, downward, 

 and seta, a bristle ; referring to the posi- 

 tion of the two horns of the column. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaceae], Linn., 

 20-Gynandria, l-Monandria). Stove 

 Orchids. Divisions; peat, moss, bro- 

 ken pots, and charcoal, elevated above 

 a pot, or in shallow open baskets ; cool 

 and dry in winter, a high temperature 

 and moist atmosphere when making their 

 growth. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. 



C. abrtfptum (blunt-lipped). 1. Greenish yel- 

 low. September. Brazil. 1841. 



atra'tum (dark-flowered). 1. Dark. July. 



Brazil. 



barba'tum (bearded), f . Green, purple. 



May. Demerara. 1836. 



immacula' turn (spotless). f, 



Green pink. September. Demerara. 

 1835. 



labe'llo-a'lba (white-lipped), f . 



Greenish white. September. Deme- 

 rara. 1835. 



- probosci'dewn (long - snouted). 



Brownish green. May. Sertao. 1839. 



callo' sum (hardened). 1. Brownish yel- 



low. June. La Guayra. 1840. 



grandijlo'rttm (large-flowered). 1. 



Green, brown, purple. December. 

 Columbia. 1845. 



ctfrnuum (drooping). 11. Pale green. Rio 



Janeiro. 1832. 



