Caliphruria 



( 156) 



Callisia 



and has flowers ranging from white to pale purple, 

 is one of the best. 



CALIPHRURIA. 



Pretty half-hardy or greenhouse bulbous plants 

 (ord. Amaryllidese), with white flowers and broad, 

 rather plaited, leaves. They are propagated by 

 offsets, or by seeds sown when ripe in heat. They 

 should be grown in loam, leaf soil, or peat, and a 

 little sand. The best is hartwegiana, 1', June. 

 Subedentata is now included with Eucharis. 



CALLA. 



The best of the plants grown in gardens as Callas 

 will be found under Richardia (see also ARUM 

 LILIES). The ornamental aquatic, palustris (ord. 

 Aroidese), with small, Richardia-like flowers, is 

 hardy, and is adapted for the margins of lakes and 

 ponds. It has white flowers, and blooms in summer 

 and autumn. Increased by division and seeds. 



CALLIANDRA. 



A large genus of shrubs (ord. Leguminosoe) found 

 in tropical America, of dense habit. They are propa- 

 gated by means of cuttings, inserted in sandy soil, 

 and placed in a warm, close case. A compost of 

 two parts sandy peat to one part loam meets their 

 requirements. Potting should be done firmly. A 

 stove or intermediate house temperature is neces- 

 sary, and watering, especially in winter, needs 

 careful attention. 



Principal Species : 



caracasana, 3', Ap., red. htematocephala, 3', sum., 

 fulgens, 2', sum., red. red. 



Tweediei, 3', My., red. 



Other Species : 

 brevipes, 4', sum., pk. Harrisii, 15', sum., ro. 



CALLIANTHEMUM. 



Low-growing Alpine herbs (ord. Ranunculacese), 

 almost devoid of stem, and having thick, fleshy 

 rhizomes. They are hardy, and answer to the 

 same methods of propagation and treatment 

 generally as Anemones. Five of the members of 

 the genus were formerly regarded as species, but 

 they are now looked upon as forms of one. The 

 variety rutaefolium anemonoides, March, white or 

 pale rose, is the most notable of all. 



CALLICARPA. 



A genus of stove or greenhouse shrubs (ord. 

 Verbenaceae). They usually have hairy leaves, 

 minute flowers, and small, highly ornamental fruits 

 produced in clusters from every leaf axil on long 

 arching shoots. Cuttings of soft shoots root readily 

 in spring. When rooted they should be potted 

 into 3" pots, using a mixture of two parts loam, 

 one part leaf mould, and enough coarse sand toensure 

 the whole being kept sweet. They should be stood 

 in a temperature of from 55 to GO", and pinched 

 several times to form a good foundation. When 

 the pots are well filled with roots a shift into G" 

 pots should be given. Stopping must be finished 

 by the middle of July, and long shoots encouraged. 

 As soon as flowers are produced, a light, airy house 

 must be provided. The fruit sets freely, and should 

 be well coloured by the middle of September. It 

 lasts in good condition for several months. The 

 various species are found in South America, Indin, 

 and Japan. 



Principal Species : 

 lanata, 3', st., berrieapur. purpurea,G', st., berries pur. 



Callnea (sec Doliocarptis). 



Other Species : 



americaua, (i'. grh., berries japonica, 3', grh., berries 



vio. pur. 



cana, 3', St., pur. (si/n. mollia, 3', berries pur. 



tomentosu). rubella, 2', hlf.-lidy., 



berries red. 



CALLICOMA. 



A New Holland genus (ord. Saxifragese), of 

 which one species, serratifolia, is in cultivation. 

 It forms a dense shrub 4' in height, bearing 

 coarsely toothed leaves, whitish on the under side, 

 and small heads of yellow flowers in late spring. 

 It roots readily from cuttings, and grows well if 

 potted firmly in sandy peat in an ordinary green- 

 house. 



Principal Species : 

 serratifolia, 4', My. to Aug., yel. 



CALLIGONUM. 



A group of hardy shrubs found growing in poor, 

 sandy soil in West Africa and West Asia (ord. 

 Polygonacea;). About twenty species are known. 

 They make dense bushes with small, simple 

 alternate evergreen or deciduous leaves, and bear 

 small, often whitish flowers in small clusters. The 

 genus is of little horticultural value. May be 

 grown in any ordinary soil. 



Principal Species : 

 Pallasia, 3' to 4', My., grn., wh. 



CALLIOPSIS (sec COEEOPSIS). 



CALLIPSYCHE. 



Beautiful and interesting bulbous plants (ord. 

 Amaryllidcic), with numerous flowers of some shade 

 of yellow, and notable for the great length of their 

 stamens. The leaves make their appearance after 

 the flowers are past. Propagation is effected by 

 offsets and seeds, much in the same way as in 

 Eucharis or Pancratium. The bulbs should be 

 potted firmly in a compost of good fibrous loam, 

 two-thirds ; leaf mould, one-third ; and plenty of 

 sand. An intermediate house with shade in 

 summer meets their requirements. 



Principal Species: 



aurantiaca, 2', Feb., or. mirabilis, 3', Jy., greenish 

 eucrosioides, 24', Mch., yel. 



greenish yel. (syn. mexi- 



cana). 



CALLIRHOE. 



Ornamental annuals or perennials (0r<OIalvacese), 

 of much beauty in beds, borders, or rockwork. 

 They grow well 'in light, sandy loam, and are prop- 

 agated by seeds, the perennials by cuttings also. 

 The seeds are better sown under glass in a frame. 

 The best perennial species is involucrata, (i", July, 

 crimson, a pretty trailer. The best annual species- 

 is probably pedata, 2', August, purple crimson. 

 Others are alcjeoides, 1', July, white to purple 

 (syns. C. macrorrhiza and Sida alcseoides) ; lineari- 

 loba, 6", July, lilac ; and involucrata, G", July, 

 cherry red, tinted purple. 



CALLISIA. 



Stove plants with the habit of the trailing 

 Tradescantias (ord. Commelinacese), to which they 

 are closely allied. They are of the easiest propa- 



Callicliroa (see Layia). 

 CalUprora (Ken Brodicea'). 

 Callifteris (see Asplenium). 



