Campelia 



( 166 



Camptosema 



compost of good loam and a small quantity of peat. 

 The plants are readily increased from seeds or by 

 division. 



Principal Species : 



lanceolata, 6', aut., 

 lanceolata). 



CAMPELIA. 



The name of this genus (ord. Commelinacefe) 

 refers to the habit the plants have of leaning 



grn. (correctly Codonopsis 



wood. The trees are cut down and the logs split 

 up longitudinally, and after the concrete camphor 

 has been removed, a further product of essential 

 oil and resin, useful for embalming, is secured. 



CAMPOMANESIA. 



These are all American plants (ord. llyrtaceie). 

 Lineatifolia is grown in Peru for the sake of the 

 yellow, fragrant fruits, called Palillo, which some- 

 what resemble the Guava. They are evergreen 



Photo; J. H. Wilemim, Stourpurl. 



CAMPANULA PYUAMIDALIS ALBA. 



towards the sun. They require stove treatment, 

 and thrive in any rich soil. Propagation is effected 

 by seeds in sandy soil. 



Only Species : 



Zanonia, 2', Aug., bl. (syn. Tradescantia Zanonia). 



CAMPHOR. 



The Chinese or common camphor of commerce, 

 used largely in medicine, and even more to prevent 

 moths and insects from damaging clothes and the 

 contents of natural history cabinets, is the product 

 of Cinnamom um Camphora, a fair sized tree of the 

 Laurel family, native of China and Japan. Hoots, 

 stems, and leaves are alike aromatic, and the 

 camphor is extracted by boiling numbers of small 

 pieces in a shallow vessel, over which a bowl is 

 placed to act as a condenser; on this condenser 

 the camphor is deposited in masses of crystals. 

 Camphor is also obtained from Dryobalanops aro- 

 matica, a tall tree found in Sumatra and Borneo ; 

 in this case, however, the camphor is found in 

 hard, white, flaky masses in the fissures of the 



shrubs, requiring greenhouse culture and any fertile 

 well-drained soil. Propagation, by cuttings in very 

 sandy soil beneath a bell-glass, 



Principal Species : 

 lineatifolia, 3', Ap., wh. 



CAMPTOSEMA. 



A small genus (prd. Leguminosse) of attractive 

 climbers, requiring greenhouse culture. Propaga- 

 tion can be effected by cuttings or by seeds. A 

 compost of fibrous loam and decomposed leaf soil 

 suits admirably. 



Principal Species : 



graudiflorum, G',aut.,yel. rubicumlum, 12', Je., Jy., 

 jiinnatum, 4', Aug., Sep., red or sc. 



red, pur. 



Campltora (see Cinnantomwm). 

 Campion, Ko.iu (fee Lychnis). 

 Campteria (see Ptcris). 

 Caiu-ftopus (see Cepkaeiis*). 



