Cannabis 



( 170 ) 



Capsicum 



gigantea, 6', or. red, pur., 



foliage large aud gru. 

 iudica, 3' to (!', yel., red, 



foliage grn. (many 



hybrids owe parentage 



to this species), 

 iridiflora, 6' to 8', red, 



yel., foliage gru. 

 limbata, 3', red, foliage 



gru. 

 Warscewiczii, 3', sc., 



foliage grn. , tinged pur. 



Principal Species : 

 Achiras, 5', red, foliage 



gru. 

 variegata, red, foliage 



variegated, 

 auraiitiaca, 6', or., foliage 



grn. 

 discolor, 6', red, foliage 



pur. red. 

 edulis, 6', pur., yel., 



foliage grn. 

 flaccida, is, yel., foliage 



grn. 



CANNABIS. (HEMP.) 



The only member of the genus (prd. Urticacesc) 

 worth cultivating as a garden plant is sativa, 

 known as the Indian Hemp, which is ornamental 

 in the garden in summer. It is a hardy annual 

 which will grow in any good soil. It grows from 

 4' to 9' high in gardens, and is cultivated in the 

 same way as other hardy annuals. It is largely 

 grown for its fibre also. 



CANSCORA. 



A small genus of annuals (or A. Gentianese) of 

 no particular horticultural merit. They require 

 the temperature of a stove. Plants may be raised 

 from seeds sown thinly in sandy soil, covered with 

 a square of glass and brown paper until vegetation 

 has taken place. Thin and pot the young plants as 

 may be necessary. 



Principal Species : 

 decussata, '2', Je., Aug., wh. Parishii, 2', Jy., wh 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



Description. Popular hardy biennial plants 

 (Campanula Medium, ord. CampanulaceiE), useful 

 for garden adornment in the summer and for pot 

 culture. There are numerous varieties in cultiva- 

 tion, which may be divided into three classes : 

 single, as seen in the oldest forms; doubles, in 

 which several bells appear to be compressed into 

 the outer one ; and duplex flowers, which are pro- 

 duced by the varieties of Medium calycanthema. 

 Owing to the peculiar manner in which one bell 

 grows within the other, these are commonly called 

 Cup and Saucer Flowers. Amongst the varieties of 

 Canterbury Bells many colours are represented, 

 the semi-double and double forms being the most 

 effective. 



Propagation. From seeds sown in a sheltered 

 position in the open. Prick off the seedlings, and 

 transplant in the autumn. Seeds may also be sown 

 in shallow boxes in a cold frame, pricking off the 

 seedlings ih-the open when large enough. 



Soil. Ordinary garden soil will suffice, but it 

 should be deeply dug and enriched with decayed 

 manure. 



Other Cultural Points. September is the best 

 month for transplanting seedlings to their per- 

 manent quarters. Lift them with good balls, and 

 give every encouragement to establish them before 

 the winter. When planted en masse in beds, in 

 clumps in mixed borders, or in single lines, Canter- 

 bury Bells are most effective. 



Pot Culture. Whim lifting plants in the autumn 

 pick out strong specimens and place them in G" 

 and 7" pots, using loamy soil with a little decayed 

 manure. Grow the plants in a cold frame through 

 the winter, and transfer to a light greenhouse stage 

 in the spring. Apply liquid manure occasionally 

 when flowers are showing. Plants may also be 



lifted and potted early in May for house and 

 conservatory adornment. 



Varieties. Amongst the double, semi-double, and 

 single varieties there are numerous shades of 

 colour, including white, blue, rose, pink, and 

 lavender. Carefully saved seeds of separate 

 varieties do not always produce plants true to 

 colour, and seeds saved from double varieties 

 invariably yield some single flowers. Of the true 

 Cup and Saucer Flower there are blue and white 

 varieties, as well as several other shades. The 

 heights run from 2' to 3'. 



CANTUA. 



The Cantuas (ord. Polemoniacefe) are very useful 

 and beautiful evergreen greenhouse shrubs. They 

 may be successfully grown in a mixture of loam, 

 peat, and coarse sand. Cuttings root readily in 

 sand, or very sandy soil, under a bell-glass. 



Principal Species : 



buxil'olia. 5', Ap., My., rosy red (syn. dependens). 



Other Species : 



bicolor, 4', My., yel., red. 



CAPILLARY ATTRACTION. 



Water has many peculiarities, and among these 

 is its great affinity for water, as seen in the case of 

 dewdrops on a leaf or raindrops on a window pane. 

 It also rises or is attracted upward through vessels 

 of very small bore, being able under such con- 

 ditions to overcome the slight atmospheric resist- 

 ance. This fact is well known to gardeners, and is 

 made use of when pans of minute seeds need 

 watering, the base of the pan or pot being placed 

 in water for a while, when the whole mass becomes 

 moist by the force of capillarity. It is but a step 

 from the seed pan to the garden, and here it has 

 been proved beyond all question that deeply 

 worked soil is, other things being equal, far the 

 most fertile because of the larger amount of water 

 which can rise through the soil interstices to 

 supply the crops' demands, and deficiencies caused 

 by evaporation. It is evident that capillarity can 

 continue longer in 3' than in 1J' of soil, hence one 

 advantage at least of deep trenching. 



CAPPARIS. 



This genus (ord. Capparidete) has great economic 

 value, as from spinosa we get the well known 

 caper of commerce. The majority of the species 

 are stove and greenhouse evergreens. Propagation 

 may he effected by cuttings of ripe wood in sandy 

 soil beneath a bell-glass. The plants thrive in a 

 mixture of peat and loam. 



Principal Species : 



acutifolia, 5', Je., Jy.,wh. spiuosa, 3', Je., hlf-hdy., 

 wh. 



Other Species : 

 liuearis, 14', My., wh. nobilis, 8', Jy., wh. 



zeylauica, 5', Aug., wh. 



CAPSICUM. 



A genus (ord. Solanaceae) of great economic 

 value, as the plants yield the chilli pepper of 

 commerce, while the fruits are used in immense 

 quantities for pickling. Well grown plants carry - 



Caimtchouc (see Ficus, Iferea, and Landnlpkia). 



Cape tiooseberry (see Pliysalis permiana). 



Cape Jasmine (see Gardenia Jlorida). 



Caper (see Capparit). 



Caper Spurge (see Euphorbia Lathyrus). 



Ctiprifiiliuin (see Honeysuckle and Lonicera). 



