Carex 



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Carnation 



CAREX. (SEDGE.) 



An extensive genus of perennial, herbaceous, 

 Grass-like plants (ord. Cyperacese), of which only a 

 few are of value for horticultural purposes. Of 

 tlioi'. very few are adapted for the garden, the 

 greater number being only suitable for the margins 

 of ponds. A few are very pretty {frown in pots. 

 Propagated by seeds or by division in spring. Any 

 common soil, kept moist. 



Principal Species : 



baccans, 4'. A very effective plant, with red or 

 pur. berries. 



brunnea, 2' to 3'. Pretty ; also known as gracilis. 

 The form variegata, with Ivs. striped wh., is 

 worth growing. Hlf-hdy. 



Pseudo-('y perils, ;!'. A very fine Carex, with 

 triangular stems. 



tristachya, 1'. Generally known as japonica, and 

 a useful plant for growing in pots in rooms. The 

 Ivs. are striped with wh. 



Other Species: 



arenarin, 14'. pendula, 4', My. 



Urayi, 3', Jy. riparia, 1', My. The 



intumesiviis, '2', Je. variegated form is 



paludosii, '!', My. pretty, 

 paniculatu, 3', Je. 



CAREYA. 



Trees and shrubs (ord. Myrtaceje), with one or 

 iwo exceptions. In India the several species are 

 of minor economic value, but they are seldom 

 cultivated in this country. They require to be 

 treated as stove shrubs, except herbacea, which is 

 a tender herbaceous perennial. Propagation by 

 cuttings or root division. 



Principal Species : 



arborea, 8', Aug., red, yel. 

 herbacea, 1', Jy., red, wh. 



sphserica, 3', Aug., red. 



CARICA. 



Tropical trees (ord. Passiflorea;) which produce 

 the Papaw fruits. The latter are cooked and eaten 

 by the natives of the land to which the trees are 

 indigenous. The leaves have the peculiar property 

 of making tender any meat wrapped in them. 

 They require a stove temperature and a well-drained 

 rooting medium of sound loam. Cuttings of ripe 

 wood, carrying leaves, root readily in sand over 

 bottom heat. 



Principal Species : 

 Papaya, 20', Jy., grn. 



Other Species : 



c-aiidumareeiisis, 6', Jv., 



grn. 



cimlirlora, 20', Je., grn. 

 citriformis, 20', Jy., yel., 



grn. 



CARISSA. 



This genus (ord. Apocynacere) has economic 

 value from the fact that its juice is sometime-, used 

 for the manufacture of rubber, while the fruit of 

 Carandas is made into a jelly. The plants thrive 

 in sandy loam and peat in a stove, and may be 

 propagated from cuttings in sand in heat under a 

 bell-glass. Perfect drainage is essential at all 



Stagc-S. 



Principal Species : - 

 Caraudas, lj', Jy., wh. grandiflora, 10', My., wh. 



spinosa, 20', Jy., wh., grn. 



erythrocarpa, 4', Jy., wh. 

 microcarpa, 20', Jy., wh., 

 gru. 



spinarum, 21', Jy., wh. 

 Xylopicron, 1U', Jy., wh. 



Other Species : 

 lanceolate, ;">', Jy., wh. 

 ovata, !")', Aug., wh. 



CARLINA. 



Interesting Thistle-like plants (ord. Compositre) 

 which may be giown on the rockery or in a border 

 in common soil. Only a few of the perennial 

 species are worth growing. They are propagated 

 by seeds sown in spring. The best are acaulis, 9", 

 June, white ; and acanthifolia, 1 J', June, white. 



CARLUDOVICA. 



Stove perennials (ord. Cyclanthacea:), some of 

 which are evergreen and others herbaceous ; they 

 are Palm-like in habit. Propagation may be 

 effected by suckers, and the plants thrive in loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



Principal Species : 

 Drudei, 4', Jy., wh. 

 palmata, 3', Jy., wh. 



Other Species : 



ansustifolia (r Cyclan- 



thus Plumeri). 

 ensiformis, 2', Jy., wh. 



rotundifolia, 3', Jy., grn., 

 wh. 



fuuifera, 4', Jy., wh. (st. 



ev. cl.). 



latifolia, 3', Jy., grn. 

 Wallisii, 2', Jy., wh., grn. 

 CARMICHAELIA. 



A small genus'(or/ Leguminosa;) of greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs, well worthy of attention. Thev 

 are easily increased from cuttings in sand, and may 

 be grown in peat and sand. 



Principal Species : 

 nustr.-ilis, '!' , Jc., bl. Euytii, 1'. 



CARNATION. 



Description. The Carnation (Dianthus Caryo- 

 phyllus, ord. Caryophyllea;) has for many gener- 

 ations been a favourite garden flower, and 

 some varieties were known to the early British 

 gardeners. Few flowers are at present more 

 popular or more likely to maintain the high 



Photo: Outsell <( Company, Ltd. 



A FLAKE CARNATION. 



position to which beauty, grace, and fragrance 

 entitle the plant. If at present the self-coloured 

 forms are in the ascendancy, there is yet room in 

 the garden for the Bizarre, the Flake, and the 



