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Callica'rpa, Prom kaios, beautiful, and carpoa, 

 fruit ; referring to the beautiful berries. Nat. 

 Ord. VerbendcecB. 



A considerable genus of low-growing shrubs, 

 mostly tender evergreens. C. Amencama, a 

 species common from Virginia southward, is 

 a hardy deciduous shrub, of great beauty, and 

 one of the most aesirable for the lawn or 

 shrubbery border. In a good soil it grows 

 about four feet high, very branching from 

 near the root, giving the plant a most grace- 

 ful outline. The flowers are small, incon- 

 spicuous, in numerous axillary cymes or 

 clusters. The beauty of the plant consists in 

 its clusters of violet-colored berries, which 

 are exceedingly showy from September until 

 December. It is freely propagated by seed or 

 from cuttings. C. Japoniea is also hardy, 

 with a little protection. 



Calli'chroa. This genus of Californian Compo- 

 site is now usually Included under Layia, 

 which see. 



Callio'psls. Derived from kalliatos, beautiful, 

 and opaia, the eye ; in allusion to the beauti- 

 ful bright eye of the flower. Nat. Ord. Com- 



pOBltCB. 



This is a genus of showy annuals, separated 

 from Coreopsis. They are of a hardy char- 

 acter, requiring only to be sown in rich earth 

 about the end of March, and afterward thinned 

 out. Those taken up for the purpose may be 

 transplanted, and will afford a later bloom. 

 They usually attain a height of about three 

 feet, and, consequently, should be sown some 

 distance fi'om the margin of the bed. If a 

 very early bloom be desired, a few plants may 

 be raised on heat and transplanted in May. 

 All are American plants, found from Arkansas 

 to Texas. 

 Callipro'ra. Pretty Pace. From Taillos, beauty, 

 and prora, a front ; referring to the front view 

 of the flowers. Nat. Ord. Liliacew. 



C. lutea, the only species, is a beautiful little 

 yellow-flowering California bulb, the flowers 

 of which are produced in August, in umbels, 

 drooping, on short scapes. Not hardy in this 

 climate. Propagated by offsets. Syns. Bro- 

 Msa imoides, aad Milla ixioides. 



Callirho'e. Named for Callirhoe, a daughter of 

 the river-god Arehelous. Nat. Ord. Malvaoem. 

 This genus of American plants comprises 

 both annuals and perennials. The former are 

 a showy, free-blooming class, somewhat re- 

 sembling the Scarlet Linum ; the latter pro- 

 duce flowers much larger and very beautiful, 

 but are rarely met. The annual varieties grow 

 readily from seed ; the perennials from seed 

 or by division of the root. Syn. NultaXlia. 



Callista'chys. Prom kalos, beautiful, and 

 stachys, a flower-spike. Nat. Ord. Legumin- 



OSCB. 



Green-house plants from New Holland, pro- 

 ducing beautiful yellow flowers. They grow 

 readily and without trouble under ordinary 

 treatment. Cuttings strike freely in sand, 

 covered with a glass. Introduced in 1815. 

 Syn. Oxylobium. 

 Calliste'mon. A name indicative of the beauty 

 of the stamens, which are of a beautiful scarlet 

 color. Nat. Ord. Myrtacece. 



All the species of this genus are very orna- 

 mental, and neat in habit. Natives of Aus- 

 tralia, and well adapted for a cool green-house 



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or conservatory. Metrosideros spedosa is a 

 synonym for C. spedosus. 

 Calliste'phus. China Aster. Prom kallistos, 

 most beautiful, and stephos, a crown. Nat. Ord. 



C. Chinensia is the well-known China Aster, 

 the varieties of which are so universally 

 grown. The seed should be sown in March 

 on a gentle heat for the earliest bloom, and 

 others may be sown in the open ground as 

 soon as it is fit to work, to afford a succession 

 of flowers. The first, after being gradually 

 inured to the open air, may he removed 

 to their destined places as soon as danger 

 from frost is past. The soil for them cannot 

 be too rich ; on this, and selecting an open 

 situation, rests all the art of obtaining fine 

 flowers. There are so many varieties now in 

 cultivation that it is impracticable- to particu- 

 larize them in a work like this, sufflce it to 

 say, they are all beautiful, and deserving of 

 cultivation. The original species was intro- 

 duced from China in 1731. Syn. Callis- 

 temma. 



Callitha'uma. Derivation not explained. Nat. 

 Ord. AmairyllidacecB. 



A smaU genus of Peruvian bulbs, with 

 yellow flowers, produced on a slender scape 

 before the leaves start, like the Guernsey 

 Lily. They may be grown successfully, with 

 the protection of a frame during winter. Pro- 

 pagated by offsets. Introduced in 1843. 



Calli'tris. Prom kaloa, beautiful ; referring to 

 the appearance of the whole plant. Nat. Ord. 

 ConiferoB. 



A small genus of evergreen, cypress-like 

 trees, allied to Thuja. They are natives of 

 New Holland, Barbary, and the Cape of Good 

 Hope. C. quadrivalmia is a large tree with 

 straggling branches. It is a native of Bar- 

 bary, but can be successfully grown from the 

 Carolinas southward. The resin of this tree 

 is used in varnish-making under the name of 

 Gum Sandaraoh. It yields a hard, durable, 

 and fragrant timber, of a mahogany color ; 

 for which reason it is largely used in the con- 

 struction of mosques and similar buildings in 

 the north of Africa. Syn. Frenela. 



Calli'xine. A genus of LiliacecB. Now included 

 with Luzuriaga, which see. 



Callu'na. Heather. From kalluno, to adorn; 

 in reference both to the beauty of the Heather, 

 and to its use as a scrubbing-brush or broom. 

 Nat Ord. Erioacece. 



C. vulgonna, the only species, is the well- 

 known "Heather" of Scotland, popularly 

 known as Ling or Common Heath ; a low- 

 growing, much-branched little shrub, with 

 very pretty rose-colored, purple, or white, 

 fragrant flowers, produced in crowded axillary 

 clusters, forming one-sided (mostly) spikes or 

 racemes. This beautiful little plant has be- 

 come naturalized in a few localities in this 

 country. It is reported at Tewksbury, Mass., 

 and at Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It is also 

 found sparingly in Nova Scotia and New- 

 foundland. 



Ca'llus. A hardened part. This term is best 

 known as used to denote the cambium that 

 forms at the cut end of a slip or cutting before 

 the roots appear, and heals the wound over. 

 It has a granular or warty appearance, and 

 hence the name. 



