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CALYPTROGYNE 



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8tT6sa-pUno, Hort. (var. flore-pleno, Hort.). An im- 

 provement on the above ; fls. larger, of greater sub- 

 stance, and often much doubled. Very beautiful. 



K. C. Davis and J. B. Keller. 

 CALTBOPS. Trapa. 



CALYCANTHUS (Kalyx and anthos, flower; the calyx 

 is large and conspicuous). CalycantMcece. Carolina 

 Allspice. Sv?eet-soented Shkub. Deciduous shrubs 

 of aromatic fragrance : Ivs. opposite, petioled, entire, 

 usually rough above : fls. terminal or axillary, solitary, 

 rather large, with numerous sepals and no distinct petals ; 

 stamens 5-23 : fr. capsule-like, but not dehiscent, like the 

 rose-hip, formed by the calyx tube and containing nu- 

 merous akenes. Six species in N. America and E. Asia. 

 Ornamental shrubs, with rather large, handsome foliage 

 and mostly sweet-scented fls. ; they are almost hardy 

 north, except C occidentalis and G.prmcox. They grow 

 in almost any well drained and somewhat rich soil, and 

 succeed as well in shady as in sunny positions. Prop, by 

 seeds sown in spring; also, increased by layers put down 

 in summer, and by suckers or division of older plants. 



A. Winter-huds without scales, very small: fls, brown, 

 in summer. 



B. I/vs. densely pubescent beneath. 



fWridus, Linn. Fig. 324. Three-6 ft.; Ivs. oval or 

 broad -ovate, acuminate, dark green above, pale or grayish 

 green beneath, lJ^-3 in. long : fls. dark reddish brown, 

 fragrant, about 2 in. broad. Va. to Fla. B.M. 503.— This 

 species is the most cultivated for its very fragrant fls. 



BB. Ijvs . glabroit^s beneath or nearly so: fls. slightly 

 or not fragrant. 



f firtilis, Walt. ( C. ferox, Michx. 0. Icevig&tus, Willd. ) . 

 Three-6 ft. : Ivs. usually elliptic or oblong, acute or acu- 

 minate, green beneath, 2-53^in. long: fls. reddish brown, 

 13^in. broad. AUeghanies. B.R. 6:481. 



glailcus, Willd. Pig. 325. Pour-6 ft. : Ivs. usually ovate 

 or oblong-ovate, acuminate, glaucous beneath, 2-iyim. 

 long: fls. reddish or yellowish brown, IKin. broad. Va. 

 to Ga. B.R. 5: 404.-Var. oblongUdlius, Nutt., with 

 oblong-lanceolate Ivs. 



oocident41iB, Hook. & Am. (G. macroph^llus , B.ort.) . 

 To 12 ft. : Ivs. usually rounded at the base, ovate or ob- 

 long-ovate, green beneath and sometimes slightly pubes- 

 cent, 4-6 in. long : fls. light brown, 3 in. broad. Calif. 

 B.M. 4808. F.S. 11:1113. R.H. 1854: 341. 



7:617. G.C.III.ll: 213. —Desirablefortemperate regions 

 for its very early, sweet-scented fls. 



The newly introduced C. nitens, Oliv., from China, 

 allied to C prtBcox, has the Ivs. coriaceous, long-acumi- 

 nate, shining and smooth above. Alfred Rehder. 



325. Calycanthus 



glaucus (XX). 



AA, Winter-buds with scales: fls. before the Ivs., axil- 

 lary, with 5 fertile stamens. (Ghimonanthus .) 

 pisecoz, Linn. [Chimondnthus frdsrrajis, Lindl. ). Lvs. 

 elliptic-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, green and 

 glabrous beneath, 3-5 in. long: fls. very fragrant, 1-lKin. 

 broad, outer sepals yellow, inner ones striped purplish 

 brown. China, Japan. B.M. 466. B.R. 6:451. L.B.C. 



336. Calypso borcalis. 



CALYC6T0ME (Kalyx, and tome, a section or cut ; 

 calyx looks as if cut off). Leguminbsce. Low, spiny, 

 divaricate shrubs : lvs. 3-foliolate, deciduous: fls. papilio- 

 naceous, yellow, fascicled or in short racemes ; calyx 

 truncate, obscurely denticulate. Pour species in the 

 Mediterranean region, of which two are sometimes culti- 

 vated ; not hardy north. They prefer a sunny position 

 and well drained soil. Por prop., see Cytisus. 



vlUdsa, Link. Two-4 ft. : branchlets grayish tomen- 

 tose: leaflets obovate, densely silky beneath, under Xin. 

 long : fls. J^in. long, 3 or more, fascicled : pod villous. 

 May, June. — It is excellent for dense, low hedges. 



spindsa, Link. Closely allied, but somewhat larger 

 in every part, and with glabrous branchlets and pods : 

 fls. solitary or few. B.R. 32 : 55. Alfred Rehder. 



CAL'i'FSO (from the Greek goddess, whose name sig- 

 nifles concealment ; referring to its rarity and beauty). 

 Orchiddcece. One of our rarest and most prized native 

 orchids, a delicate bog-plant, 3-4 in. high, with a small 

 bulb, one roundish or ovate, striated leaf, and one pink 

 flower with a spotted sac. A monotypic genus. Por 

 culture, see Galopogon; but more difficult to grow than 

 that plant. 



boreilis.'Salisb. Fig. 326. Leaf an inch wide and 

 long : scape 3-4 in. high, with about 3 sheaths : sepals 

 and petals similar, ascending, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 pink : lip larger than the rest of the fl., with brown 

 spots in lines and purple and yellow markings, woolly- 

 hairy within : column petal-like, ovate, bearing the lid- 

 like anther just below the apex. Maine to Minn, and N. ; 

 also Eu. Abundant in parts of Oregon and Washing- 

 ton. B.M. 2763. 



CALYPTB6GYNE (Greek-made name). PalmAcem, 

 tribe Arecece. Spineless stoloniferous palms, with short 

 orlongcaudices, ringed below: Irs. terminal, unequally 

 pinnatisect : segments a few joined together, narrow or 

 broad, falcate, very long-acuminate, plicate ; margin 



