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Devonianum . Pk. w. S. Her. P. Brazil . . 



odule . . . White 3, 8. Her. P. 2 Guiana. . 1800 

 finckii . . . White 4, 8. Her. P. 



esculentum . White 4, S. Her. P. 2 America . 1739 



f 3T™ ntISSi " \ Red 6, S. Bv. CI. 4 Denierara . 1832 



mum . . ) ' 



formdsum . . S. Her. P. 



. Gaerdtii . . . Pk. w. 8. Her. P. 

 grandifdlium 2 White 6, 8. Bv. S. 6 Caraecas . 1803 



lium 0ria '. } White 6, 8. Ev. 8. 3 Caraecas .1796 

 Houlleti' ! . S. Her. P. 



Kaageanum S. Her. P. 



Kochii . . Pk. w. S. Her. P. Brazil . . 

 lanceanum . S. Her. P. 



lacerum . . White 4, 8. By. 8. 4 Caraecas . 1822 

 Lemaireanum Pk. w. 8. Her. P. Brazil . . 

 lividum . . Dingy 9, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies . 1828 

 maculatum 3 . Green 3, 3. Ev. 8. 4 8. America 1820 

 marmoratum . 8. Her. P. 



miiSbile . . 8. Her. P. 



n iium hie . iR> ." ] White 4, 8. Her. P. 1 E. Indies . . 1800 



odoratum . White 6, S. Her. P. 2 Pegu . .1818 



ovatum . . White 3, S. Her. P. 1 B. Indies . 1818 



pallidiuervum 8. Her. P. 



pedatum . . White 4, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . . 1824 



petiolatum . White 6, S. Tu. P. 2 PernandoPo 1832 



pictum ... 8. Her. P. 



pinnatifldum White 4, S. Her. P. 2 Caraecas . 1817 



piimilum . . White 6, 8. Her. P. 1 Nepal . . 1820 



regale ... S. Her. P. Brazil . . 



Reichenbachu S. Her. P. 



rubrovenium . S. Her. P. 



sagittifolium . White 4, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies . 1710 



scaiidens . . White 6, S. Her. P. 6 Guinea . . 1822 



Sohmftzii . White 8. Her. P. 



viride . . Gr. w. 8. Her. P. 

 segulnum . . White 3, 8. Bv. 3. 6 America . 1759 

 Simsii 4 . . White 4, S. Ev. CI. 6 

 splendidfs- ) pk 8. Her. P. Brazil . 



simum . ) 

 Thelemanni . 8. Her. P. 



tripartltum . White 6, 8. Ev. 8. Caraecas . 1816 

 Veltchii . . 8. Her. P. Borneo . . 



violaceum . . Pur. 9, S. Tu. P. 1 Antilles . . 1840 

 virglnicum 5 . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia . 1759 



viviparum . . Green 5, 8. Her. P. LB. Indies . 1817 

 Wallisii . . . S. Her. P. 



Wlgbtii . . . S.Her. P. 



xanthorhizume White 5, 8. Ev. 8. 1 1822 



zamisefolium . Yel. 6, 8. Her. P. 2 Brazil . . 182$ 



Calais, De Candolle. The name of a mytholo- 

 gical person, who bore scales on his back. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteraceos. A hardy 

 annual, growing in common garden soil. 

 Lindleyi . Yellow . 5, H. A. 1 N. America . 1833 



CalamagrOstis, Adanson. Taken from cala- 

 mos, a reed, and agroslis, grass. Linn. 3, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Oraminacece. Mere weeds of sim- 

 ple culture. Synonymes : 1, Ar&ndo epigejos ; 

 2, A. Pseudophragmites ; 3, O. sylvdtica ; 4, 

 Ar&ndo Calamagr6stis ; 5, Agrdstis Calama- 

 grtstis ; 6, Ar&ndo striata ; 7, O. armidinacea ; 

 8, Ar&ndo hilmilis — acutifldra, conflnis, effusa 

 1, glauea, Halleriana 2, Hdstii 3, lanceolata 4, 

 Langsddrfii, laxa, litt&rea, montana, speci5sa 

 5, stricta 6, strigdsa, sylvatica 7, tenella 8, 

 varia. 



CalamarIjB, fossil plants resembling reeds. 



Calambac See Aquilaria and Aloixylon. 



Calamif6rme, reed or quill-shaped. 



CalamIna, Roemer. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Gramindceos. Synonyme : 1, AplUda mtilica. 

 gigantea . . Green . 7, S. Grass 1J I. of Luzon 1822 

 mtitica . . Green . 7, S. Grass li E. Indies . 1816 



Calamint. See Calamintha. 



CAXAMfNTHA, Pursh. From kalos, beautiful, 



and mmtha, mint., Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat, Or. 

 Lamiacece. The species of this genus hare 

 little to recommend them ; all that can be said 

 is, that they are ornamental ; they grow with- 

 out difficulty in common loamy soil, and are 

 increased by suckers. Synonymes ; 1, Thfrmis 

 carolini&na ; 2, Melissa grandifldra ; 3, Ndpeta 

 marifblia; 4, Melissa NSpeta ; 5, M. calamin- 

 tha, Thymus calamintha; 6, O. officinalis, 

 Melissa calamintha, M. Nipeta, M. umbrdsa. 

 Slba .... White 7, H. Her. P. I Hungary . 1818 

 caroliniana 1 . Flame 6, H. Her. P. 1 Carolina . 1804 

 cretica . . . Purple 6, P. Bv. 8. & 8. Europe 1696 

 frutiebsa . . Purple 8, P. Ev. 8. f Spain . . 1752 

 grandifldra 2 . Bed . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . . 1596 



variegata . Bed . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . . 

 marifdlia 3 . Purple 6, H. Her. P. 1J Spain . . 1788 

 mimuloldes . Bed yl. 6, P. Ev. S. 14 California 1848 

 Nepeta 4 . . Blue . 8, H. Her. P. lj Bng., ch. hills. 

 sylvStica 6 . Bed . 6, H. Her. P. 1 I. Wight, wds. 

 vulgaris 5. .Bed .7, H. Her. P. 2 Eng. , bor. field. 



CalAmpelis, D. Don. Compounded from kalos,- 

 pretty, and ampelis, a vine, its habit of growth 

 being to ramble like that plant. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Bignonidcece. This is a species 

 of great merit, capable of enduring the open 

 air ; when in full flower it has an elegant ap- 

 pearance ; the situation for it is against a south 

 wall, trained up a pillar, over a vase, &c. Any 

 light loamy soil suits it ; and young plants 

 from cuttings are readily obtained. Synonyme : 

 1, Eccremocarpus sedber. 



scSbra 1 . . Orange . 7, P. Ev. CI. 10 Chile . . 1824 

 Calamus, Linn. Taken from kalam, signifying 

 a reed, in Arabic. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Palmacece. This is a fine genus, holding a 

 middle station between the grasses and palms, 

 with the habit of the former and inflorescence 

 of the latter. They succeed best in a moist 

 atmosphere in rich sandy loam, and are in- 

 creased' by seed. The resin called dragon's- 

 blood is obtained by wounding C. Draco. C. 

 mldcca is cultivated for its fruit, which is 

 about the size of a walnut, and covered with 

 scales like those of a lizard ; within these 

 scales are two or three sweet yellow kernels. 



. 5, 8. Palm. 50 E. Ind. . 1812 

 , 5, S. Palm. 20 Australia 

 . 5, S. Palm. 40 E. Ind. . 1819 

 . 5, 8. Palm. 20 E. Ind. . 1824 

 . 5, 8. Palm. 200 E. Ind. . 1812 

 . 5, S. Palm. 20 Co. China 1824 

 . 5, 8. Palm. 20 E. Ind. . 1812 



CALANDRfNiA, Humboldt and Bonpland. In 

 honour of J. L. Calandrini, a German botanist. 

 Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Portulac&ceoe. Tho 

 species of this genus are very pretty, and grow 

 well in loam and peat carefully incorporated ; 

 multiplied from seeds or cuttings. Synonymes: 

 1, Tallm/wm. ciliatum ; 2, T. pamculatwm ; 3, 

 T. wmbellai/wm. 



Andrewsii 



arenaria . 



ascendens 



ciliata 1 . 



caulescens 



compreasa 



discolor . 



grandifldra 



glauca 



Llavia 



Lockharti 



. Bose . 8, G. De. S. 

 . Or. red 7, H. Her. P. 

 . Purple 6, S. Her. P. 

 . Purple 8, S. A. 



. Rose . 8, H. A. 



. Bose . 8, H. A. 



. 7, G. Her. P. 



# W. Ind. 

 i Valpar. 

 i Brazil 

 J Chile . 

 f Mexico 

 i Chile 

 1 Chile 



Purple 7, S. Her. P. 1 Chile . 



Bose . 8, G. A. 



. Purple 4, 8. Her. P. 

 . Bose . <S, G. De. 8. 



.1812 

 . 1831 



! 1823 

 . 1827 

 . 1826 

 . 1834 

 . 1826 

 . 182T 



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