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root freely in sand, or sandy mould, under a 



clavkta . . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. 2J N. Hoi. . 1824 

 gracilis . . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 longifdlius . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1840 

 quadrifida . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 villosa . . . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Hoi. . 1803 



CAlothrix, Aga/rdh. The name applies to the 

 beauty of the filaments ; and is taken from 

 kalos, beautiful, and thrix, a hair. Linn. 24, 

 Or. 7, Nat. Or. Confervdceos. Minute, curious 

 marine productions, found in little patches 

 sometimes floating — confenAcolor, distdrta, fas- 

 ciculdta, landta, I. fusciseens,'- luteola, mird- 

 bilis, nivea, scopulorum ; Berkleyana, ewspi- 

 tula, hypndtdes, interrupta, Mucor, rufisccns. 



Cal6tis, R. Brown. A derivation from halos, 

 beautiful, and oils, an ear ; alluding to the 

 paleae of the pappus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Eat. 

 Or. Astercicece. This species has wedge-shaped 

 leaves, and is very pretty ; it is multiplied by 

 divisions,, and grown successfully in any com- 

 mon soil, 

 ciineifdlia . Blue . 6, G. Her. P. 1. N. Holland . 1819 



Calotropis, S. Brown. Taken from Tcalos, 

 beautiful, and tropis, a keel ; alluding to the 

 keel of the flower. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asclepiadacew. Any rich soil suits these beau- 

 tiful species, young plants of which are readily 

 obtained from cuttings, or seeds. Synonyme : 

 1, Asclepias gigdnlea. 



gigantea 1 . . White 8, G. Ev. S. 5 E. Indies . 1690 

 procera . . White 8, S. Ev. S. 10 Persia . . 1714 



Calficarpum, Don. From calpis, an urn, and 

 karpos, fruit, alluding to the shape of the 

 fruit. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocyndeece— 

 Roxb&rghii. See Cirbera fruticbsa. The plants 

 in this genus are said to be species of Kiypsia. 



CalpIJRNIA, Meyer. Name of a Koman lady. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. See 

 Viriftlia. 



Caltha, Linn. A syncope of kalathos, a goblet ; 

 in allusion to the likeness of the form of the 

 corolla to a golden cup. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Rammculaceee. The species are showy, and 

 do hest in a moist situation, but will grow and 

 flower in a common border. Seeds, or divi- 

 sions. Synonyme : 1, ficario\des. 

 arctica . . . Yellow 5; H. Her. P. A N. Amer. 1827 

 asarifblia . . Yellow i, H. Her. P. £ Unilas . 1824 

 bifldra . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. J N. Amer. 1827 

 flabellifdlia . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1818 

 Goveniana . Yellow - 4, P. Her. P. 1 N. India 1851 

 integerrima . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 1827 

 leptosepala . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. § N. Amer. 1827 

 minor . . . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. £ Britain, hills, 

 natans . . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1816 

 pahistris . .Yellow 4, H. Her. P. 1 Brit., marshes, 

 fldre-pleno . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. 1 Brit., gardens. 

 pamassifdHal Yellow 4, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 1815 

 rSdicans . . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. i Scot., marshes, 

 sagittata . . Grn.yl. 11, H. Her. P. \ C. Horn. 1840 



Caltrops water. See Tr&pa. 



Caltrops. See Tribulus. 



Calumba root. See Bryonia and Cdcculus 



palmatus. 

 Calumba root (American). See Frazlra 



Walteri. 

 Calycanthace2E, a small order of beautiful 



early flowering shrubs, mostly hardy* and of 



easy cultivation. 



Calycanthus, Linn. From kalyx, a calyx, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the colour of 

 the calyx. Linn. 12, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Caly- 

 canthacece. This is a valuable genus, with de- 

 lightful fragrant flowers. They succeed in 

 open loamy soil, and multiply by layers. See 

 Chimondnthus. 



. Brown 6, H. Be. S. 4 Carolina 1726 

 . Brown 6, H. Be. S. 6 Carolina 1726 



fertilis 

 fl6ridus 

 asplenifblius . Brown 7, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 



ferox . . . Brown 7, H. Be. S. 6 N. Amer. 



glaticua . . . Brown 7, H. Be. S. 6 N. Amer. 



inodurus . . Brown 7, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 



longif&lius . . Brown 7, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 



obl6ngus . . Brown 6, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 



ovatus .. . .Brown 7, H. Be. S. 6 N. Amer. 



variegatus . . Brown 7, H. Do. S. 6 N. Amer. 



lsevigatus . . Brown 6, H. De. S. 3 N. Amer. 1806 



macroph^llus . Br. pur. 5, H. De. S. 6 California 1848 



oblongjfohus . Brown 5, H. Be. S. 4 N. Amer. 1820 



oecidentalis . . Br. pur. 5, H. De. S. 6 California 1850 



P cus Sy i tT!toi ". } Brown 6 - H - De - s - * PeM yl- ■ 1820 



Calycerack&i, a small order of obscure plants, 

 principally from South America. 



Calyciform, formed like a calyx. 



Calycine, of or belonging to the calyx. 



Calycomus. See Acrophfllwm. 



Calycophyllum, De Candolle. From kalux, a 

 calyx, and phyllon, a leaf ; one tooth of calyx 

 expands into a coloured leaf. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Oinchon&cece. For culture, &c. refer 

 to Mussdsnda. 

 candidfssimum . White 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Cuba . . 1830 



Calyc6toma, Link. From kalyx, a calyx, and 

 tome, a cutting. The calyx, when fallen, has 

 the appearance of having been cut off. Linn. 

 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fab&cece. Synonymes: 

 Citisus spimosus, Genista spinbsa, Spartiwm 

 See Cfitisus. 



spinfisa . . Yellow . 6, H. Deo. S. 4 S. Europe . 1596 

 CalycULATE, I having bracteas resembling an 

 Calyculated, \ external or additional calyx. 

 CalymENIA. See Oxybaphus. 

 Calypso, Salisbury. Said to be from kalypto, 

 to conceal ; in allusion to the habitat of -the 

 plant. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. 

 These are small, but extremely pretty species, 

 well deserving a place in every garden. They 

 grow best in sandy loam and peat, in a frame 

 or warm border, by a south wall, and are in- 

 creased by offsetts from the bulbs. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, C. americ&na; 2, O. borehlis. 

 americana 2 . Pink . 5, H. Ter. . J N. Amer. 1820 

 bore&lis 1 . . Ro. br. 5, P. Ter. . \ N. Amer. 1805 

 Calyptra, applied to the body which covers the 

 theca in mosses ; anything in the shape of an 

 extinguisher. 

 GalyptrXnthes, Swartz. From kalyptra, a 

 veil, and anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the 

 peculiar manner in which the united segments 

 of the calyx fall off. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Myrtacece. Strong-growing ornamental 

 timber trees, of easy management. Sandy 

 peat suits them ; and young plants are ob- 

 tained by layering the branches. Synonyme : 

 1, Eugenia caryophyll&ta. See Syzfigium. 

 caryophyllifdlial White . 3, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. 1822 

 ChytracfiHa . ■ White . 4, S. Ev. T. 25 Jamaica 1778 

 Jambolana . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. 1796 

 Zuzygium . . . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 25 W. Ind. 1778 



