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Calyptraria, Planch. Derived from kalyptra, 

 a veil ; racemes with bracts. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Hat. Or. Melastom&cece. A magnificent plant, 

 resembling Medinilla magm'flca, with large 

 showy flowers ; treatment the same as for 

 Medinilla, and increased by cuttings, 

 haemantha . Dk. pur. 9, S. Ev. S. 2 N. Grenada. 



Calyptrion, Gingins. Derived from kalyptra, 

 a veil, and ion, a violet. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Violacece. Pretty species ; peat and loam 

 suits them ; and young plants are procured 

 from seeds. Syntmymes : 1, Vidla Hyb&nthus, 

 Ionidium Hyb&nfhus. See Anchittea. 

 Aubletii 1 . . Cream . 5, S. Ev. CI. 6 Guiana . 1823 

 pyrif&lium . . Cream . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil. . 1822 



Calystegia, Loureiro. Named from kalyx, 

 calyx, and stega, a covering. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Convolvulacem. A few of these spe- 

 cies are very interesting. They all succeed in 

 common loamy soil, and are increased by 

 divisions. Synonymes: 1, Convblvulus sipium ; 

 2, Convblvulus spithamdeus ; 3, Convolvulus 

 st&ns. 



Catesbiana . Eoae . 7, H. Ev. Tw. 3 Carolinal816 

 dahiiriea . .Pink . 7, H. De. Tw. 1J Dahurial823 

 gigantea . . White . 7, H. De. Tw. 20 

 hederacea . . Rose . 6, P. Her.Tw. 3 Nepaul 1826 

 marginata. .Pink . 7, H. De. Tr. 3 N. Holl. 1824 

 pubescens . Rose . 7, G. Ev. Tw. 3 China . 1844 

 renif&rmis . Pink . 6, P. Her P. 1 N. S. W. 1822 

 sepium 1 . . Wh. gr. 9, H. De. Tw. 10 Brit.,hedges, 



incarnata . Red . 7, H. De. Tw. 4 N. Amer. 

 Soldanella. . Flame . 6, H. Ev. Tr. 1 Brit., sea sh. 

 spithamia . White .-7, H. De. Tw. 1 N.Amer.1796 

 sylvestris 2 . White . 7, H. De. Tw. 1 Hungay.1815 

 toment6sa 3 . Wh.pk. 6, H. De. Tr. 1 N.Amer.1818 

 paradoxa, renifbrmis. 



Calythrix, LabillardUre. So called from 

 kalyx, a calyx, and thrix, hair. Linn. 12, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Myrtaeece. These are handsome 

 evergreens, of easy culture; sandy peat and 

 loam mixed suits them ; and cuttings take rea- 

 dily in sand, t under a glass. 



angulata . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. 8. 2 Swan R. . 1842 

 anrea . . Brt.yl. 5, G. Ev. B. Swan R. . 1842 

 breviseta . . Pa. lil. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. .1843 

 eiicoldes . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N HolL . 1824 

 floribunda . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 N. HolL . 1820 

 glabra . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 ST. HoU. . 1818 



glutinosa . Y.pur. 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Swan R. . 1843 

 pubescens . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 N. HoU. . 1824 

 sapphirlna . Blue . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 Swan R. . 1843 

 seabra . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 S. Austra. 1824 

 variabilis . Lilac . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 Swan R. . 1842 

 virgata . White 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1823 



Calyx, the outer envelope' of a flower. 



CAMARfDlUM, Lindley. Kamara, an arched roof ; 

 tip of stigma, vaulted. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchid&cecs. See Cymbldium ochwleucwm. 



Camara nutmeg tree. See Acrodididium. 



Camaru. See Physddis puMscens. 



Camar6tis, Lindley. Named in allusion to the 

 chambered lip. Limn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidaeem. The species of this desirable 

 genus may be successfully cultivated in a warm 

 and humid stove, placed on a sound rough 

 block of wood, with the bases of its lower roots 

 protected by moss. Shading must be duly 

 attended to. 



brasillensis . White . 5, S. Epi. 3 Brazil . . . 1838 

 obtusa . . . Rose . 4, S. Epi. £ India . . . 1844 

 purpurea . Purple 6, S. Epi. 1 E. Indies . . 1837 



Camassia, Lindley. From quamass, or eamass, 

 its native name in N. America. Linn. 6, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Asphodelacece. The flowers of this 

 beautiful plant are nearly two inches in dia- 

 meter. Dr. Lindley scarcely remembers to 

 have ever seen a more strikingly handsome 

 bulbous plant. It requires a peat border, under 

 a north wall ; and is increased by bulbs and 

 seeds. Synonyme : 1, Quamasia esculinta. 

 esculenta 1 . Purple 7, H. Bu. P. 1J Columbia . 1827 - 



Cambium, the viscid fluid which appears between 

 the bark and wood of Exogens, when the new 

 wood is forming. 



Gamboge. See Garcinia Cambbgict and Cambbgia 

 gtitta. 



Cambuy fruit. See Eugenia. 



CamelIna, Crantz. From chamai, on the 

 ground, and linon, flax ; in allusion to its 

 dwarf habit. Linn. 15, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bras- 

 sicacex. The species have but little beauty, 

 and require to be sown in «the open border. G. 

 sativa is cultivated in some parts of Europe for 

 the sake of the oil which is obtained from the 

 seeds. Synonymes: 1, Myagrwm sativum; 2, 

 Cheirdnthus sylvistris. 



laxa .... Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Caucasus . 1837 

 satlva 1 . . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Brit., co. fie. 

 glabrata . . Yellow 5, H. A. 1 Brit., Co. fie. 

 pilbsa 2 . . Yellow 5, H. A. 1 Brit., co. fie. 



austriaca, barbarecefblia, dentala, microcarpa. 



Camellia, Ker. Named in honour of George 

 Joseph Kamel, or Gamellus, a Moravian Jesuit, 

 and traveller in Asia. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. 

 Or. Ternslroemiacece. " All the species of 

 Camellia are universally admired by every col- 

 lector of plants, on account of their beautiful 

 rose-like flowers, and elegant dark-green shin- 

 ing laurel-like leaves. They are very hardy 

 greenhouse plants and are of easy culture, re- 

 quiring only to be sheltered from severe frost. 

 The best soil for them is an equal quantity of 

 good sandy loam and peat. But some of the 

 best Camellia growers have found that light 

 loam alone answers very well. The pots should 

 be well drained with pieces of potsherds, that 

 they may not get soddened with too much wet, 

 as nothing injures them more than over- water- 

 ing, particularly when they are not in a growing 

 state. When growing freely, they can scarcely 

 have too much, and they should be watered 

 over the leaves with a fine rose-pot ; they are 

 readily increased by cuttings, or inarching on 

 the common kinds. The cuttings should be 

 taken off at a joint as soon as they are ripened, 

 and planted in sand, under a glass, where 



■ they will soon strike root ; when this is the 

 case they should be planted singly in small 

 pots, and set in a close frame, and they 

 must be afterwards hardened to the air by de- 

 grees." The season most proper to give the 

 Camellias a general potting is February and 

 March. After this, put them into a peach- 

 house or vinery, or a warm greenhouse, and 

 give the plants plenty of water while they are 

 making their young shoots ; when the season's 

 growth is completed, and the flower-buds 

 formed, the back of the greenhouse or even a 



