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CampanulAcks:, an order of well-known plants, 

 chiefly herbaceous, of which the common hair 

 bell is an example. 



Campanulate, bell-shaped. 



Campeachy wood, or Logwood. See Hcema- 

 tSxylon Campeachianum. 



Campelia, Richard. So named from Jcampe, a 

 bending, and helios, the sun. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Commelyn&ceee. An interesting plant, 

 growing in any rich soil, and increased by 

 seeds. Synonyme : 1, Tradescdntia Zcmonia. 

 Zan5nia 1 . . Blue . 8; S. Her. P. 2 W. Indies . 1759 



Camphire teee. See Cinnamismwm cam- 

 phora. 



Camphor tree. See Cinnambmum c&mphora. 



Camphor Chinese. See Cinnambmum c&m- 

 phora and glailcum. 



Camphor Sumatra. See Dryobdlanops c&m- 

 phora. 



Camphor oil of Borneo. See Dryobdlanops 

 c&mphora. 



Camphor6sma, Linn. Named from camphora, 

 camphor, and. osme, a smell ; the former a 

 LathVand the latter a Greek word. Linn. 4, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Chenopodiaceas. The species 

 have but little beauty. 0. monspeliaca abounds 

 with a volatile oily salt, and is warm and 

 stimulating. 



monspeliaca . Apetal . 8, G. Ev. S. 1J S, Em-ope 1640 

 acuta, ovata. 



Campion. See Cucubalus. 



Campion rose. See Lgchnis. 



Campomanesia, De Oandolle. Named after 

 Eodriquez, C. de Campomanes, a Spanish na- 

 turalist. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrtacece. 

 For culture, &c, refer to Callistimon. 

 linearifblia . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 Peru . . 1824 



Campteria, Presl. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiacece. Synonymcs: 1, Pteris biaurita ; 

 2. Pteris nemoralis. 



biaurita 1 . Pa. yelfcbr. 5, S. Her. P. 1£ W. Ind. 1824 

 nemoralis 2 Yellow brn. 6, S. Her. P. ] J I. Bour. 1823 



Camptosema, Hooker. From kamptos, flexible, 

 and sema, a standard. Limn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Fabaccce. A genus separated from Ken- 

 nedya, and requiring the same treatment. 

 Synonyme : 1, Kennidya spUndens. 

 rubiotoda . Scarlet . 6, G. Ev. Tu. 3 N. S. W. . 1788 



Campylanthus, Roth. Named from kampylos, 

 a curve, and anthos, a flower. Linn. 2, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Primulacece. An ornamental 

 plant succeeding in sandy loam and peat ; 

 and increased from cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass, 

 aalsololdes . Purple . 3, G. Ev. S. 1. Teneriffe . 1825 



Camwood. See Baphia nitida. 



Campylob6trys, Hook. From campyle, a curve, 

 and botrys, a raceme ; the racemes of the 

 flowers are curved. Limn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Subiacece. The species at present introduced 

 are very pretty little plants, growing in peat 

 and leaf mould, and are readily increased by 

 cuttings placed under a glass, 

 discolor . . Eed. wht. 6, S. Ev. S. 1J Brazil . 1850 

 refulgens . . Scarlet . 6, S. Ev. S. li Brazil? 

 smaragdina . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. 1 Brazil? 



Canada rice. See Ziectnia aqu&tica. 



Canada tea. See Gaullheria procumbens. 



Canadian muowort. See Artemisia cana- 

 densis. 



Canagong. See Mesembrydnthemum cequila- 

 terale. 



Canaliculate, channelled, furrowed. 



CanarIna, Linn. So called from the species 

 being natives of the Canaries. Linn. 6, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Campanulaceas. These are desir- 

 able plants, producing pretty flowers in the 

 autumn and winter. Unless the roots are 

 placed in the stove after they begin to grow 

 in the spring, they do not flower so well in 

 the greenhouse. A mixture of light loam and 

 peat is the best soil for them ; plants are pro- 

 cured from cuttings, which strike in soil, or 

 by dividing the roots. 



Campanula . Orange 2, G. Her. P. 3 Canaries . 1696 

 laevigata . . Orange 2, G. Her. P. 3 Canaries . 1825 



Canary-bird flower. See Tmpieolvm adlm- 

 cum. 



Canary grass. See Phalaris. 



Canary seed. See Ph&laris. 



CanavAlia, Dec. Canavali is its name in Ma- 

 labar. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fab&cece. 

 These species have but little to recommend 

 them ; for culture, &c, see Dilichos. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Ddlichos ensifbrmis ; 2, D. obtusi- 

 fblius ; 3, D. rdseus. 



bonariensis . Purple 7, S. De. CI. 3 B. Ayres . 

 ensifbrmis 1 . Purple 7, S. A. 3 E. Indies 1778 

 gladiata . . W. red 6, S. Ev. Tw. 6 E. Indies 1790 

 obtusifblia 2 . Purple 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 E. Indies 1820 

 emarginata ; Purple 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 E. Indies 1800 

 rdsea 3 . . . Purple 7, S. Ev. Cr. 3 Jamaica . 1812 



Cancellate, like lattice- work. 



Candarum. See Ptfthion. 



Candelabrum, or Chandelier tree. See 

 Pandd/nus candelabrum. 



Candleberry myrtle. See Myrica. 



Candollea, Labillardibre. In honour of Au- 

 gustus Pyramus Decandolle, F.M. K.S. and 

 L.S., Professor of Botany at Geneva, author 

 of many approved botanical works. He 

 was one of the first botanists of his time. 

 Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Dilleniacece. A 

 beautiful genus, thriving best in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and -sand; cuttings, in the same 

 kind of soil, root readily under a glass. See 

 HibUrtia. 



Brunbnis . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 S. Biver . 1837 



cuneifdrmis . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 6 N. Holl. . 1824 



Hilgelii . . Yellow . G. Ev. S. 3 S. River . 1837 



tetrandra . . Yellow . G. Ev. S. 4 S. River . 1843 



Candy carrot. See Athamdnta Matthwla. 

 Candytuft. See Ibkis. 



