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beauty. For culture, &c, S3e Achyrdnthes. 

 Synonymes : 1, Achyrdnthes altemifolia, Des- 

 mochteia alUrnifblia ; 2, A. muricata, Cha- 

 missoa muricata. 



alternifblia 1 . Purple . 9, G. B. 1 B. Ind. . 1789 

 frutescens 2 . Green . 9, S. Bv. S. 4 B. Ind. . 1777 



Clad(5stephus, A gardh. From klados, a branch, 

 and stephos, a crown ; in reference to the 

 whorled branches. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Fuc&cece. Marine productions, of an interest- 

 ing character — myriophffllum, spongidsus. 



Cladostyles. See Evdlimlus. 



Clairvil'lea. See Cacbsmia. 



Clammy, viscid, sticky. 



Clammy Cherry. See Cbrdia collocbcca. 



Clandestine, hidden, secret, private. 



Clarkia, Pursh. In honour of Captain Clarke, 

 who accompanied Captain Lewis in his jour- 

 ney to the Kocky Mountains. Linn. 8, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Onagracece. A genus of annuals, 

 which make a beautiful display in the flower- 

 borders during summer. They succeed well 

 merely sown in the open ground, where they 

 are to flower ; seeds ripen in great plenty, 

 elegans . . Eo. pur. . 7, H. A. 1$ California 18S2 

 flbre-pleno Pa. rose . 9, H. A. l| Gardens . 1827 



rh dea b0i " } Pur P le ■ 8 . H - A ' H 2T- Amer. 1823 



gauroldea . Pink . . 8, H. A. 1 California 1835 



pulchella . Purple . 6, H. A. U N. Amer. 1826 



flbre-Slbo . White . . 6, H. A. lj N. Amer. 1826 



marginata. Pur. wht 6, H. A. l| N. Amer. 1830 



m piSa } Pur P Ie • «. H - A - H N - Amsr. 1830 

 pulcherriuia Purple . 6, H. A. 1£ N. Amer. 



Clary. See Salvia Sclarea. 



Clathrate, latticed, divided like lattice-work. 



Clausena, Burmann. The meaning unex- 

 plained. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Auran- 

 tiacece. An ornamental tree, growing upwards 

 of twenty feet high, and cultivated best in rich 

 loam. Cuttings may be rooted in sand, under 

 a glass. Synonyme : 1, Limdnia pentaphijlla. 

 pentaphylla 1 . White 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Coroman. 1800 



Clava IMrculis. See Zanthtxylon. 



Clavaria, Vaillant. From clava, a club ; in 

 reference to the form of the species. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Agaricaceoe. Striking 

 species of Fungi, growing from the eighth of 

 an inch to a foot high, but the majority aver- 

 age from one to three inches. They are found 

 upon trees of various kinds, sometimes in mea- 

 dows, and at others, in dense shady places, 

 where the soil is damp. See Tuberculdria — 

 abietina-, acuta, Ardenia, bdtrytis, ceranoides, 

 cin€rea, coralloides, cornea, corniculata, oris- 

 tata, fimbriala, flava, frdgilis, fusifbrmis, gri- 

 sea, hilvola, inaequdlis, pistillaris, pratinsis, 

 rosea, rugbsa, sitipes, strUta, imcidlis, vermi- 

 cularis. 



Clavate, ) shaped like a club, the thick end 



Clavated, ) uppermost. 



Clavellose, having club-like processes. 



ClavBNA, De Candolle. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracecs. Of easy culture in light loam 

 and sandy heath mould, and increased by 



B. 1 Canaries . 1827 

 a 1 Madeira . 1827 



ClavLta, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of J. 

 Clavijo Faxardo, a Spanish naturalist. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrdnacem. A very orna- 

 mental genus, growing in peat and loam, and 

 cuttings strike in the same kind of soil, under 

 a glass, in heat. The trees grow about twenty 

 feet high. Synonymes: 1, C. macrophfilla; 

 2, Theophrdsta longifdlia. 



macrooarpa 1 White . 9, S. Ev. T. 25 Peru . . 1816 

 ornata2 . . Orange. 9, S. Ev. T. 15 Caraccas . 1828 



Clavus, a name for the ergot, a disease in corn. 



Claws, the narrow end of petals. 



Clayt^nia, Linn. In honour of John Clayton, 

 a collector of plants, in Virginia, which were 

 published by Gronovius in his Flora Virginica. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Portulacacece. The 

 species of this genus arc very pretty ; the per- 

 ennial species grow best in a border of peat 

 soil. The annual kinds only require sowing 

 in the open border, in peaty soil. Synonymes : 

 1, O. virginica; 2, O. bifida. 

 acutiflbra 1 . White . 5, H. Tu. P. ) N. Amer. . 

 acutifblia . . White . 4, H. Tu. P. 1 Siberia . 1827 

 alsinoldes . . White . 5, H. A. i NootkaSd. 1791 



calif6rnica . Pink . 4, H. Her. P. 

 caroliniana . Pink . 4, H. Tu. 

 grandifldra . Pink . 4, H. Tu. 

 gypsophiloldesPink . 10, H. 



Joanneana 

 lanceolata . 

 longifblia . 

 perfoliata . 

 polyphyila 

 sibirica . . 

 unalasch- 

 kensis 2 

 Vestiana . 

 virginiana . 



. White. 

 . White . 

 . White . 

 . White. 

 . Pink . 

 . Bed . 



6, H. 

 4, H. Tu. 

 4, H. Tu. 

 6, H. 

 4. H. Tu. 

 6, H. 



i California 1835 



| N. Amer. . 1789 



i N. Amer. . 



J California 1835 



i Siberia . 1818 



| N. Amer. . 1812 



JN. Amer. .1827 



A. | N. Amer. . 1794 



P. j N. Amer. . 1827 



A. | Siberia . 1768 



White . 6, H. 



. Boss . 

 . White . 



canariensis . Purple . 7, P. 

 equarrbsa . . White 7, P. 



A. I Bussia . 1820 



3, H. Her". P. 1 Altai . . 1827 

 3, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. . 1740 



Clean6thtjs. See Oeanbthus. 



Clearing-nut. See Slrtfchnos potatorum. 



Cleavers. See Galium Aparine. 



Cleft, divided, but not to the base ; split. 



Cleisomeria, Lindl. From Meistos, closed, and 

 meris, apart. Linn.' 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 

 chid&cece. A small epiphyte of but little 

 beauty, requiring the same treatment as Epi- 

 dendron. 

 lanata . . . Yel. pur. 6, S. Epi. J E. Ind. . . 1845 



Cleis6stoma, Blume. Not explained. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacea;. The species 

 of this genus are described as rather insignifi- 

 cant, the flowers being small, and of a dingy 

 colour. They succeed best on wood, treated as 

 Burlingtbnia. 



blcolor . . . Pnk. pur. 6, S. Epi. 1 Manilla . 1844 

 crassifblium . Pale red . 10, S. Epi. } Moulmein. 1850 

 dealbatum . Yellow . 9, S. Epi. 1 Manilla . 184S 

 decipiens . . Ochre . 5, S. Epi. 1 Ceylon . . 1848 

 discolor . . Yellow . 3, S. Epi. 1 India . . 1848 

 fuscum . . . Brown . 8, S. Bpi. 1 E. Ind. . 1846 

 ionosma . . Yel. bro. 5, S. Epi. 2 Manilla . 1844 

 latifblium . . Yel. red . 8, S. Epi. 1 Singapore. 1840 

 maculbsum . Yel. pk. . 8, S. Epi. 1 Ceylon . . 1839 

 micranthum . Pink . 7, 8. Epi. 

 rbseum . . . Red yel. 9, S. Epi. 1 Manilla . 1837 

 spicatum . . Red yel. 5, 8. Epi. 2 Borneo . 1846 

 tridentatmn . Reds. wt. 5, S. Epi. 1 N. Holl. . 1838 



Cleistes, Rich. Name not explained. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceoe. A terrestrial 

 orchid, requiring the same treatment as other 

 terrestrial kinds. 



Rose . 8, S. Ter, . 1 Mcrida . . 1844 



