i§ AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF 



past ; if we ever lived on anotlier ball of stone than this, it must be that 

 there was box growing on it.' — Elsie Venner. 



* A sweet flower ! what a charm its beauties tell 

 From break of dawn to eve of day, 

 In dainty garden or in the wild dell, 

 The air seems filled with its scented lay.' 



Cacalia suaveolens. — An herbaceous shrub from Worth America, with 

 white flowers that exhale an aromatic odour only when the sun 

 shines upon them. 



Caesalpinia paniculata. — A magnificent tropical American climber, 

 festooning trees with its dark glossy foliage and gorgeous racemes 

 of fragrant orange-blossoms. G. coriaria, a small spreading variety, 

 notable for the most delightful aromatic odour diffused by its 

 racemes of white flowers. 



Caladium fragrantissimum.— An evergreen variety of this handsome 

 class of ornamental tropical bulbous -rooting plants, from British 

 Guiana. (7. odoratum is an herbaceous kind from India, also pos- 

 sessing scented attractions. 



Calamus aromaticus. — A reedy grass possessing scented attractions 

 similar to our Sweet Vernal Grass ; common in the swamps of most 

 parts of Europe. The entire plant contains an agreeable aroma. 

 It seems to have been known to Pliny, who states that * its sweet 

 odour spreads far and wide ' ; and in the time of Theophrastus it 

 grew so plentifully in a swampy plain lying at the foot of Mount 

 Lebanon that the place was called the aromatic valley. It 

 is now largely grown in the fens of England as a commercial 

 product. See Acorns. 



Calamintha acinos (Basil Thyme). — An herbaceous shrubby plant 

 with violet flowers. The whole plant is fragrant and aromatic, 

 and is generally found growing wild in dry soils. There are other 



'I . kinds, including G. glabella, all of which possess a strong odour of 

 mint, and in olden times were largely employed in making herb 

 tea. 



Callistemon.— A genus of Australian flowering trees or shrubs. G. 



salignus is an extremely handsome species with willow-like foliage, 



the leaves emitting a myrtle-like odour when bruised. 

 Calogyne. — A genus of herbaceous plants from Australia and China ; 



the flowers of the Chinese variety are daintily afi'ected with the 



odour of new mown hay. 

 Calonyction grandiflorum [Moon Floiver). — A species of Convolvulus, 



of twining habit, with showy pure Avhite fragrant flowers. Native 



of sub-tropical countries. 

 Calophyllum Calaba.— A giant West Indian tree that bears short 



