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311 Calliopsis mosseaux, yellow, with crimson centre, curious variety, stems and branches 



covered with small leaves, giving the plant the appearance of being 

 covered with moss, 1 ft 0 6 



312 „ versicolor nana, quilled, various colours, pretty, J ft 0 3 



CAILISTACHYS, Nat. Ord. Leguminosa;. 

 A handsome greenhouse evergreen shrub, with beautiful spikes of flowers ; it is easy of 

 culture, thriving in sandy peat and loam. 



313 Callistachys lanceolata, yellow, beautiful, 6 ft., from N. Holland 0 4 



CULITRIS, Nat. Ord. Coniferce. 

 Very beautiful evergreen trees« for conservatory or greenhouse decoration, succeeding 

 best in sandy loam. 



314 Callitris Australis, 20 ft., from N. S. Wales 0 6 



315 quadrivalvis, 20 ft., from Barbary 0 6 



C.UYCAXTHUS (All- Spice), Nat. Ord. Calycanthacea;. 

 A splendid genus with delightfully fragrant flowers ; succeeds best in an opeu loamy soil. 

 Hardy shruh. 



316 Calycauthus macrocarpus, brownish purple, 4 ft., from Carolina 0 9 



317 „ prsecox grandissimns, brownish purple, 4 ft., from Carolina 0 4 



CAMELLIA, Nat. Ord. Ternstromiacece. 

 Favourite winter and spring flowering plants of great beauty. The amsiteur, in sowing 

 seed saved from the following choice sorts, has a fair chance of raising some valuable varieties ; 

 succeed in sandy peat and loam. Malf hardy shrub. 



318 Camellia Japonica, saved from the finest double varieties, 5 ft., from China 1 0 



319 „ Chandlerii, 5 ft 1 0 



320 „ Donkelaarii, 5 ft 1 0 



321 „ striata 5 ft - 1 0 



CAMPA^TLA, Nat. Ord. Campanulacece. 

 A genus of exceedingly beautiful perennials, all of which are characterised by the richness 

 of their colours and the profusion of their bloom ; some of the varieties are remarkable for 

 their stately growth, others for their close compact habit ; of the former, C. pyramidalis grown in 

 pots, placed about terraces, gravel walks, or the margins of lawns, produces a most striking 

 effect. Visitors to Paris may have been struck with the free use made of this plant in the 



public gardens. Of the dwarf varieties, C. carpiitica is a most valuable bedding plant, while 

 the whole genus is worthy of a prominent place in every garden. 



322 Campanula alliariiefolia, blue, very beautiful, hardy perennial, 1 ft., from the Caucasus.. 0 3 



323 „ bononiensis, blue, veiy sliowy, hardy perennial, 2 ft., from the Caucasus .... 0 3 



324 „ Carpatica, mauve, a profuse blooming and very effective hardy perennial, 1 ft., 



from the Carpathian Alps 0 3 



325 „ „ alba, /)Mre w/iite, hardy perennial, 1 ft., from the Carpathian Alps. 0 3 



326 „ grandiflora, deep purple, very large, hardy perennial, 2 ft 0 6 



327 „ grandissima, deep blue, very large, hardy perennial, 2 ft., from Italy 0 3 



328 „ „ alba, pjfre w/((<e, very handsome, hardy perennial, 2 ft., from Italy 0 3 



329 „ littoralis, 6/«e, hardy annual, 4 it. from N. Holland 0 3 



330 „ liOKn, purple lilac, extremely showy, hardy annual, 1 ft., from Italy 0 3 



331 „ „ alba, white tinged with silvery grey, hardy annual, 1 ft., from Italy ... 0 3 



332 „ pentagonia, rich purple lilac, a pretty dwarf growing plant, hardy annual, 



nt., from Turkey 0 2 



833 „ „ alba, white, free flowering, hardy annual, ^ ft., from Turkey 0 2 



334 „ persicifolia alba, piire white, early free flowering, hardy perennial, 2 ft., from 



Europe 0 3 



335 „ Primulaefolia, blue, very fine, hardy perennial, 1 j ft., from Europe 0 3 



336 „ Pyramidalis, blue, beautiful and stately, hardy perennial, 3 ft., from Carniola 0 4 



337 „ „ alba, handsome, hardy perennial, 3 ft., from Carniola. . . 0 3 



338 ,, Traehelium alba plena, double, white, hardy perennial, 3 ft., from Britain . . OS 



339 „ Vidalis, wAiie, showy, half hardy perennial, 1 J ft., from the Azores 0 6 



CANDYTUFT, Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 

 The improved varieties of this favourite flower are exceedingly beautiful, and it may be 

 questioned if there be two more effective annuals than C. Dunetti and C. sweet-scented ; the 

 one a rich crimson purple, the other pure white ; they succeed in any rich soil. Hardy annuals. 



340 Candytuft Dunnettii, new dark, crimson, exceedingly beautiful hardy annual, 1 ft 0 3 ! 



341 „ Normandy, lilac, \ ft., from Normandy 0 2 i 



»> • P^^ple crimson, very fine, from Europe 0 2 



843 „ rocket, pure white, 1 ft., from Europe 0 2 



344 „ rose, 1 ft., from Europe 0 2 



345 „ sweet-scented, pure If Ai<e, very fine, 1 ft,, from Crete 0 3 



