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CALENDULA— CANNABIS 
S23.aller than those of the disc(/lor,thi3 last 
being one of 'he most splendid flowers 
gi'owing in the open air. 
CALEN'-DULA. 17—4. [CorymbiferoB.) [So 
called because it lloweis every month, from 
calends, month.] 
officina'lis, (pot marygold, y. seed 
keeled, muricate, incurved. Ex. 
Stella' ta, starry marygold. Barbary 
orange. 2 f. 
pluvia'lis, (rainy marygold,) florets of the 
ray pure white inside, dark purple outside. 
hybnda, dingy orange on the outside. 
CAL"LA. 19—12. {Aroidem.) [From kalos, 
bedutiful.] 
palus'tris, (water arum, w. J. Z^.) leaves 
sub-i'oundish, heart -form, acute ; spatha 
ovate, cuspidate, spreading when mature. 
Grows in wet places. 
elhw'pica, Egyptian lily. Ex. 
rAL"LICAR"PA. 4—1. (Vitices.) [From 
kalos, beauty, karpos, fruit ] 
amenca' na, (r. J.) leaves seiTate, tomen- 
tose beneath. 3-4 f. S. 
CAL"LITRI'CHE. 1—2. (OmgrcE.) [From 
kalos, beauty, and trichos, hair, appearmg 
like hair.] 
ve/'tia, (water chickweed, w. M. 0.) 
upper leaves spatulate, obovate, lower ones 
linear, obtuse, and emarginate ; flowers 
polygamous. In shallow streams. Stem 
Boating. 2-3 f Upper leaves in a tuft. 
Flower solitary, axillary. 
(:;AL"0CII0R"TUS. 6-3. (Narcissi.) 
ele'gans, (w. and p. 2^.) scape nearly 3- 
dowered, ehorter than the single leaf ; pe- 
tals woolly within. (S^. 
lute' us, (y. li.) stem forked, about 2-flow- 
ered ; leaves setaceous, short; flowers large, 
inner petals the largest, glabrous at the 
apex, spotted, ciliate at ihe base ; a mark 
in the claws of the downy petals; root 
bulbous. 
CAL"THA.' 12—12. {RanunculaceoK.) [A 
Greek word, signifying yellow.] 
palu'stris, (y.Ap. Z^. American cowshp,) 
Btem erect; leaves cordate, sub-orbicular, 
acute-crenate. 12-18 i. 
integer"rima, (M. 2^.) stem erect, corym- 
bose ; leaves orbicular-cordate, \ ery entire, 
with the sinus closed ; floral ones sessile, 
reniform, obsoletely crenate at the base; 
aepals oval, obtuse. 
parnassifo'lia, (y. Ju. 21.) stem erect, 1- 
flowered, l-leaved ; radical leaves petiolate, 
lanceolate-cordate, obtuse, many-nerved; 
sepals eUiptical. 
sagita'ta, (w. J.) scape 1-flowered ; leaves 
ovate, obtuse, entire, heart-sagittate at the 
base with in flexed auricles above ; divisions 
of the nectary 9. Pistils 13 to 15. iS. 
CALYCAN"THUS. 11—12. (Rosacecs.) [From 
calyx, and anthos, the flower being inserted 
into the calyx.] 
Iceviga'tus, (b p. Ju. Tp.) lobes of thecalyx 
lanceolate, calyx brownish purple ; leaves 
oblong, or ova!, gradually acuminate, some- 
what rugose, smooth and green on both 
aides; branches erect, straight; flowers 
large solitary, terminal. 4-6 f. 
Jiori'dus. (Caroiiiia all>pice, p. -M. fp.) 
Uvisions of the calyx laiiceolate ; leave.« 
I broad-oval, acute, tomentose beneaCk 
branches spreading. 3-7 f iS. 
CALLIGO'NUM. 12—4. (Polygonece.) 
canes'^cens, (Ju. ^ .) ditBcious, leaves Ian- 
ceolate ; flowers axillary, crowded, spiked 
toward the ends of the branches. S. 
CALYP"SO. 18—1. (OrchidecB.) [From the 
fabled nymph, Calypso.] 
amenca'ua, lip narrowed, sub-unguicxi- 
late at the base . spur semi-bifid, longer 
than the lip, with acute teeth ; peduncle 
longer than the ovary. Scape 6 8 inches 
high, sheathed, 1-flovvered; radical leaves 
roundi.sh-ovate, nerved. Flowers largo, 
purplish, resembhng a Cypripedium. 
CAMRLI'NA. 14—1. (CrucifercB.) 
sa'tiva, (wild flax, gold-of-pleasure, y. J. 
^.) silicle obovate-pyriform, margined, 
tipped with the pointed style ; leaves rough- 
ish, sub entire, lanceolate, sagittate ; flow- 
ers small, numerous, in corymbs. 2 f. Cul- 
tivated grounds. Introduced. 
CAME'LLIA. 12—13. (MelicB.) [From Ca 
viellas, a learned .lesuit.] 
japon"ica, (Japan rose,) leaves ovate, 
acuminate, acutely serrate ; flowers termi- 
nal, sub-solitary. By some, the Tea (Thea) 
is classed in the genus Camellia. 
CAMPAN"ULA. 5—1. (Campanulacece.) [Lat- 
in, campanula, a little bell.] 
rotundifo'lia, (flax bell-flower, bair-bell 
b. J. Ui") glabrous; radical leaves heart- 
reniform, crenate ; cauline ones linear, en- 
tire ; panicle lax, few-flowered ; flower* 
nodding. 
america!na, (b. Au. 2^.) leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, long-acuminate ; lower ones 
sub-cordate, with the petioles ciliate ; flow- 
ers axillary, nearly sessile, in a terminal 
leafy raceme ; corolla sub-rotate ; style ex- 
sert. Cultivated. 2 f. 
spcd'uhim (b. Au. @.) stem branched 
leaves oblong, sub-crenate ; flowers soli- 
tary, scales at the base. Purple. South 
of Europe. 1 f. Venu.s' looking glass. 
amplexicau'lis, (clasping-bell, b. M. 0.) 
stem simple, erect; leaves heart-form, cre- 
nate, clasping; flowers axillaiy sessile, 
glomerate. 12-18 i. 
erinoi'des, (prickly befl flower, w-b. J. 
slender; stem simple, angular; angles, ancj 
the margin and nerves of the leaves, with 
reverse prickles ; leaves linear-lanceolate, 
glabrous on the upper side; peduncles 
few ; those on the top of the stem ilexuose ; 
axillary ones 1-flowered, filiform. 12 i. 
nnijlo'ra, pubescent; radical leaves 
round-obovate ; cauline ones lance-linear, 
somewhat toothed; stem about 1-flov/ 
ered. 
me'diiim. (canterbury bells, w. b. Au. $ 
capsule 5-celled, covered ; stem undivided, 
erect, leafy; flowers erect. Ex. 
CAN''NA. 1 — 1. (Canna.) [From the He- 
brew, signifying a reed ] 
Jiac"cida,{y. J. 11.) inner limb of the co- 
rolla 3-cleft ; segments flaccid. 2-3 f S. 
indica, Indian shot plant. 4 f. Scarlet 
A native of the East Indies. 
('AN"NAJUS. 20—5. (lyticcs.) [From the 
Ar.'ibic kanr.aba, to mow ] 
sat7'va (li(!n-ip, g. Au ^.) stem piloso 
