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CARTER AND CO.’S GARDENER’S VADE-MECUM FOR 1862. 
Scientific Name. 
_1 
-j 
5 
-3 
d 
Native 
Country. 
H. & 
Dur. 
Col. 
of FI. 
1, 
X 
M. of 
Flow 
Price. 
General Observations. 
No. 
feet 
7-8 
s. d. 
643 Cleome uniglandulosa 
644 viscosa 
645 Clerodcndron infortunatum 
15 
61 
89 
S. America 
Ceylon 
hA 
w. 
flsb. 
2 
3 
3 
[■ Sow in hot-bed and transplant in June. 
14 
59 
187 
sS 
s. 
3 
7-9 
l 0 
64G lucidum 
... 
... 
India 
w. 
1 0 
647 nutans 
E. Indies 
... 
6 
11-12 
1 0 
I Sow in hot-bed, and transplant out of doors 
Nepaul 
7-8 
1 0 
in June: desirable flowers. 
) 
649 — album 
... 
w. 
6 
... 
1 0 
650 sp. ex Mauritio 
... 
Mauritius 
... 
... 
1 0 
651 Clianthus magnificus 
17 
45 
132 
N. Zealand 
hhS 
s. 
4 
5-6 
6 
1. Dampieri is one of the most magnificent 
652 Dampieri 
N. Holland 
K s 
s.&blk. 
1 
4-5 
2 6 
blooming plants in cultivation. Sow in beat 
653 puniceus 
N. Zealand 
hhS 
c. 
4 
5-6 
1 6 
and grow in loam and peat. 
654 Clintonia elegans 
16 
40 
87 
Columbia 
hhA 
b. 
4 
6-9 
3 
655 pulchella 
... 
... 
... 
... 
b. w. y. 
... 
6 
These are charming little plants, very bean- 
656 — atrocinerea 
... 
gar. var. 
... 
d. Kiev 
... 
... 
6 
tiful for edgings, borders, pots or rock-work : 
657 — atropurpurea 
... 
... 
d. p. 
... 
6 
sow on a little heat, with as much care as 
for Calceolaria, as the seed is very fine. 
658 — alba [flora 
... 
... 
w. 
... 
6 
659 — azurea grandi- 
... 
... 
... 
b. 
... 
7-8 
6 
660 Clitoria coelestis** 
17 
45 
132 
E. Indies 
gS 
... 
6 
6 
661 gesnatia** 
662 — atrocasrulea** 
... 
6 
... 
d. b. 
6 
Splendid Greenhouse Climbers, which deserve 
G63 heterophylla** 
. . . 
... 
... 
sA 
b. 
i 
6 
much more extended cultivation than they 
664 Tern a tea** 
... 
gS 
... 
6 
6 
have hitherto received. Soak the seeds in 
665 • — alba** 
... 
\v. 
6 
lukewarm water, then sow in sandy peat 
666 grandiflora** 
... 
... 
... 
6 
and loam in hot-bed. We believe the col- 
667 — atrocaerulea** 
... 
... 
d. b. 
6 
lection now offered to be the most extensive 
668 — lilacea** 
. . . 
li. 
... 
6 
in the kingdom. 
669 — pallida** 
... 
... 
... 
... 
1. b. 
... 
6 
670 virginiana** 
America 
b. 
6-1 0 
6 
671 Cob* a scandens** 
5 
25 
95 
Mexico 
biiP 
p. 
20 
6 
Fine Climber : sow the seed edgeways. 
672 Cochlearia glastifolia 
673 acaulis 
15 
60 
103 
S. Europe 
hhPf 
b. 
7 
* 
4-10 
6 
6 
J- Very ornamental for pots or rockeries. 
674 Coix lachryma 
21 
38 
123 
E. Indies 
sP 
ap. 
2 
6-7 
3 
ob’s Tears : Ornamental Grass. 
675 Collinsia bartsiaifolia 
14 
59 
175 
California 
hA 
P- 
4 
5-8 
3 
676 — alba 
gar. var. 
W. 
H 
5-9 
3 
... ... ... 
677 bicolor 
California 
w. & p. 
3 
678 — alba pura 
gar. var. 
\v. 
... 
3 
Well-known and universally admired Annuals ; 
679 — atrorubens 
... 
d. r. 
3 
may be treated in every w ay the same as 
680 — candidissima 
w. 
6 
Calliopsis. C. bicolor and major are the 
681 — carnea 
flsb. 
3 
’ prettiest and most generally used, but C. 
grandiflora is rather brighter in colour ; all 
682 — major 
Columbia 
w. & b. 
3 
683 heterophy'lla 
p. & w. 
... 
7-9 
3 
the varieties, however, are very desirable. 
684 grandiflora 
685 multicolor 
p. & b. 
5-7 
3 
... 
California 
cr. li.w. 
5-9 
3 
••• ... ... 
686 — marmorata 
gar. var. 
mar. 
6-il 
3 
687 Collomia coccmea 
5 
25 
154 
Chili 
s. & y. 
3 
I 
688 gracilis 
689 grandiflora 
... 
America 
N.W. Amcr. 
safT*. 
2 
... 
3 
3 
l Sow in common garden soil : good for bees. 
690 stenosiplion 
Madagascar 
... 
3 
J 
691 Colvillea racemosa 
17 
45 
132 
gT 
s. 
45 
4-5 
6 
40111c Greenhouse plant.’ 
692 Combretum grandiflorum 
8 
25 
191 
Sierra Leone 
gS 
5 
2-5 
6 
Usual Greenhouse treatment. 
693 Commelina coelestis 
3 
97 
hPt 
b. 
n 
6-9 
3 
5 retty tuberous-rooted plants : if sown in heat 
j 694 — alba 
w. 
... 
3 
and planted out of doors in June, will bloom 
695 — varicgata 
. . . 
Britain 
... 
var. If. 
... 
3 
the first year. 
696 ConvallAria majalis 
6 
177 
... 
w. 
i 
5-6 
3 
Jly of the Valley. 
697 Convolvulus althseoides 
698 cantabricus 
5 
... 
100 
Levant 
S. Europe 
hP 
pk. 
fish. 
2 
i 
7-8 
3-9 
6 
6 
J- Very hardy : grow in any good garden soil. 
699 Cordia angustifolia 
101 
E. Indies 
sT 
y- 
15 
6-8 
1 0 
] 
700 lsevis 
... 
Trinidad 
r. 
14 
... 
1 0 
4 Sow in heat in peat. 
701 Sebestena 
\V. Indies 
sT 
0. 
15 
... 
1 O 
702 Coris monspeliensis 
160 
S. Europe 
hliB 
li. 
4 
7-9 
6 
Sow in well-drained pots. 
703 Coronilla glauca 
17 
45 
132 
France 
gS 
y- 
2 
5-9 
6 
] 
704 ' juncea 
. ... 
hS 
3 
6-7 
6 
y Herbaceous plants, requiring a light rich soil. 
705 secundacca 
7-io 
6 
J 
706 Cosmantlius fimbriatus 
5 
25 
81 
N. America 
hA 
li. & w. 
i 
3 
Sow in good garden soil. 
707 Cdsmea atropurpiuca 
708 bipinnata 
19 
55 
98 
gar. var. 
Mexico 
bh A 
d. p. 
P- 
2 
... 
3 
3 
1 Sow in slight hot-bed, and transplant in 
[ May. 
709 lutea 
... 
y- 
10-11 
3 
710 Cdtula aurea 
54 
... 
Spain 
iiA 
7-9 
3 
Jommon garden soil. 
711 Crepis parviflora 
53 
S. Europe 
1 
6-8 
3 
3ood garden soil. 
712 Crucianella stylosa 
4 
25 
167 
Persia 
hPf 
p- 
n 
3 
Jommon garden soil. 
713 Cryptomeria japonica 
21 
49 
99 
Japan 
hT 
ap. 
100 
5-7 
6 
Jrnameutal Conifers : sow in cold pit in peat 
714 Lobbi 
... 
1 0 
and loam. 
715 Cucumis acutfingulus 
716 dradac 
104 
E. Indies 
hhA 
y- 
8 
6-9 
3 
3 
|l f or culture see page 10. 
