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americana . . . Red . . 6, G. De. S. N. Amer. . 1724 
arbOrea .... Purple . 8, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1820 
canit, 1 . . . . Purple . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1799 
ferrugined . . . Blue . . 6, S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1794 
ineana . . . .Red . . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1800 
lanata .... Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1788 
lanceoIari4 . . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1822 
longifolia • . . White . . 4, S. Ev. S. China . . 1825 
macrophylla . • Pink . . S. Ev. S. India . . 1808 
purpurei . . . Purple . 7> S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1822 
reticulata . . . Red . . 7> S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1820 
rubella .... Red . . 5, S. Ev. S. China . .1822 
CamJchroX, Fischer and Meyer. From kalos, beau- 
tiful, and chroa, colour ; iri reference to the colour 
of its flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositn?. 
This little plant is well entitled to a place in every 
flower-border, as well on account of its dwarf and 
slender ha’ . as of its rich golden-coloured flowers. 
It grows /ell in common garden soil, and is in- 
creased from seed, which should be reared on a 
hotbed. 
platyglOssa . . . Yellow . 10, H. A. California . 1835 
Cam-icoma, Bot. Rep. The name is expressive of the 
pretlT^T)unches of yellow flowers; and is derived 
from kalos, beautiful, and kome, hair. Linn. 11, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cunoniacece. A very showy plant, 
cultivated with ease in fibrous peat and sand; 
and cuttings root readily in sand, under a glass, 
serratifollit . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1793 
Caixigonum, Linn. Derived from kalos, beautiful, 
and ffonum, a, joint; there being joints instead of 
leaves. Linn. 11, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Polygonacece. 
This species is showy, and requires sandy open 
loam to grow it well ; cuttings. 
PaUasIa .... Grn. wht 8, H. Ev. S. Casp. Sea . 1780 
CAixiopiiA, D. Don. So called from Calliope, one of 
the Muses. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compcsitae. 
This is a pretty dwarf genus, succeeding in any 
loamy soil, and increased by divisions. Synonyme 
1. Leontodon aureurn. 
aurea .... Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Italy . .1789 
CAbuopsis, Reich. Derived from kallistos, beautiful, 
and opiis, eye ; in allusion to the beautiful bright 
eye of the flower. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Com- 
posite. The flowers of these plants are extremely 
pretty, and well suited for the flower-garden. The 
perennial kinds grow in any loamy soil, and the 
annuals merely require sowing ; the tender speci'es 
should be sown in a slight hotbed, and afterward^! 
transplanted. Synonymes ; 1. Coreopsis tinctoiia. 
2. Coreopsis palmata. 3. Coreopsis rosea. 
AtkinsoniSnA . . Yel. brn. . H. A. Columbia . 1826 
bicolor, 1 . . . Yellow . 6, H. A. Arkansas. 1822 
palmata, 2 . . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Louisiana 1823 
rosea, 3 . . . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Casana 1778 
Cai.lipkoba, Lindley. Derived from kalos, pretty, 
and prora, a front; in allusion to its pretty ap- 
pearance. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliaceae. 
This is a very handsome hardy btilbous species, 
succeeding well in a shaded peat border, and in- 
creased freely from offsets. 
lutSa .... Yellow . 8, H. Bu. P. California . 1831 
CaliJsack, Fischer. The name alludes to the seeds ; 
and is taken from kalos, beautiful, and sakos, a 
buckler. Linn. 5,' Or. 2, Nat. Or. Vmbellifene. A 
species of little beauty, and easily cultivated — 
dahnricd. 
Callisia, Linn. This is a pretty species, hence the 
propriety of the name from kalos, pretty. Linn. 
3. Or. 11, Nat. Or. Liliacece. This plant succeeds 
in sandy fibrous peat, and is increased by divisions. 
rgpens .... Blue . . 6, S. Tu. P. W. Ind. . 1776 
Cai.ijstachvs, Ventenat. The name is expressive of 
the fine spikes of flowers; and is derived from 
kalos, beautiful, and stachys, a spike. Linn. 10, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosce. Beautiful shrubs, of 
easy and free growth ; sandy peat and loam is the 
best soil for them; and young plants are readily 
obtained from cuttings, in sand. 
cuneat£ . . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1824 
lanceolata . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1815 
linarieefolla . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
ovata . . . .Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. .1815 
retusA .... Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. N. HoU- . 1830 
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Caljastemma, R. Brown. The name refers to the 
beautiful flowers ; and is derived from kallistos, 
prettiest, and stemma, a crown. Linn. 19, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Compositue. The species of this genus are 
well known in the garden for the beauty of their 
flowers, and the little trouble required to bring 
them to perfection. The seeds should be sown in 
a gentle hotbed in spring, and the plants removed 
to the flower borders, or they may be sown as soon 
as the weather permits in the open air, where they 
are wished to flower. Synonymes; 1. Aster chi- 
nensis. 2. A. indicus. 
hortense, 1 . . . Blue . . 7, H. A. Cliina . . 1731 
album . . . White . . 7, H. A. Chiua . . 1731 
rubrum . . . Red . . 7, H. A. China . . 1731 
variegatum . . Varieg. . 7, H. A. China . . 1731 
mtlltiplcx . . Varieg. . 7, H. A. China . . 1731 
brachyanthum . Blue . . 7- H. A. China . . 1731 
Indlcum‘2 • • Blue . . 7, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1820 
Cali.istemon, R. Brown. The name refers to the 
beautiful scarlet colour of the stamens of some 
species ; and is derived from kallistos, beautifol, 
and stemon, a stamen. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Leguminosce. These are species of great beauty, 
and should be cultivated in all conservatory or 
greenhouse collections; particularly those with 
scarlet or crimson flowers. Loam, peat, and sand, is 
the best soil for them ; and ripened cuttings strike 
readily in sand, or sandy loam, under a glass : 
they are also sometimes increased from seeds. 
Synonymes : 1 . Metrosideros citrinus. 2. M. lophan- 
thus. 3. M. rugulosus. 4. M. salignus. 5. M. spe- 
ciosus. 6. M. viminalis. 
formosus . . . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. .1824 
Lmceolatu.s, 1 . . Crimson . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1788 
leptostaehvus . . Green . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820 
linearifolICis . . Red . . 5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1820 
linearis .... Scarlet . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1788 
lophanthus, 2 . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. VV. . 1800 
marginatus. . . G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1816 
microphyllus . . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
mlcrbstachyiim . Red . . 3, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1836 
pinifollus . . . Green . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 
pungens ... . 5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1827 
rigidus . . . Crimson . 4, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1800 
rugulosus, 3 . . Pink . . 5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1821 
salignus, 4 . . . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1788 
scaber .... . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820 
semperflorens . . Crimson . 4, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1818 
speciosus, 5 . . Crimson . 4, G. Ev. S. N. S. AV. . 1822 
viminalis, 6 . . Red . . 4, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1800 
viridiflorus . . . Green . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1818 
CaijJtriche, Wild. Named from kalos, beautiful, 
and thrix, hair ; applied by Pliny to a plant, which 
had the colour of beautiful hair. Linn. 1, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Callitrichacece. Plants not worth culti- 
vating; the seeds do well thrown into a pond. 
Synonymes ; i. C. aquatica — autumnalis, pedunculata, 
verna 1, V. aquatica. 
Callitris, Ventenat. From kalos, beautiful ; in 
allusion to its beautiful appearance. Linn. 21, Or. 
9, Nat. Or. Coniferoe. This is a beautiful species, 
growing twenty or thirty feet high ; like the rest 
of the family, it delights in sandy loam ; and 
increases from seed. Synonymes: 1. Thuja articu- 
lala. 2. Cupressus triquetra. 
cupressiformis . G. Ev. T. N. HolL . 1826 
quadrivalvis, 1 . Apetal . 2, G. Ev. T. Barbary . 1815 
triquetra, 2 . . Apetal . 4, G. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 1820 
Callose, callous, hardened. 
CALLOusLY-GEANDur AR, having hardened glands. 
Callously serrated, having hardened serratures. 
Cai.6cEba, Fries. Kalos, beautiful, and keros, a hom ; 
in allusion to the divisions of the plants. Linn. 
24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. These are remarkable 
productions found under the bark of various trees 
—cSrned, tuberOsd. 
CalochIlus, Brown. From kalos, beautiful, and 
cheilos, a lip. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacee. 
A genus of bulbous-rooted plants, very showy wlien 
in flower. The sepals are y'ellowish-green, and 
the lip purple, covered with rich brown hairs. 
They will grow in the greenhou.se ; but they do 
best in the stove, treated as the Bletias. 
eampdsiris . . . Grn. bm. . G. Ter. N. Holl. . 1824 
paludosus . . . Brown . . G. Ter. N. Holl. . 1823 
Caix)ch6rtus, Pursh. From kalos, handsome, and 
chortus, grass. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Liliacece. 
