CAN 
CAN 
bonariensTs . 
ensiformis, 1 
gladiata 
obtusifOlia, 2 
emargiuata 
rusea, 3 . . 
. Purple . 7, S. De. CL B. Ayre* . 
. Purple . 7, S. A. E. In'd. . . 1778 
. WhU red 6, S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1790 
. Purple . 7, S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1820 
. Purple . 7. S- 12 V. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1800 
. Purple . 7f S. Ev. Cr. Jamaica . 1812 
Canckllate, like lattice-work. 
Candleberry myrti.e, see MyrTcd. 
CANDor.i.EA, LabillardUre. In honour of Augustus 
Pyramus Decandolle, F.M.R.S. and L.S., Pro- 
fessor of Botany at Geneva, author of many ap- 
proved botanical works. He is one of the first 
botanists of the present age. Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. DilleniaceK. A beautiful shrub, thriving best 
in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand ; cuttings, in 
the same kind of soil, root readily, under a glass, 
cuneiformis . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
Candy carrot, see Athamanta Matthiulu. 
Candytuft, see Ibirls. 
Cane-brake, see Arundinuced. 
Canella, P. Browne. From canna, a reed ; in allu- 
sion to the bark being rolled like cinnamon. Litin. 
16, Or. 5, Nat. Or. GuttifercB. These are valuable 
and ornamental trees, about fifteen feet high, best 
cultivated in loam, peat, and sand ; cuttings of the 
W'ell -ripened wood taken off at a joint will root in 
sand in a moist heat j they must not be deprived of 
any of their leaves. Sweet recommends large old 
cuttings as the best. The bark is aromatic and 
pungent. 
Siba Wliite . . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1735 
.aurifulia . . . White. . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1820 
Canbscent, hoary, approaching to white. 
Canina, pertaining to dogs. 
Canna, Linn. The Celtic name for a cane or mat. 
Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Marantaceae. This, says 
Mr. Sweet, is a genus worthy of cultivation in all 
collections, as its lively flowers are produced in 
great abundance, and at all seasons; many species 
are now in our collections; the most splendid is 
iridijlora, which is amongst the handsomest plants 
of the stove ; rich light soil suits the species best : 
they are propagated by divisions at the root, or by 
seeds, which they produce in abundance. — Bot. 
Cult. 43. Synonyme : 1 . C. chinensis. 
Drk. red . 8, S. Her. P. Mendoza 
4, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
12, S. Her. P, Brazil . 
12, S. Her. P. BrazU . 
12, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
4, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . 
5, S. Her. P. 
6, S. Her. P. Brazil . 
7, S. Her. P. Brazil 
achlras . . 
angustifoUS 
aurantiacS . 
camea . . 
coccinea 
conipactA . 
crOcea . . 
denudata . 
latifOlIA . 
discolor . . 
edulls . . 
esculente. . 
excelsa . . 
flaccid^ . . 
gigantea . 
glauca . . 
rufa . . 
Indica . . 
maculata 
iridiflora . 
iuncea . . 
lagiinensis . 
LambertI . 
lancenlata . 
lanuginosa . 
latifOlia . . 
limbata . . 
lutea . . 
occiden tails 
orientalis, 1 
flava . . 
pallida . . 
latifOlia . 
patens . . 
pedunculata 
poU-mOrpha 
ReevOsii 
rtibra . . 
rubricaulis . 
sangyinea . 
speciOsa 
variabilis . 
. Scarlet 
. Orange 
. Flesh 
. Scarlet 
. Red . 
. Red . 
. Scarlet 
. Red . 
. Scarlet . 11, S. Her. P. Trinidad 
. Red . 
. Red . 
. Scarlet 
. Red . 
. Red yel. 
. Scarlet 
. Red yel. 
. Red . 
. Red . 
. Yellow 
. Scarlet 
. Red . 
. Scarlet 
. Pink . 
. Red . 
. Yellow 
. Red yeL 
. Red . 
. Yellow 
. Pa. yel. 
. Yellow 
. Red yeL 
. Orange 
. Yellow 
. Red . 
. Red . 
. Red . 
. Red . 
. Scarlet 
. Red . 
. 1829 
. 1824 
. 1824 
. 1822 
. 1731 
. 1820 
. 1823 
. 1818 
. 1818 
. 1827 
. i. Her. P. Peru . 
12, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1822 
2.5. Her. P. Brazil . .1820 
7, S. Her. P. S. Carol. . 1788 
12, S, Her. P. S. Amer. . 1809 
7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1730 
7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 
12, S. Her. P. India . 
12, S. Her. P. India . 
12, S. Her. P. Peru . 
5, S. Her. P. Indies . 
9, S. Her. P. Laguna . 
5, S. Her. P. Trmidad 
12, S. Her. P. Brazil . 
4, S. Her. P. Marant . 
12, S. Her. P. Brazil . 
12, S. Her. P. Brazil . 
10, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . 
6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1822 
6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . .1820 
6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . .1820 
6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1820 
6.5. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1820 
5, S. Her. P. Rio Jan. 
10, S. Her. P. 
Red . 12, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
5, S. Her. P. China . 
12, S. Her. P. W. Ind. 
6, S. Her. P. 
12, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
8, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
12, S. Her. P. S. Amer. 
12, S. Her. P. India 
1570 
. 1818 
. 1778 
, 1820 
, 1825 
. 1835 
. 1820 
, 1821 
. 1820 
. 1820 
. 1820 
. 1822 
Cannabis, Linn. So called from ganeh, its Arabic 
name, and from the Celtic appellation can, reed, 
and ab, small. Linn. 22, Or. b, Nat. Or. Urticactce. 
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One species of this genus produces the hemp. The 
hemp to which we owe so many of our comforts is 
C. saliva. Neither is handsome, and they require 
only to be sown in the open ground and kept clean. 
A most powerfully narcotic gum resin. 
indica .... Green . . 8, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1800 
satlva .... Grn. wht. 6, H. A. India . . 
Canterbury bells, see Campanfdd medium. 
Cantharellus, F. Adams. An alteration of the 
Fi-ench name chanterelle. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Fungi. Interesting productions. C. cibarius 
is one of the best of our eatable mushrooms. The 
best way of preserving them for use, is to string 
them in rows, and after they have become flaccid, 
to hang them in a dry place where they can have 
plenty of air. They then form a delicious ingre- 
dient in rich gravies, &c. Synonyme ; 1. Meriilius 
purpuratus, aurantiacus, cibarius, cinereus, cornu- 
copioides 1, lobatus, lutescens, umbonatus, undulatus, 
Canthium, Lambert. Cantix is the Malabar name. 
Linn. 5, Or. I, Nat. Or. Cinchonaceae. This is an 
ornamental shrub, and will grow in any rich soil; 
cuttings. 
dubifim .... Wliite . . 7, G. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1824 
Cape jasmnje, see Gardenia JlOridd. 
Cape phillyrea, see Cassiiie capensts. 
Caper spurge, see Euphorbia Ldthyris. 
Caper tree, see Cdppdrts. 
C^JimlSus,} slender, like a hair. 
Capillary-multifid, divided in slender hair-like 
segments. 
CAPILI.ATE, hairy, stringy. 
Capitate, growing in a head ; a stigma Is capitate, 
wlien it is large, round, and blunt. 
Capitellate,! 
Capitular, > growing in small heads. 
Capitulate, j 
Capnophyllum, Gcertner. So called from kapnos, 
smoke, and phyllon, a leaf. Liiui. 5, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Umbelliferce. A mere weed. Synonymes;!. 
Conium africanum, Rumia capensis — africand 1. 
Capparis, Linn. So called from the Arabic kapar, 
capers. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Capparidacece. 
This is a genus of ornamental low shrubs ; they 
grow well in a mixture of loam and peat : and cut- 
tings root in sand, in heat, under a glass. C. spi- 
nosa is a good free-flowering species, when allowed 
plenty of room. The flower-buds of the caper 
form a well-known pickle ; they are stimulant, 
antiscorbutic, and aperient ; and the bark is said to 
be diuretic. Synonymes : 1. acutifolia, acuminata. 
2. Octandra. 3. Rontanesii. 4 Arborescens. 5. 
Uncinata. 
acuminata 
aegypHaca 
amvgdalina 
aphyllit . 
auriculata 
Brassii . 
Breynia . 
chinensis, 1 
Eustachiaiia 
ferrugineii, 
frondosa 
herb^cea 
jamaicensis 
linearis . 
marianS 
odoratissi 
ovata, 3 . 
peltata . 
pulcherrima, 4 
salign^ 
spinOsa” 
tenuisiliqua 
torulosa, 5 
triflora . 
undulata 
verrucosa 
tylanica 
. mite . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. mite . 
. White . 
. Whii 
cynophallophora . Grn. wht. 
” ' - .Striped 
. White . 
! White .* 
. White .. 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
White . 
. Whit 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. While . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1822 
S. Ev. S. Egypt . . 1822 
S. Ev. S. ^V. lud. .1818 
S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1822 
S. Ev. S. 
S. Ev. S. Grid Coast . 1793 
S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1752 
7, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. 
S. Ev. S. W. Ind. 
S. Ev. S. St. Eust. 
S. Ev. S. Jamaica 
S. Ev. S. Carthag. 
. 1827 
, 1752 
. 1822 
.* 1800 
. 1813 
. 1793 
. 1793 
. 1820 
. 1814 
F. Her. P. Tan 
S. Ev. S. Jamaica 
S. Ev. S. W. Ind. 
S. Ev. S. Timor . 
S. Ev. S. Caraccas 
6, F. De. S. S. Eur. . . 
G. Ev. S. Trinidad .1827 
S. Ev. S. Carthag. . 1700 
S. Ev. S. Santa Cruz 1807 
S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1823 
6, F. De. S. S. Eur. . 
S. Ev. S. Caraecas 
S. Ev. S. W. Ind. 
S. Ev. S. S. Amer. 
S. Ev. S. 
, 1596 
. 1823 
, 1822 
Capraria, Linn. The leaves of this genus are liked 
by goats ; hence the name, from caper, a goat. 
Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. Unin- 
teresting species, of easy culture — biflord, cunedtd, 
hftmilis, lanceoldtd, undvldtd. 
Caprjbolate, having tendrils. 
