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well in a mixture of loam and peat, and are in- 
creased by cuttings ; the herbaceous and annual 
kinds may be grown in sandy peat, and increased 
by dividing the roots or see^. Synonyme : 1. 
Bartsia pallida. 
integrifclia . . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1825 
morao^sls . . S. Ev. S. Mexico . 1825 
pallida, 1 . . . Lgt par. . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia. . 1782 
septentrionalTs . Wht. gm. 8, H. A. Labrador . 1824 
Castor-oil i»lant, see Rlciniis commTims. 
Casuarina, Linn. Supposed to be named from the 
resemblance the leaves bear to the feathers of the 
Cassowary, of the same country. Linn. 21, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Casuaracece. These are very interesting 
plants, on ticcount of their rush-like, frequently 
drooping, appearance ; they grow from ten to fifteen 
feet high, and are very desirable, from the circum- 
stance of their flowering so late in the season ; they 
grow very well in a mixture of sandy loam and 
peat, and cuttings root in sand under a glass. 
dinylJ .... ApeUl . G. Ev. T. N. HolL . 1812 
equisetifOlia . . ApeUl . 9, 0. Ev. T. S. Sea IsL . 1776 
glauca .... ApeUl . G. Ev. T. N. HolL . 1824 
muric&U . . . ApeUl . G. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1822 
nodidura . . . ApeUl . G- Ev. T. N. Caled. . 1823 
quadrivilvis . .ApeUl . G. Ev. T. N. S. W. .1812 
stricU . . . ApeUl . 5, G. Ev. T. N. S.W. . 1775 
Unui-sTma . . . ApeUl . G. Ev. T. N. HolL . 1825 
torulosA . . .ApeUl . G. Ev. T. N. S. W. .1772 
Catabr5sa, Beauvais. Derived from katabrosis, sig- 
nifying food. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramineae. 
A curious aquatic genus of grasses, that require to 
be grown in a cistern, or pan of water ; divisions. 
Synonyms: \. Aira aquatica. 
aquStlca, 1 . . ApeUl . 6, H. Aq. P. England 
virldula . . . ApeUl . 6, H. Aq. P. . 1816 
CatalpX, Jussieu. Its name in India. Linn. 2, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. B«gno/iince<r. C. syringirfolia js excel- 
lently adapted for planting singly on lawns, or about 
the skirts of pleasure-grounds ; it grows freely in 
a mixture of loam and peat, and is propagated 
readily by means of seed, layers, or cuttings. Sy- 
nonyme: 1. Bignonia microphylla. 
longlsslm^ . ■ . . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1777 
microphvUil, 1 . S. Ev. T. Hispaniola . 2820 
syringafbllil . . White . . 7, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1726 
Catananchk, Linn. Katanagke, strong incentive; 
used by the women of Thessaly in philtres and love 
potions. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composittx. A 
pretty genus, that succeeds well in common soil, 
and may be increased by seeds, or dividing at the 
roots. 
cscrutei. . . .Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 1596 
blcdldr . . . Wht. blue 8, H. Her. P. Gardens . 1827 
lu»4 .... Yellow . 6, H. A. Candia . 1640 
Cataphracta, clothed in mail. 
Catarrhal, of or belonging to a cold. 
CatasetOm, Richard. N’ot explained. Linn. 20, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. All the species of this 
genus are strong, rapid-growing plants, and from 
the singular formation of the flowers, they well 
deserve a place in every collection. They should 
be kept cool and dry when torpid, forced gently 
into growth, and when growing freely, kept in 
a strong heat, and copiously supplied with water : 
this treatment should be applied to all plants of a 
similar habit. They require to be potted in the 
same kind of soil, and in a similar manner to the 
Stanhopeas and Gongoras. Synonymes : 1. C. Cla- 
veringi. 2. C.Jloribundum. 
stratum .... Dark . . 7, S. EpL Brazil . . 
cristatiim . . . Green . . 8, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1823 
Hooker! .... Gm. bra. . 10, S. EpL Brazil . . 1818 
iQrldiim .... Gm. bra. . 10, S. EpL Brazil . . 
maculatum ... Gra. pur. . S. EpL N. Grenada . 1836 
Miller! .... Pur. spot. 9, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1837 
poriterum . . . Gra. pur. . S. Epi. Demerara . 1837 
purum .... Green . . 10, S. Epi. Brazil . . 
semiapSrtum . . Green . . 1, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1824 
tridentatum . . YeL brn. . 4» S. Epi. Trinidad . 1822 
Claveringi, 1 . YeL bra . 8, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1822 
floribundum, 2 . YeL bm. . 11, S. EpL Trinidad . 1824 
trlfidum .... Green . . 6, S. Epi. Trinidad 
Catchflt, see Silen/. 
Caterpillar, see ScorpiurHs. 
Catesbjsa, Gronovius. After Mark Catesby, author 
of the Natural History of Carolina. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. An ornamental genus, the 
species of which attain from two to twelve feet 
high ; they thrive best in light turfy loam, and peat 
soil. Being very subject to the attacks of insects, 
great watchfulness is required to keep them clear, 
or the plants never succeed or flower. Cuttings 
root in sand under a glass, in heat, 
latifolia . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1823 
parviflora . . . White . . 6, S. Ev. & Jamaica . 1810 
spin0s4 .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. I. Provi. . 1726 
Catharanthus, Don. From katharos, pure, and 
anthos, a flower ; on account of the neat and beau- 
tiful flowers. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacece. 
The species of this genus are well worth cultivat- 
ing in every collection of plants. C. roseus and its 
varieties succeed well in common garden soil, and 
are readily increased by cuttings or seeds. The 
seeds of C. pusillus should be sown in a pot full of 
light rich soil, and placed in a hotbed, and after- 
wards treated as other tender annuals. Syno- 
nymes: 1. Vinca pusilla. 2. V. rosea. 
pusillus. . . .Blue . .8,8. A. Tranquebar 1 778 
rbteus .... Rose cld. . 6, S. Ev. a E. Ind. . . 1726 
albiis . . . White . . 6, a Ev. a E. Ind. . . 
oceUatus . . Wht. pur. 6, S. Ev. a E. Ind. . . 
Cathartic, purgative. 
Catholic, generally useful, excellent in a medicinal 
sense. 
Catkin, inflorescence of the natural ordor Amentacece, 
as the willow. 
Catmint, see N?plia. 
Cat’s ear, see Hypochceris. 
Cat’s tail, see Typhd. 
Cat’s-tail grass, see Phliam. 
Cat thyme, see TellcrHim marfim. 
Catti.kya, Lindley. In honour of William Cattley, 
Esq., of Barnet, Hertfordshire, a famous patron of 
botany, and one of the most ardent collectors of 
rare plants of his day. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Orchidacece. Some of the species of this splendid 
genus of plants are most magnificent when in flower, 
as C. crispa, lahiata, &nd M us sice : and these three 
vie with each other in the beauty of their flowers: 
when they are well grown, each of these has gene- 
rally from four to six flowers on a spike; in C. 
crispa the sepals and petals are pure white, the 
latter much curled, while the lip or labellum is 
pujple in the inside, and white outside. The flowers 
of C. labiata are very large and showy, the sepals 
and petals being a delicate rose-colour, and some- 
what curled ; the outside of the labellum is also 
rose-colour, and the inside blotched, and striped 
with deep carmine. The flowers of C. Mossiae very 
much resemble those of labiata, only they are 
larger, the circumference of the flower being about 
twenty-four inches. All the other species are 
highly deserving of cultivation, if only for the 
splendour of their flowers. For culture and pro- 
pagation they may be referred to the Stanhopeas. 
blcdlbr .... Olive gra. . 9, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 1837 
crlspa .... WbL pur. . 9, & Epi. Brazil . . 1826 
elattCr .... Grn. spot. . 8. Epi. Brazil . . 1827 
Forbfsli .... Wht. yel. . 6, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 1823 
gutt&te. .... Grn. spot. . 4, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 1827 
Russ6lli4n4 . . Gra spot. . 8, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1838 
Harrisonla . . . Vio. yeL . 4, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 
interm^IA . . . Via yeL . 4, 8. Epi. Brazil . , 1824 
pallida . . . Lgtred . 6, 8. Epi. Brazil . .1833 
labiata .... Crim. lilac . 5, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 1818 
Loddigesn . . . Via lilac . 8, 8. Epi. Brazil . . 1815 
Mbssis .... Crim. lilac . 7, S. Epi. La Guayra . 1836 
Ferrlnil .... Purple . . 8. EpL Brazil . . 
pumlla .... Purple . . 8. Epi. 8. Amer. . 1837 
CaucalTs, Hqffmansegg. A name used by Hippo- 
crates and 'Theophrastus. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Vmbelliferce. The plants have little beauty, and 
are easily managed by merely sowing the seed in 
the open ground — daucofdSs, glabri, hlspidd, lati- 
fulia, leptophylld, mauritdnicd, pdmild. 
Caudate, taxied, being like a tail. 
Caudex, the trunk or stem of a tree. 
CaudicOla, a small membranous process, on which 
the pollen of orchidaceous plants is fixed. 
Caulescent, acquiring a stem. 
Caulialata, wing-stemmed. 
Caulicule, the little stem of the embryo which 
unites the cotyledons with the radicle. 
Cauliflower, see Brasstcd olerdcid cauliflSrd. 
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