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C A L C A L
This is a splendid ^^enus of plants. The soil most
suitable tor tliein is sandy peat, and a little loam j
if the plants are grown in ¡wts, they must be caref
u l l y drained, and the soil only watered as the
growth happens to require it. In the -winter they
must be treated like other fraine bulbs. W'hen the
roots recommence growing, shift them into new
soil. Tliey increase from oifsets.
ëU^gAns . . . . White .
6, F. Hu. P. Columbia
liitcfis . . . . Yel. spot
Í), F. H\i. P. Ciiliiorniii
macroerirpiis . . Purple
H, F. Hu. 1». Columbia
nîtîdrus . . . . Piivple
H, F. Hu. V. CoUnnbia
splûntiôns . . . AVht spot,
H, F. Jiu, California
veiiûstûs . . Lilac .
8, F. Bu. P. CaliVoruia
Oai-odSndron, Thuuber^. Derived from kalos, beaut
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i f u l , and dendron, a tree; in reference to the
beauty of this plant. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat, Or.
Hiduceoe. A tall-growing ornamental tree, succeeding
in loamy soil; and increases from cuttings.
c a ] ) ê n s ô . . . . Pink . . G. Kv. T. C. G. H. . 1789
Cai,5phaca, Fischer, Taken from kalos, beautiful,
and phakCi lentil. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Legicminosoe.
An ornamental species ; it grows best in
sandy loam; and is multiplied by seeds. Sijnonym&
s: I. Cjjtisiis niger, ¡unnatus, Wolgaricus.'
Wolgiliïcil, 1 . . Yellow . 5, H. Do. S. Siberia . . 1786
CalOpiianes, D. Don. Taken from kahs, beautiful,
and phaino, to appear; alluding to the flowers.
Linn. H, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanthaceoe. This is an
i n t e r e s t i n g addition to our hardy border flowers;
it succeeds best in loam and peat ; and is readily
increased by parting the roots. Synonyme: 1.
RiicUia oblongifoliiu
oblungifOlia . . lîlue . . H, IL Her. P. Carolina . 1832
CalophTliX-m, Linn. Expressive of the beautiful
l e a f ; and taken from ka/os, beautiful, and pkyllon,
a leaf. Linn. 15, Or. J, Nat . Or. Guttiferoe. Largeîrowin^
î timbi^r trees of considerable value. Sandy
oam suits them best; and young plants are easily
procur ed f rom cuttings Synonyi7ie: 1. Calaba.
Cid.lbri . .
Inophyliiim
s pu ri rim, 1
Taca ma h âc S White
. White
. White
. White
S. Ev.
S. Kv.
S. Kv.
S. Ev.
India
E. Ind. .
Malabar
Bourbon
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1793
1800
1822
CArx)p5Göy, R. Brown,
pogon, a beard ; the
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat.
From kalos, beautiful, and
lip is beautifully fringed.
Or. Orchidacea;. This is a
beautiful greenhouse plant, j^roducing a few purple
riowers on a stem, from twe ve to eighteen inches
high. It will grow well in peat and loam, and may
be increased by dividing the tuberous roots. Sy7ionym^
: 1. Limodormn tuberosum,
pulchéllus . . . Purple . . 7, G. Ter. N. Amer. . I771
Calosi'iìmma, R. Brown. From kalos, beautiful, and
stemma, a crown ; alluding to the flowers. Linn.
6, Or. I, Nat, Or. Amaryllideoi. These are handsome
bulbous species, of tolerably easy culture;
t h e y thrive best in sandy loam and a little peat
mixed ; and are increased from offsets.
album . . . .White . 5, G. Bu. P. N. Holl. . 1824
hltéum . . . . Y e lW . II, G. Biu P. N. Holl. . 1819
purpviréum . .Purple . 11, G. Bu. P. N. Holl. . 1819
Cai^thamnìjs, Labi/lardière. So called from kalos,
b e a u t i f u l , and thamnos, a shrub. Linn. 18, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Myriacece. Beautiful shrubs; they succeed
well in sandy peat ; and cuttings root freely
in sand, or sandy mould, under a glass.
clavata . . . . St-arlet . 7, G. Ev. S. N. HolL
grilc-rils . . . . Scarltft . 7, G. E v. S. N. Holl.
quadrifida . . . Scarlet . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
villosa . . . . Scarlet . 7, 0. Ev. S. N. Holl.
C a l O t i i r i x . Agardh, The name applies to the beauty
of the filaments ; and is taken fram kalos, beaut
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i f u l , and ihrix, a hair. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat . Or.
Minute, curious marine productions, found
in little patches sometimes floating—coj^ervici'^A-}?-,
distòrta, fascicuhltà, lanata, L. fuscSscens, lutèòlà,
mirCibìlìs, nlvèà, scojììilOrnm.
Cai.OtTs, R. Brown. A derivation from kalos, beaut
i f u l , and ous, an ear ; alluding to the palese of the
pappus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Composita^. This
species has wedge-shaped leaves, and is very
C A L C A L
p r e t t y ; it is multiplied by divisions, and grown
successfully in any common soil.
cuneifolra . . . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1819
Cai,otii5pTs, ii. Bronm. Taken from kalos, beautiful,
and tropis, a keel; alluding to the keel of the
flower. Linn, 5, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Asclepiadacea;. Any
r i c h soil suits these beautiful species, young plants
of which are readily obtained fi-om cuttings, 01
seeds. Synonyme: 1. Asclcpias gigaiitea.
ßigilntra, 1
White. . 8, G. Ev. S. E. Ind.
procOnt . ,
White . . 8, G. Ev. S. Persia
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1714
C a l t h a , Linn, A syncope of kalathos, a goblet; in
allusion to the likeness of the form of the corolla
to a golden cup. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ranunculaceoi.
The species are showy, and do best in a
moist situation, but will grow and flower in a
common border. Seeds, or divisions. Synonyme:
1. Ficarioides,
nsarifollfl, .
Yellow
biflora . .
White .
fiabellifölia
Yellow
leptosépaia
Yellow
mïnôr
Yellow
natàns .
Yellow
pHlû.strïs .
Yellow
flòre-plGnö
Yellow
parnassiföHa
Yellow
radicfius .
Yellow
4, H. Her. P. Unilfis . . 1824
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer, . 1827
4, H.Her. P. N. Amer. . 1818
.5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1827
5, H. Her. P. Britain .
5, H. Her. P. Siberia . ! 1816
4, H. Her. P. Britain .
4, H. Her. P.
4, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1815
4» H. Her. P. Scotland
C a l t r o p s , see TrMl'Tis,
C a l y o a n t h u s , Linn. From kalyx, a calyx, and
anthos, a flower; in allusion to the colour of the
calyx. Linn. 12, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Calycanthace(s>
This is a valuable genus, with delightful fragrant
flowers. They succeed in open loamy soil, and
multiply by layers.
fertnis . . . . lirown . 6, H. De. S. Carolina . 1726
florid 11 s . . . Brown . 6, H. De S. Carolina . 1726
ItGvigatCis . . Brown . 6, H. Da. S, N. Amer. . 1806
oblongifOlIus . . Brown . 5, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1820
penu.sylvaniciis . Brown . 5, H. De. S. Pen«yl. . . 1820
Calyciform, formed like a calyx.
Calycine, of or belonging to the calyx.
C a l y c u l a t e , 1 h a v i n g bracteas resembling an ex-
C a l y c u l a t k d , r ternal, or additional calyx.
CalTpso. Salisbury. Said to be from kaly2)to, to conceal
; in allusion to the habitat of the plant. Linn,
20, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Orchidaccce. This is a small, but
extremely pretty species, xvell deserving a place in
every garden. It grows best in sandy loam and
' peat, in a f rame or warm border, by a south wall,
and is increased by offsets froni the bulbs. Synonyyne:
1. C. americana,
borerilis . . . . Ro. brn. . 1, F. Ter. N. Amer. . 1820
Cat/Tptra, applied to the body which covers the
t h e c a i n mosses; anything in the shapeof an extinguisher.
C a i a ' p t r a n t i i e s , Smartz. From kalyptra, a veil, and
a flower; in allusion to the peculiar manner
in which the united segments of the calyx fall off.
lAnn. 12, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Aliy^'i'^'^^'^* Strong-growin^sf
ornamental timber trees, of easy management.
Sandy peat suits them; and young plants are obtained
by layering the branches.
ChytraciiM
Zuzj'fgïûm .
White
White
4, S. ET. T. Jamaica . 1778
6, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1778
C a l T p t r i o n , Gingins, Derived from kalyptra^ a veil,
and ion, a violet. Linn, 5, Or. 1, Nat . Oi. Violacecc,
P r e t t y species : peat and loam suits i t ; and young
plants are procured from seeds. Synonyrned: 1.
Viola HybanthuSf lonidium Hybanthus.
Aubletn, 1 . . . Cream . . S. Ev. CI. Guiana . .1823
Cai.ystegTa, Loureiro. Named from kalyx, calyx,
and stega, a covering. Linn, 5, Or. l", Nat. Or.
Convolvnlaceoi. Only a few of these species are
interesting. They all succeed in common loamy
soil, and are increased by divisions. Syvonymes:
1. Convolvulus sepium, 2. Convolvulus spii/iamceus.
3. Convolvulus stans.
. Pink . . 7, H. De. Tw. Dahnria , ] 823
. Pink . . 7. K. uv. N. Holl. 1824
. Wht. grn. 9, H. D*-. Tw. Australia . 1837
. Red . . 7, H. ]>e. Tw. N. Amer.
. Flame . . 6,11. Ev. Tr. Britain ,
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dahüvicä
marKiiiHta .
sépïûm, 1 .
incarnata
Soldanèlla .
C A L C A M
spithamiÊâ .
sylvêsiris, 2
tomentosa, 3
White . . 7, H. De. Tw. N. Amer. 1796
White . . 7, H. De. Tw. Hungary . 1815
, 6, H. De, Tr. N. Amer. 1818
Catesbeanii, paradDxd, renifSrrnis,
C a i a - t h r i x , Labillardih-e. So called from kalyx, a
calyx, and thrix, hair. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Myrtaceo!. These are handsome evergreens, of
easy culture; sandy peat and loam mixed suits
t h e m ; and cuttings take readily in sand, under a
glass.
. White . . 0. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824
. W h i t e . . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. .1820
.White. . 5, G. Ev. S. N.Holl. . 818
. White. . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824
. White . . 6, G. Ev. S. S. Au.stra. . 1824
ericoîdës
fíoribünda
glabra .
pubC'SCêns
scabra .
Cajvie^Jna, Crantz. From chamai, on the ground,
and linon, flax; in allusion to its dwarf habit.
Linn. 15, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cruciferx. The species
have but little beauty, and require to be sownin
the open border. C. saliva is cultivated in some
p a r t s of Europe for the sake of the oil which is obtained
from the seeds. Synonymes: 1. Myagrum
2. Cheiranthus sylve.stris.
A. Britain , .
A. Britain . .
A.
sativum.
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
5, H.
6, H.
5. H.
Stitiva, 1 ,
pilo.sa, 2 .
glabrata .
austriaca, harbarea'fbUa, dentatd, microcarplx.
C a l y x , the outer envelope of a flower,
CamassTa, Lindley. From quamass, or criwaw, its
n a t i v e name in N. America. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Asphodelea:. The flowers of this beautiful
plant are nearly two inches in diameter. Dr.
Lindley scarcely remembers to have ever seen a
more s t r ikingly handsome bulbous )lant. I t requires
a peat border, under a north wall; increased by
seeds.
esculCnta . . . Purple . 7, H. Bu. P. Columbia . 1827
CamellTa, Ker. Named in honour of George Joseph
Kamel, or Camellus, a Moravian Jesuit, and traveller
in Asia. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Ternstrxmiacece.
"All the species of Camel l iaar e universally
admired by every collector of i)lants, on account of
t h e i r beautiful rose-like flowers, and elegant darkgreen
shining laurel-like leaves. They are very
lardy greenhouse plants and are easy of cul ture, requiring
onlv to be shel tered from sever e frost . The
best soil for them is an equal quant i t y of good sandy
loam and peat. Messrs. Loddiges find that light
loam alone answers as well, or better; and in the
Comte de Vande's gardens at Bayswater, rotten
dung is mixed with loam and peat. The pots
s h o ^ d be well drained with pieces of potsherds,
t h a t they may not get soddened with too much
wet, as nothing injures them more than overwatering,
particularly when they are not in a
growing state. When growing freely, they can
scarcely have too much, and they should be watered
over the leaves with a fine rose-pot;^ they are
readily increased by cuttings, or inarching on the
common kinds. The cuttings should be taken off
a t a joint as soon as they are ripened, and planted
in sand, under a glass, where they will soon strike
root; when this is the case they should be planted
singly in sm<ill pots, and set in a close frame, and
they must be afterwards hardened to the air by
degrees."—Sweei. The season most proper to give
t h e Camellias a general potting is Februarv and
March. After this, put them into a peach-house
or vinery, or a warm greenhouse, and give the
plants plenty of water while they are making
t h e i r young shoots; when the season's growth is
completed, and the flower-buds formed, the back
of the greenhouse or even a well-sheltered north
border will suit them, for they will be seriously
i n j u r e d if exposed to the rays of the snn, A regul
a r succession of flowers may be obtained from
autumn till July, if at tent ion is paid to shi f t ing the
p l a n t s - t o the warm atmosphere of a vinery, or
pinery, cScc., and to one a few degrees colder, and
so on, till they come to expand their flowers in the
greenhouse, which in rough, bleak, cold weather,
should be kept closed. The seeds oi C. oleifera
yield an excellent table oil.
ouryoldos . . . White . . 5, G. Ev. S. China
h^'brlda . . . . G. Ev. S. Loige
iiipdiiica . . . Red . . 5, G. Ev. S. Chma
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C A M C A M
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Acutipmlä, Aiifnlä, Cilbä, A. plSnä, A. semidUplSx,
A. simplex, A. variegCitd, altheiJlOrä, AmMrstlä,
amplUsimu, anemonejlörü, A. 11 Iba. A. cärnCä, AKnightn,
A. rös^ä,A. striata, AniruerpSnsls, apüngä,
ätdSns, argSnfSa, atropurpürSä, atrÖrübSns, atroviolücSä,
aucuba'föliäj augüsiu, BedJ'ürdUi blöndä,
hrooksiänä, BruxellSnsis, Buckliänü, burlesiänä, candidisslmä,
Candolleänä, cardinälis, cärnBä, cerästnä,
ChamlSrUy ChandUril, ClintönU, Cliveänä,
cocclnSä, cöllu, ColvUllX, compäctü, C. rübrä, Cojnptoniänä,
conchijlörä, conclnnä, cöncölör,^ conspicüä,
corallrnä, coronätd, crassinervis, curvatißörä, Dahlia\
jlörü, decörä, delicatisslmä, Derbyänä, dilSdä,
dianthiJlörä, Donkelaaril, Dorsettii, Egertönii, Ecllpsls,
eldctä, Slogans, eleganllssimä, Elphinstönlly excelsä,
exlmiä, fasciculäris, Jimbriätä,JionianäjJläccldä,
ßammSölät Jlav5scens, ßoribündä-y ßOridä,
Flöyii, follis-variegätis, FOrdli, Francfortensis, fnlgSns,
gaussönli, GilSsli, gloriösa» grandijlörä, Griffinn,
halSslX, haylOckll, /^^/í;öW, heptanguldris,
HerbUrtli, heteropk^llä, hexangu2äris, HibbSrtli,
hövöl, hiimUis, ignSscSns, imbricätä, I. alba, iniperi-
U l i s , incarnätä, insignis, I. älbä, tnvolütä, JohnsönU,
Kermeslnä, läcteä, LambSrtuh Lancmä^inlä,
latiföllä, LeShll, Leeänä, Lej'evreänä, Lehmännii,
lindbriä, Lindleyänä, Lippöldil, longiföHä,
lücldä, liitää-älbä, macrophfjllä, marmorätä, MastSriJ,
maxima, minfltä, mutabllls, myrtiföHä, nanä, nannefSnsis,
nlvi^ä, nobillsslmä, ochroleücä, ornätä, oxoniSnsls,
pa^onißOrä, papaveräcSä, paradOxä, Pärksll,
parihoniäna, parvijlörä, penicillätä, perfecta, picturiitä,
plaiypetülä, phimärlä, pom.pOnlä, prwgnäns,
PresilT, prJncßps, pulchSllä, pulchSrrlmä, picnctätä,
rammculißOrä, ReevSsll, reginw, resplBndSns, Rivhill,
rosücSd, rosajlörä, rösä-mündt, rösd-sinensis, rösBä,
roseänä, Rössn, rotundiföliä, roulinly rubicündä,
rnbrä, rübrä-punrtätu, rubricaülis, rugoslsslrrul,
Sabiniänä, sangninüä, s-.mi-plBnö, sericSä, Slmsil,
Sonlangeänä, spatuläiä, speciösä, spectäbills, Spofforthidnä,
Spojförthiä-cärnßä, spolöfSrä, staminüd,
supinä, ¿7veStli, tricolor, trifimphäns, vandSsU-cärnSd,
vandSslJ-sitpSrbä, varidhills, variegiTtä pl3n0, V.
simplex, venösä, vtrslcölör, Weimärlä, Welhankiänä,
WiltönlTj WoösH,
KTssT . . . . White . . 5, G. Ev. S. China . . 1823
cleifCra . . . . White . . 5, G. Ev. S. China . . 1819
reticulata . . . Iled . . 4, G. Ev. S. China . . 1824
Öiisflnqüa . , .White. . 2, G. Ev. S. China . .1811
plcna-alba . . White. , 2, G, Ev. S. China . . 1824
plena-rübra . . Red . . 2, G. Ev. S. China . . 1818
semi'-plcna . .Red . . 2, G. Ev. S. China . .1811
C a m e r ä r i a , Linn. In memory of Joachim Camer
a r i u s , a physician and botanist of Nuremberg.
XAnn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacea^. The species
of this genus are handsome flowering plants, of
easy cul ture; they succeed best in loam and peat
m i x e d ; and cuttings root in sand, under a glass,
in heat. Synonyme: Wrightia dubia.
angustifölia . . White. . 9, S. Ev. B. S. Amer. . 1752
dvil)ia. 1 . . . Orange . 6, S. Ev. S. E. lud. . .1813
latifölia. . . . White. . 8, S. Ev. T. Havannah . 1733
CAiiiPANijLA, Linn. The name is a diminutive of
campana, a bell; on account of the resemblance
t h e r e t o of the corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Campanulaceoi. This is a showy and well-known
genus; some of the species are tall-growing handsome
plants, while others scarcely rise more than
a few inches from the ground. They are all of
easy culture in the border of the flower-garden or
shrubbery, where the hardy kinds merely require
sowing ; the less hardy kinds should be sown on a
hotbed, or in the greenhouse, and when up potted
off. The roots of C, Rapuncuius are occasionally
eaten. Synonymes: 1. Rupestris. 2. Roella decumbens.
3. "C. capitata. 4. Neglecta. 5. SpatiUata.
6. Speciosa. 7. Diffusa. 8. Betonicafolia. 9. Adenophora
liliifolia. \0. C. baldensis. W. Miiltißora.
12. Glomerata petrma. 13. Lobelioides. 14. Ginnmifera.
15. Glomerata dahurica. 16. Planißora, 17.
Flexuosa.
acuminata . .Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. .1826
Adami . . . Blue . . 7, H, B. Caucasus . 1821
affinls . . . .Blue . . 7, H. B. S.Eur.. .1824
airffrcgata . . .Blue . .8, H. Her. P. Bavaria. .181?
aliinricnfölia . .Blue . .7, H. Her. P. Caucasus .1803
AUiönü . . . Blue . . 7, H. Hor. P. S. France . 1820
alplna . . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Switzorl. . 1779
Alplnl . . .Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. ItiUy . .1800
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