easing green; the
| | |flowers, which are in
| | |partially erect racemes,
| | |are about 1 inch across,
| | |and bright canary yellow in
| | |colour, against which the
| | |reddish anthers are
| | |conspicuous. It must not
| | |be planted where it is
| | |likely to get smothered. It
| | |has stood out unharmed for
| | |many years in the
| | |Coombewood Nursery
| | |(Kingston).
| | |
*Calycanthus |North America; |Purplish |A deciduous, much-branched
floridus (American |Calycanthaceae |red; |shrub from 5 to 6 feet
Allspice) | |July |high, well worth growing
| | |for its highly fragrant
| | |flowers, about a couple of
| | |inches in diameter. It
| | |needs a fairly cool, moist
| | |soil.
| | |
C. occidentalis |California |Crimson |Much like the preceding,
(Californian | | |but of more vigorous growth
Allspice) | | |with larger flowers.
| | |
Cassandra |North America |White; |An evergreen under-shrub,
calyculata (Syn. | |April and |growing from 1 to 2 feet
Andromeda | |May |high. The shoots are
calyculata) | | |arching, and the waxy
| | |Lily-of-the-Valley-like
| | |flowers are suspended from
| | |the undersides in
| | |considerable numbers. It is