CAMPYLONEURON. See Polypodium.
CAMWOOD. See [Baphia.]
CANADA BALSAM. See [Abies balsamea.]
CANADA RICE. See Zizania aquatica.
CANADA TEA. See Gaultheria procumbens.
CANALICULATE. Channelled, or furrowed.
CANARINA (so named from its habitat). SYN. Pernettya (of Scopoli). ORD. Campanulaceæ. A beautiful, glaucescent, greenhouse, herbaceous perennial. It thrives in a compost of loam, leaf mould, thoroughly decomposed manure, and sand, in equal parts; ample root space and perfect drainage are essential, and when new growth commences, a little extra heat will considerably accelerate the development of the flowers. Water should be liberally supplied during the growing season. The plant may be propagated by divisions when repotting, in January; or by young cuttings, inserted in sandy soil, in a gentle warmth.
C. Campanula (bell-shaped).* fl. of a yellowish purple or orange colour, with red nerves, drooping, solitary, terminating axillary branchlets; corolla six-lobed at the apex, large, campanulate. January to March. l. opposite, hastately sub-cordate, irregularly toothed. h. 3ft. to 4ft. Canary Islands, 1696. (B. M. 444.)
CANARIUM (from Canari, its vernacular name in the Malay language). ORD. [Burseraceæ.] A rather large genus of stove trees. Flowers small, in axillary panicles; petals usually three, valvate, or slightly imbricate in the bud. Drupe ovoid or ellipsoid, often three-angled. Leaves large, impari-pinnate. For culture, see [Boswellia.]
C. commune (common). fl. white, glomerate, nearly sessile, bracteate; panicle terminal. l., leaflets seven to nine, on long stalks, ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminated, entire. India. The fruit has a thin olive skin, and when the nuts are mature, they contain a sweet kernel, which does not become rancid, and resembles a Sweet Chestnut; they are also used for various economic purposes. (B. M. Pl. 61.)