. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CACALIA glabrous : Ivs. petioled. None of the species are known to be in the Amer. trade, but some of the native kinds may be expected to appear in commerce. For an account of the N. Amer. species, see Gray, Syn. Fl., vol. 1, p. 2, pp. 394-6. CACALIA of the florists. See iJmiUa. CACTUS 203. CACALI6PSIS (Cacn;ir
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CACALIA glabrous : Ivs. petioled. None of the species are known to be in the Amer. trade, but some of the native kinds may be expected to appear in commerce. For an account of the N. Amer. species, see Gray, Syn. Fl., vol. 1, p. 2, pp. 394-6. CACALIA of the florists. See iJmiUa. CACTUS 203. CACALI6PSIS (Cacn;irt-;a-f). Compisita;. One spe- cies, with discoid, very many-Ild. heads of perfect yel- low florets, and palmate Ivs. Nardbsmia, Gray. Strong perennial, 1-2 ft. high, loose, woolly, but becoming nearly glabrous; Ivs. nearly all radical, long-stalked, 5-9-cleft or parted, the lobes dentate or cut: heads an inch high, in a loose cluster at the summit of the nearly naked stem, fragrant. Pine woods, Calif, to by Gillett in 1881 as a border plant. CACAO, COCOA, See Tlieobroma. CACTUS, CACTI. The peculiar forms included under this name constitute the family CactAceie. They are especially characteristic of the warm and dry regions of America, their display being greatest in Mexico, although extending from the plains of North America and east- ward southward through the West Indies and Mexico to southern South America. Aside from certain African species of Rhipsalis, this great family, containing about 1,000 known species, is absolutely restricted to Amer- ica. The common prickly pear (Opuntia Flcns-Indlca) has long been naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, and its pulpy fruit is eaten under the name of "Indian ; The chief display of Cacti in the United States is in the Mexican border states, representing the northern edge of the still more extensive Mexican display. The peculiar habit of the family seems to be the re- sult of perennial drought condi
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