CALCEOLARIA  , in

botany, a genus belonging to the natural order Scrophulariaceae, containing about r 5o species of herbaceous or shrubby plants, chiefly natives of the South American Andes of Peru and Chile . The calceolaria of the present day has CALCHAQUI 'oeen developed into a highly decorative plant, in which the herbaceous habit has preponderated . The plants are now very generally raised annually from seed, which is sown about the end of June in a mixture of loam, leaf-mould and sand, and, being very small, must be only slightly covered . When the plants are large enough to handle they are pricked out an inch or two apart into 3-inch or 5-inch pots; when a little more advanced they are potted singly . They should be wintered in a greenhouse with a night temperature of about 40°, occupying a shelf near the light . By the end of February they should be moved into 8-inch or ro-inch pots, using a compost of three parts good turfy loam, one part leaf-mould, and one part thoroughly rotten manure, with a fair addition of sand . They need plenty of light and air, but must not be subjected to draughts . When the pots get well filled with roots, they must be liberally supplied with manure water . In all stages of growth the plants are subject to the attacks of the green-fly, for which they must be fumigated . The so-called shrubby calceolarias used for bedding are in-creased from cuttings, planted in autumn in cold frames, where they can be wintered, protected from frost by the use of mats and a good layer of litter placed over the glass and round the sides .