Calceiform

See CALCEOLATE. Calceolaria, n. [Lat. calceola, a little shoe.] A genus of plants, order Scrophulariaceæ, distinguished by the following characters: calyx 4-partite; corolla 2-lipped, the lower lip being inflated so as to form a bag, and the shape of the sohele, in some species, resembling that of a slipper, fruit, a capsule, semi-bivalvular, with bifid valves; only two fertile stamens. The species are native of S. America. In Chili and Peru they occur in such abundance s to give a peculiar aspect to the landscape. Most of them have corymbs of showy flowers, generally yellow, but sometimes purple. C. are extensively cultivated by florists, and by cro ing the species some lovely hybrids have been produced. Some of the species are used in S. America for dyeing. Cal'ceolate, Calceiform, a . ( Bot . ) Slipper-shaped as a petal of the lady's-slipper. Cal'ces, n . pl . See CALX. Calc Grit, n . ( Geol . ) The name given to a sub ord in at member of the oölitic series of rocks in England, lying above and below the coral rag. This rock consists of crushed shells mixed with a large proportion of sand the whole cemented into a poor grit-stone with lamine of clay, and pa ing into tough marly rock. See CORAL RAG Calchas, ( kal'kās ,) a celebrated soothsayer, son of Thestor, lived in the 12th century, B. c. He accompa nied the Greeks to Troy, in the office of high-priest, and prophesied the principal events which were destined to take place regarding that doomed city. He had received the power of divination from Apollo, and was informed that as soon as he found a man more skilled than him- self, he must perish. This happened near Colophon, af- ter the Trojan war. He was unable to tell how many figs were on the branches of a certain tree; and when Mopsus mentioned the exact number, Calchas died through grief. Cal'ci, n. ( Hind . Myth .) See CALI. Calciferous, a . [Lat. calz , lime, and ferre , to bear.] Containing carbonate of lime.