Calla

[Gr. kallos, beauty.] ( Bot. ) A genus of plants, order Orontiaceœ. The most interesting species is C. palustrus, from the arid rhizomes of which the Lap landers prepare a kind of bread, by drying, washing, grinding, and baking. The arid juice cannot be thoroughly removed without great labor in washing the rhizomes. This species is found in shallow water, in the Middle and N. States. Callahan, in Fla., a p.o. and R.R. centre of Na au co. Callahan's Corners, in N. Y., a post office of Albany co. Callaite, n. (Min.) See TURQUOISE. Callan, in Ireland , a river rising 6 m. from the city of Armagh, and flowing into the Blackwater at Charle- mont, co. Tyrone. Cal'land's, in Virginia , a P. O. of Pittsylvania co. Callao, ( kal - la - o ',) a fortified sea-port town of Peru, 6 m. W. of Lima, of which it is the port: Lat. 12° 3′45′′ S., Lon. 77° 13'7" N. It is a meanly-built place, but po e es a considerable trade. The roadstead is by far the best on the Peruvian coast, with good anchorage in from 7 to 10 fathoms. An excellent carriage-road connects this town with Lima. C. is of comparatively modern origin; the former town having been wholly destroyed and submerged in the dreadful earthquake of 1746. Pop . about 33.000. Callao, in the China Sea, a smail island in Lat. 15° 48′ N., Lon. 108° 30′ E., 16 m. from the mouth of the Fai-Fo River. Area , about 10 sq. m. Callao, in Indiana , a post-office of La Porte co. Callao, in Mi ouri , a twp. and vill. of Macon co., 79 m. W. of Hannibal. advice -A. S. W. county, on the border of Tenne ee. Area , 450. sq. m. Watered by the Tenne ee River (forming its N. limit) and by Clark's River. Surface, diversified; soil , fertile. Cap . Murray. Call away, in Mi ouri , a county in the E. central part of the State, N. of the Mi ouri River. Area , 743 sq. m. Drained by Cedar and other creeks. Surface . Mostly undulating prairie. Soil . Very fertile, with sub-strata of coal, iron ore, and limestone. Potter's clay is abundantly found. Cap . Fulton.