Caleareous

a term applied to substances partaking of the nature of lime, or containing quantities of lime. Thus we speak of calcareous waters, calcareous rocks, calcareous soils. Calcareous spar (crystallized carbonate of lime) is found ctystallized in more than 700 different forms, all having for their primitive form an obtuse rhomboid. The rarest and most beautiful crystals are found in Derby shire, England. ~ Calceolaria, a well known and beautiful genus of plants. The species, which are numerous, come from South America, chiefly from the western slope or side of the Andes. The greater number have yellow flowers, others are purple, while in a few the two colors are intermingled. Various caleeolarias are cultivated in the United States.