CANDON

candon, a town of south ilocos province, luzon, philippine islands, on the w. coast, about 200 m. n. by w. of manila. pop. (1903) 18,828. its climate is hot, though healthy. candon is surrounded by an extensive and fertile plain, and is defended by a small fort. its inhabitants are noted for their honesty and industry, as well as for their regard for law and order. they carry on an extensive traffic with the wild tribes of the neighbouring mountains. indigo is grown in considerable quantity, as are rice and tobacco. the weaving of blankets, handkerchiefs, and cotton and silk cloths constitutes quite an important industry. the language is ilocanc. candytuft (_iberis amara_, so called from iberia, i.e. spain, where many species of the genus are native, and _amara_, bitter, i.e. in taste), a small annual herb (natural order cruciferae) with white or purplish flowers, the outer petals of which are longer than the rest. it is a native of western europe and found wild on dry soil in cultivated ground in the centre and east of england. this and several other species of the genus are known as garden plants, and are of easy culture in ordinary garden soil if well exposed to sun and air. the common candytuft of gardens is _i. umbellata_, a hardy annual, native of southern europe, and known in a number of varieties differing in colour of flowers. _i. coronaria_ (rocket candytuft) has long dense heads of white flowers and is also an annual. some species have a shrubby growth and are evergreen perennials; the best-known is _i. sempervirens_, a native of southern europe, a much-branched plant about a foot high with long racemes of white flowers. _i. gibraltarica_ is a showy, handsome half hardy evergreen.