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successive branch, the cyme is termed mono-, di- or pleio-chasial. 

 Dich. cymes occur in Caryophyllaceae, Gentianaceae, &c. , and very 

 commonly tend to become monochasial in the later branchings. 

 Monochasia are of four types; if each successive branch is upon the 

 same side of the relatively main axis, and in the same plane, it is a 

 drfpaniiiw, Juncaceae, &c.; if on the same side but at right angles, a 

 bostiyx or screw, Hemerocallis, Ilypericum, &c.; if it fall alt. on one 

 side and the other in the same plane, a rhipidium, Iris, &c.; if at 

 right angles, a fincinnus, Boraginaceae, Helianthemum, Hydro- 

 phyllaceae, Pentaphragma, Tradescantia, &c. ; cymose, of cyme 

 nature, Hydrangea. 



Cymelonema Presl (Urophyllum p.p. EP.}. Rubi. (i. 7). i Phil. Is. 



Cymiuosma Gaertn. = Acronychia Forst. (Rut.). 



Cymodocea Kon. Potamogetonaceae. 7 trop. and suhtrop. 



Cymophora Robinson. Compositae (5). i Mexico. 



Cymophyllus Mackenzie (Carex p.p.). Cyperaceae (m) i S.E. U.S. 



Cymopterus Rafin. Umbelliferae (ill. 6). 25 W. N. Am. 



Cynancbum L. (incl. Vincetoxicimi Rupp.)- Asclepiadaceae (n. i). 

 1 20 trop. and temp., many twiners, and xero. with fleshy stems and 

 reduced 1. ; fls. fert. by carrion-flies which get the pollinia attached 

 to their proboscides. 



Cynapium Nutt. = Ligusticum L. (Umbell.). 



Cynara Vaill. ex L. Compositae (u). n Medit. C. Scolymus L. 

 is the true artichoke (cf. Helianthus) ; young fl. -heads enclosed in 

 the invol. bracts, a valuable pot-herb. The blanched summer growth 

 (chards) is also ed. C. Cardiincidus L. is the cardoon, whose 1. are 

 blanched and eaten like celery ; it has spread over great areas on 

 the Pampas, where it was introduced. 



Cynaropsis O. Ktze. (Cynara p.p.). Compositae (inc. sed.). i 

 Canaries. 



Cyno- (Gr. pref.), dog-. 



Cynocrambaceae {Tkelygonaceae] (EP. Urticaceae p.p. BH.]. Dicots. 

 (Archichl. Centrospeimae). One genus, Cynocrambe (y-v.), which 

 is so anomalous that it has been placed near to Urticaceae (united 

 BH.), Phytolaccaceae (united by Warming), Chenopodiaceae, Be- 

 goniaceae, Santalaceae, Monimiaceae, &c. (see Nat. Pft.). 



Cynocrambe Tourn. ex Adans. (Thelygonum L.). Cynocrambaceae 

 (only gen.). 2 Canaries, Medit., C. As. Herbs with fleshy slip. 1., 

 the basal opp. Fls. unisex., the $ opp. the 1., with P 2 5, A 10 

 30; ? in 3-fld. axillary cymes, with P 3 4; G i, style basal, ov. i. 

 Drupe. Endosp. 



Cynoctonum E. Mey. =Vincetoxicum Moench. (BH.} = Cynanchum L. 



Cynodon Rich. Gramineae (u). 3 Austr., i C. Dactylon Pers. 

 (dog's-tooth or Bermuda grass), cosmop. (incl. Brit.)- It grows with 

 creeping stems on sandy soil and is used for binding dunes; useful 

 pasture. Spikes digitate, spikelets i-fld. 



Cynoglossum (Tourn. ) L. Boraginaceae (iv. i). 50 temp, and subtrop. 

 i Brit., incl. C. officinale (hound's tongue). Formerly offic. Fr. 

 hooked. 



Cynomarathrum Nutt. (Pencedanum p.p.). Umbell. (in. 6). 5 

 N. Am. 



