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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
CERCIS (from kerkis, a shuttlecock; a name given by 
Theophrastus to this tree). Judas-tree. ORD. Leguminose. 
Ornamental, hardy, deciduous trees. For their singular 
beauty, they deserve a place in every garden and shrubbery. 
When the trees have arrived ata good size, the branches 
are so thickly beset with flowers as scarcely to be seen; 
Fig. 406. FLOWERING BRANCH OF CERCIS SILIQUASTRUM. 
and the singular shape of the leaves—which appear after 
Ета, 407, CEREUS GRANDIFLORUS, 
Cercis—continued. 
the end of March, on a bed of light soil, in a gentle heat. 
The young plants will produce flowers in three or four 
years; they may also be propagated by layers, but plants 
raised from seeds thrive best. 
С. canadensis (Canadian)* fl. red; pedicels one-flowered, risin 
from the trunk and branches in fascicles. Мау. i cordate, acumi- 
nate, villous in the axils of the veins beneath. A. 12ft. to 20ft. 
Canada, 1730. к, 
С. chinensis (Chinese).* This recently-introduced species closely 
resembles C. canadensis in foliage; the pink fiowers are larger. 
SYN. C. japonica, 
C. japonica (Japanese). A synonym of C. chinensis. 
C. Siliq * Common Judas-tree; Love-tree, fl. bright 
purple; pedicels one-flowered, rising from the trunk and branches 
in fascicles. May. Z. simple, cor te, very blunt, emarginate, 
quite glabrous. A. 20%, to 50%, South Europe, 1596. In northern 
parts of this country, this fine species d» actos to be planted 
against a wall, in which situation it thrives a mirably. The wood 
is very beautiful and veined with black, takes an excellent polish, 
and may be utilised for many purposes, See Fig. 406. (B. M. 1138.) 
There are varieties with flesh-coloured and white flowers, 
ARPUS (from kerkis, a shuttle, and karpos, 
a fruit; in reference to the shape of the fruit). ORD. 
Rosacew. Greenhouse or half-hardy evergreen shrubs or 
small trees. They thrive in a mixture of peat and loam. 
Cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand 
glass placed over them. 
C. fothergilloides (Fothergilla-like).* in axillary umbellate 
ap cen ух purple, with a c iindrical parama Bike May. 
1. alternate, entire, nearly elliptic, coriaceous, glabrous, fur- 
nished with two petiolar stipules. А, 12%. Mexico, 1828, 
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FiG. 408. CEREUS NYCTICALUS, 
CEREUS (from cereus, pliant; in reference to the 
shoots of some species). Torch Thistle. ORD, Cactem. 
Fleshy grotesque greenhou i 
9f spines, regularly furrowed. Flowers large, rising from 
ү ‹ se shrubs, with а woody axis,- 
&nd medulliferous inside; angles vertical, bearing fascicles 
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