416 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Cyathodes—continued. Cycas—continued. 
(milky-green).* fl. white. April to June. l. crowded | sufficient, as the remainder are, for the most part, distinct 
at intervals, somewhat verticillate, spreading or divaricate, linear- only in minor details.. The handsome appearance of 88 
lanceolate. A. 25ft. Tasmania, 1818. Tree. ; ; plants renders them excellent subjects for decorating 
С. Oxycedrus (Prickly Cedar). A synonym of C. PEDE either stove, greenhouse, or conservatory; and few sub- 
CYBELE. A synonym of Stenocarpus e ich’ see). jects are more graceful for the sub-tropical garden than 
CYCADACEZ. An order of small Palm-like trees or an old specimen of C. revoluta, when placed in a warm 
shrubs, closely p des Cd usually uw P ge and sheltered position, where it may be allowed to remain 
branched stems, “ mar with leat-sears, and having | from May til September. 
large rays in the wood along with punetated ligneous C. circinalis (crook-leaved).* 1. dark shining green on the upper 
tubes.” Flowers naked; males in cones; females, con- side, paler below, 6ft. to 12ft. long, pinnate; pinnz falcate, from 
sisting only of ovules, on the edge of altered leaves, or 6in. to 12in. long. Stem stout, cylindrical, increasing in size very 
а bal & the base of scales. Seeds hard, or slowly. Stem of male plant somewhat slender, frequently two to 
place ow or a i м , three times divided. Kast Indies, 1800. See Fig. 580. 
with a soft spongy covering. Leaves pinnate. The order 3 ) 
embraces nine genera. Examples: Cycas, Dioon, Ence- C. media (middle).* J. elliptic-lanceolate, pinnate; pinne very 
phabartos, Zamia. numerous, linear, acuminate, lower ones abbreviated and 
passing into spines ; petioles and rachis nearly plane on 
the upper side, and convex beneath. ‘Trunk stout and 
tall, cylindrical, bearing a very fine head of large leaves. 
North Australia and Queensland, 1874. (I. H. , 968.) 
C. Normanbyana (Normanby’s).* J. oblong-ovate, pim 
nate; pinnæ numerous, contiguous, linear, about óin. 
long, lin. wide, acutely pointed, slightly narrowed and 
decurrent at the base ; petioles dorsally compressed, with 
both faces angular and the base clothed with furfura- 
ceous down. ew South Wales, 1875. 
C. revoluta (rolled back).* J. dark green, pinnate, 2%. to 
6ft. long. Stems very stout, bearing a very handsome 
crown of leaves. China, 1737. In old plants, the stem 1з 
sometimes 7ft. high, aud then branches, thus Po] 
a very unique and massive appearance. (B. M. 2964. 
C. Riuminiana (Riumini's) 1. erect, spreading to 
the apex, pinnate; pinne tapering to a fine point, rich 
ае green. Stem moderately stout. ine Islands, 
1864. А rare but handsome species. (I. H- A ^ 
C. Rumphii (Rumphins). l. pinnate, 4ft. to 6ft. long; 
pinne 6in. to 10in. long, hardly lin. broad, om og A 
ceolate, pale green, texture thin; naked part itm 
petioles armed with a double row of short spines. Indian 
slender; summit bearing the crown of leaves. 
: Archipelago. 
Ņ С. siamensis (Siamese). 1. about 30in. in length, oblong, 
pinnately divided into about sixty-five pairs and one t 
minal segment, all linear-lanceolate, abruptly one the 
rachis, which is puberulous and rounded. Stem stout. 
hin China, 1878. This species closely resembles 
C. circinalis. (I. Н. 433.) ‘ 
CYCLAMEN (from kyklos, circular; referring — 
to the spiral peduncle). Sowbread. ОЕР. [ы 
lacem. А very distinct genus of greenhouse апе 
hardy plants, with circular compressed peren 
rootstocks, from which the leaves and short 
spring. Calyx five-partite; corolla B 
limb large, deeply lobed; lobes reflexed. Leaves 
all radical, petioled, broad. The hardy sp for 
beautiful dwarf-flowering subjects, well adapted 
growing in well-drained positions on & d 
or, in the case of those sufficiently plentiful, for - 
naturalising in the grass by woodland drives 
where it is cool and shady. C. x 
succeeds if treated in this way. It flowers РГ” 
fusely in early autumn, at first destituit 29 f 
po _ к1б. 580. CYCAS CIRCINALIS, pots, are the offspring of C. riiv By 
A : : Nem tion and good culture, these have 
STCAS (tho Greek name — e ORD. Сусайасет. | brought to a high state of perfection, and new varie.) 
cal osios, ne т e Пожега in cones, con- | of vigorous growth and with distinotly-coloured mas 
female plants bear i de bea es of inner surface. | flowers, are still annually selected. па 
бр к= "ow бопе the crown of уан» of Cyclamens, whether Ape hern 2 
x ООШу pinnately. | is effected by seed, which are never in bet gum 
pu notches of whose margins the naked or оуу рени, freshly gathered. The мөт ә 
Er коре : е uld be sown in | апа placed in a cool frame. ^ 
(on scopi ee top by а fine crown | soon as the dichas ocn oy should be grown C 
ato leaves. „They thrive in strong loam | in a frame until sufficiently strong to be placed out 
PM host.: ho роба must be well- | their permanent positions. A well-drained soil is essem tial, 
Stagnation. | = pagation is effected | and a sheltered situation, with protection in winter sg 
i нел For from suckers, | to be preferred. All varieties reproduce themsel¥ 
e. vu re Me Fe ичк from. sood, if kopt шй whence 7 
poe ыйы ite | to prevent cross-fertilisation. uw So 
