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C. stylosa (long-styled) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers pink, 

 In July ; Persia ; 1836. C. suaveolens (sweet) ; hardy perennial ; 

 I foot ; flowers yellow, in July ; Russia ; 1838. 



Cryptomeria. jfapan Cedar. [Coniferae.] A very orna- 

 mental evergreen tree, thriving best in pure and rather sandy 

 loam, but not hardy in the Northern States, though occasion- 

 ally surviving the winter. Propagated by seeds and cuttings. 



C. Japonica (Japan) ; half-hardy evergreen ; 100 feet ; Japan ; 

 1844. There is a dwarf variety. 



CucuMis. Cucumber. [Cucurbitaceae.] Half-hardy trail- 

 ing annuals, requiring a warm exposure and rich soil. A 

 few species are grown for their ornamental fruit. 



C. flexuosus (snake) ; flowers yellow ; fruit in autumn ; East 

 Indies ; 1597. Some of the other species are C. dipsaceus^ 

 Melochito^ and perennis. 



CucuRBiTA. Gourds. [Cucurbitaceae.] Half-hardy trail- 

 ing annuals, requiring the same treatment as CucuDiis. C. 

 digitata, leuca?it/ia, Angora, Melopepo variegafa, maxima, Sipho, 

 are desirable. 



CuNiLA. [Labiatese.] Hardy herbaceous perennials. 

 Peat and loam. Propagated by division. 



C. coccinea (scarlet); hardy perennial; 18 inches; flowers 

 scarlet, in September; North America; 1823. C. Mariana 

 (Maryland) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers red, in Septem- 

 ber ; North America ; 1759. 



CuPHEA. [Lythraceae.] Pretty shrubby or herbaceous 

 perennials and procumbent annuals, comprising both ten- 

 der and hardy species. The hardy annual kinds should be 

 sown along with the annuals in April on a slight hot-bed, or 

 in frames, for the earliest bloom, and again in May in the 

 open borders. They prefer a rich light soil. The green- 

 house and tender species grow in a mixture of two parts 

 leaf-mould to one of loam, with a sixth of sand added ; and 



