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CYCLOBOTHRA. 
a portion of the leaf was cut off. herbaceous Palm, requiring the heat 
In June, 1840, the two half leaves | of a stove, and remarkable for its 
had become beautiful and healthy | curious root-like stem, and enor- 
Fig. 14.—Upper Half of the Leaf. 
plants, which it was impossible to 
distinguish from those struck in the 
usual manner. Half leaves of va- 
rious plants have also been rooted 
in charcoal, in Germany. 
Cya‘\nus—The Corn Blue-bottle. 
See CenTAURE'A. | 
Gy'\cas. —Cycddee—A kind of 
mous fern-like leaves. It very 
rarely produces seed in England, 
and when it does, the seeds are 
placed on the margin of the leaves. 
The male-flowers are in cones. It 
should be grown in a strong rich 
loam. 
Cy'cLaMEN. — Primuldceea. — 
Handsome and curious tuberous- 
rooted herbaceous plants. OC. ewro- 
peum is a native of Switzerland, 
and is very fragrant ; C. coum and 
C. vérnum are natives of the South 
of Europe ; and all these kinds are 
hardy in British gardens, and require 
no other care than to be grown in 
light rich soil. C. pérsicum is a 
greenhouse species, the tubers of 
which should be planted in well- 
drained pots, early in September, 
and kept in the open air till they 
have thrown out leaves, when they 
should be removed to the greenhouse. 
They require plenty of air, and but 
very little heat; and during the 
months of November and December, 
they should have very little water ; 
though, when the flowers begin to 
form, they should be abundantly 
supplied. When they have ceased 
flowering, the supply of water should 
be diminished ; and about June, the 
tubers should be taken out of the 
ground, and kept dry till the season 
for planting the following autumn. 
The best soil for them is equal parts 
of loam and rotten manure, or leaf. 
mould, with a little peat and sand, 
or heath-mould. All the kinds’ are 
propagated by seed, which they ripen 
in abundance ; and they all require 
an open airy situation. 
Cyciozo/Trura.—Lilidcee.— Bul- 
bous-rooted plants, natives of Cali- 
fornia, with nedding flowers, like 
those of the Fritiliarias. ‘They are 
nearly hardy, and only require to 
be kept dry during winter, or to be 
taken up in autumn and replanted 
