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CYPRIPEDIUM. 
in spring. 
summer. 
Cycno'cues.— Orchidaceae. — An 
Orchideous plant, commonly called 
Swan-wort, from the graceful curve 
of the column of the flower, which 
resembles the neck of a swan. It 
requires a very damp atmosphere, 
and the greatest heat ever applied 
to a damp stove. For the culture 
see Orcuipgeous EpirnyrTes. 
~ Cypo'nta.— Rosdcee——The bo- 
~tanic name of the Quince tree; and 
now also applied to that beautiful 
and well-known shrub, with bright 
scarlet flowers, formerly called Py'- 
rus japonica. Cydonia japonica, 
though a native of Japan, is quite 
hardy, and will grow in any soil and 
situation if not too much exposed. 
It bears pruning without injury, and 
makes a good hedge. It retains its 
leaves nearly all winter; and in 
mild seasons, and sheltered situa- 
tions, it is almost always in flower. 
There are three or four varieties ; 
some with half double flowers, and 
some the flowers of which are of a 
pale bluish colour. 
Cymai'p1um. — Orchidaceae. — 
Stove Epiphytes, with boat-shaped 
flowers. See Orcuiprous Eprpuy- 
TES. 
Cy‘nres.—The Gall Fly. A kind 
of gnat, which occasions the galls 
on oaks, &c. The Bedeguar, a 
disease which affects rose-trees, is 
occasioned by Cy‘nips rose, a little 
insect, not more than the twelfth of 
an inch long, having the legs and 
body red, tipped with black. This 
little creature wounds the twig of 
the rose-tree, and deposits its eggs 
under the bark. The wound swells, 
and forms an excrescence, often 
two inches in diameter, and cover- 
ed with green or pink hairs, which 
are curiously branched at their ex- 
tremities like little masses of coral. 
The excrescence is so ornamentai 
that it seems almost a pity to de- 
stroy it, and yet, when opened, it 
They flower at mid-| will be found to contain a gread 
pan of the grubs or pupe of the 
y: 
CynoctLo'ssum. — Boraginee. — 
Hounds’ tongue. Pretty little bi- 
ennial and annual plants; natives 
of Europe, and requiring only the 
common culture of plants of a sim- 
ilar nature. Venus’s Navelwort 
was formerly considered to belong 
to this genus, but it is now removed 
to OmPHALo‘DEs. 
Cype‘LLa.— Iridécee.—A_ beau- 
tiful bulbous-rooted plant, from 
Buenos Ayres. It requires the 
usual culture of the Iridacee.—See 
Care Buss. 
Cyprire'pium. — Orchidaceae. — 
The Ladies’ Slipper. Terrestrial 
orchideous plants, mostly natives of 
North America. They should be 
grown in peat soil in a shady bor- 
der, and covered with a hand-glass, 
or in some other manner so as to 
keep them dry during winter. They 
are very difficult to propagate in 
this country, and the plants bought 
in the seed shops and nurseries 
have generally been imported from 
America. ['These plants, frequent- 
ly called Moccasin flowers in this 
country, are among the most beau- 
tiful and curious of all our native 
plants. The yellow species, C. pu- 
béscens, is the most common, being 
frequently found in rich shady 
woods. The white and pink C. 
spectabile, is the most elegant as 
well as the rarest species, is 
generally found in swampy woods. 
They may all be cultivated in the 
garden by placing them in a shady 
border, the soil of which is compos- 
ed of leaf mould and peat brought 
from the woods and swamps, and 
their unique blossoms render them 
highly deserving of this care. The 
best time for transplanting them 
from their native localities is when 
they are in bloom, and they should 
be removed with a ball of earth at- 
tached to the roots—Ep.] 
