220 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Cereus—continued. 
|, Sargentianus (Sargent’s). jl. pink, with yellow anthers and 
age ts style, ne Care and wide, almost hidden by the spines. 
fr. red, smooth, said to be edible. Stems attaining a height of 
15ft., five- or six-angled ; spines 4in. long, flexuous, disposed in 
dense tufts. Lower California, 1991. (G. & F. 1891, iv., 
pv. 436, f. 69.) 
Fic. 235. PorTION OF STEM WITH FLOWER OF CEREUS 
' REPANDUS. 
C. Tweediei (Tweedie’s). jl. of a _rich-orange-crimson, very 
handsome, numerous from the sides of the stem, 3in. long, curved 
upwards, the mouth oblique. September. Stem cylindrical, 3ft. 
to 6ft. high, with numerous furrows, the ridges not tubercled or 
mamillate ; areolz oval, brown-woolly ; spines many, four or five 
ion) than the rest, erecto-patent. Buenos Ayres. (B. M. 
C. variabilis (variable). 1. whitish, 8in. long. Stems sub-erect, 
somewhat articulated and simple, or branched at base, green or 
glaucescent ; ribs three to five, somewhat compressed, obtuse, 
obrepand ; areole more. or less remote, white- or fuscous- 
tomentose, at length woolly; prickles, six to eight outer ones, 
and one or two central ones, white, yellow, or blackish.. Mexico, 
&e., 1802, Syn. C. Pitajaya (B. M. 4084). 
CERINTHE. Although ten species have been de- 
scribed, the number distinct as such does not exceed four ; 
they are.matives of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. 
To the plants described on p. 300, Vol. I., the following 
should be added : it is probably a variety of C. major. 
Cc. gymnandra (naked-anthered). . lin. long; calyx leaflets 
having a sees band below the dp: morale oR le 
below, yellow above; anther-tips exserted. July. J. lin. to 4in. 
long, glaucous, ovate-oblong, contracted in the middle, bilobed 
at anes discoloured at tip, warty above; floral ones large. 
Stem 6in. to 12in. high. Italy, Algeria, &c., 1874. Annual. 
(B. M. 6130.) 
CERISCUS (of Nees). A syngnym of Webera (which 
see). 
CEROPEGIA. Syn. Systrephia. The fifty species 
of this genus inhabit tropical and South Africa, the East 
Indies, the Malayan Archipelago, and tropical Australia. 
To those described on pp. 300-1, Vol. I., the following 
should be added : 
C. bulbosa Lushii (Lush’s). /. sub-sessile, yery narrowly linear, 
4in. to 8in. long (in the type they are petiolate, lin. to 2in. long). 
Bombay, 1833. (B. M. 3500, under name of C. Lushii.) 
Cc. Cumingiana (Cuming’s). A synonym of C. curviflora. 
C. curviflora (curved-flowered). jl, brown, often rather numerous, 
in a shortly-branched cyme; corolla tube lin. long, densely hairy 
outside; corona having ten outer lobes and five inner ones. 
August. J. ovate or ovate-oblong, cordate at base, acuminate, 
3in. to 4in. long ; petioles 4in. to lsin. long. Java, 1847. Stove. 
Syn. C. Cwmingiana (B. M. 4349). 
C. debilis (weak). jl. one to three on a peduncle, sin. to sin. 
long ; corolla pale purplish, glabrous, lin. long, with some reflexed 
Ceropegia—continued. 
hairs inside. J. rather distant, 4in. to lin. long, succulent, sub- 
terete. Stems several from a tuber, slender, weak, 3ft. to 4ft. 
long. Nyassaland,.1895. Stove. 
Cc. Lushii (Lush’s). A variety of C. bulbosa. 
C. Meyeri (Meyer's). fl. pale purplish and blackish-green ; 
corolla tube elongated pitcher-shaped, the segments linear, with 
reflexed margins. J. ovate-cordate, acuminate. South Africa, 
1867. Plant pubescent. Greenhouse. 
C. Monteiroz (Mrs. Monteiro’s). jl. about three at the top of 
short, lateral peduncles; sepals small, acute; corolla green, 2in. 
to Sin. long, the mouth crumips he ed, the five clawed lobes 
white, spotted purple-brown. July. /. opposite, 2in. to 3in. long, 
oblong-ovate, sub-acute or obtuse, succulent, pale green, the 
edges purplish, undulated. Branches white, mottled brown. 
Delagoa Bay, 1884. Greenhouse. (B. M. 6927.) 
C. nobilis (noble). 1. pale purple on the outside, shortly pedi- 
cellate, about lin. long, crenulated and ciliated. J. lin. long, 
rounded. Stems very long. Root tuberous. South Africa, 1895. 
Greenhouse. 
C. oculata (eyed). jl. very pale, spotted with purple below the 
lobes; corolla 2in. to 2sin. long, the base much inflated; 
coronal lobes short, two-toothed ; peduncles hispid, 14in. to 2in. 
long, four- to eight-flowered. September. J. ovate or ovate- 
cordate, acuminate, BlSnhy ciliated, 4in. to 6in. long. Bombay, 
1842. Stove. (B. M. 4093.) 
Cc. sagittata (arrow-shaped). A synonym of Microloma 
sagittatum. E 
C, sinuata (sinuate). A synonym of Microloma lineare. 
C. sororia (sisterly). fl. pale green, 14in. to 2in. long, the reflexed 
lobes of the corolla darker green with a double row of transverse 
purple bars above, pink beneath; peduncles solitary, one- 
owered. May. J. 4in. to 7in. long, less than 4in. broad, 
glaucous beneath. Stems almost filiform. Kaffraria, 1866. 
Greenhouse climber. (B. M. 5578.) 
C. torulosa (somewhat twisted). A synonym of Rivcreuxia 
torulosa. 
C. Woodi (Wood’s). 7. pinkish or violet, about lin. long, with 
dark purple lobes; tube slender, distended at base. J. curdate- 
sub-orbicular, fleshy, variegated with silver markings on the 
upper surface ; some of the axils producing small, globose tubers 
from which roots are emitted. Branches very slender, trailing. 
Natal, 1897. An excellent basket or rockery plant for a warm 
greenhouse. (G. C. 1897, xxii., pp. 357-8, f. 104.) 
CEROPLASTES FLORIDENSIS. See Scale. 
CEROPTERIS. See Gmynogramme. 
CEROXYLON. Syns. Beethovenia, Klopstockia. 
This genus embraces, according to the ‘‘ Index Kewensis,” 
nine species of very tall, unarmed, greenhouse Palms, found 
on the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Flowers rather 
large, moncecious on different spadices or polygamous ; 
spadices elongated, much branched, the branches slender 
and flexnous ; spathes about five, the lower ones complete, 
silky-tomentose; bracts minute. Fruit red or violet, as 
large as a Hazel-nut, globose or double. Leayes numerous, 
terminal, equally pinnatisect ; pinne ensiform, acuminate, 
with obscure nerves. 
Cc. ferrugineum (rusty). This species has been introduced to 
Continental gardens. (R. G. 1879, t. 977, f. 3.) 
Cc. niveum (snowy). A synonym of Diplothemium caudescens. 
CERVICINA. Included Wahlenbergia 
(which see). 
CESPEDESIA. Four species of tall, showy trees, 
natives of Peru, Colombia, and Panama, have been 
referred to this genus. Flowers yellow, showy, in large, 
terminal, bractless panicles; sepals and petals five, the 
latter much the larger and convolute. Leaves alternate, 
ample, coriaceous, obovate, narrowed to the petioles. 
CESTRUM. Including Meyenia (of Schlechtendahl). 
Nearly 160 species of this genus have been described, but 
probably not more than 100 are distinct as such; they are 
restricted to the warmer regions of America. To those 
described on pp. 301-2, Vol. I., the following should be 
added : : 
C. Endlicheri (Endlicher’s). The correct name of C. corym- 
bosum. 
C. Hartwegi (Hartweg’s). jl. in cymose fascicles; corolla 
scarlet and glabrous within, wholly pubescent outside, nearly 
lin. long; peduncles purplish. /., those on the stem 44in. long 
(including the petioles) and 2in. broad, pale beneath ; those on 
the branches similar, but smaller. Branches terete, pubescent- 
tomentose. Bogota, 1883. Stove shrub. 
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