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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
CRYPTOPHORANTHUS (from kryptos, hidden, 
phoreo, to bear, and anthos, a blossom; in allusion to the 
petals, lip, &c., being concealed within an almost closed 
flower, the only opening into which is by a pair of small 
‘“windows’’ at the side). Window-bearing Orchid. ORp. 
Orchidee. A curious genus, with the habit of Plewrothallis 
(section Aggregate), but differing from that genus in the 
sepals being united into a short tube at the base and again 
united at the apex—the only way into the flower being by 
the small, window-like openings, one on either side. From 
Masdevallia the genus differs in habit, as also in the char- 
acters just given. Hight species are known ; they are stove 
Orchids, ranging over an area from the West Indies to the 
Andes and Brazil. The following species are now included 
here, the specific names remaining unchanged : Masdevallia 
Dayana, M. gracilenta, M. hypodiscus, and Pleurothallis 
atropurpurea, For culture, see Pleurothallis. 
Cc. maculatus (spotted). fl. yellow, densely spotted crimson, 
numerous, din. long, obovoid, obtuse, pubescent, situated at the 
base of the leaf on the very short stem (so short that the flowers 
actually lie on the soil). 7. elliptic, obtuse, very fleshy, with 
numerous purple spots or small blotches on the upper surface, 
ljin. to 24in. long, fin. to lJin. broad, the apex minutely tri- 
denticulate. Probably Brazilian. A remarkable little plant. 
Syn. Pleurothallis maculata. 
C. minutus (minute). /. deep maroon-purple, large for the size 
of the plant. J/. orbicular, apiculate, five lines long. Stems very 
short or wanting. h. not much exceeding sin. Habitat 
unknown, 1895, very minute species. 
C. oblongifolius (oblong-leaved). jl. dull yellow, veined with 
maroon-purple, pendulous; sepals nearly or quite lin. long ; 
pees din. long; peduncles jin. long, erect. J. elliptic-oblong, 
jin. to din. long. Stems terete, 1lsin. to 2in. long, tubular- 
infundibular. Andes of South America, 1895. 
C. sarcophyllus is in the Kew Collection, but is not in general 
cultivation. 
CRYPTOSACCUS. A 
(which see). 
CRYPTOSANUS. A synonym of Leiochilus (which 
see). 
CRYPTOSTACHYS. A synonym of Sporobolus 
(which see). 
CRYPTOSTEMMA. 
is included in this genus. 
CRYPTOSTYLIS (from kryptos, hidden, and stylos, 
a pillar, a style; in allusion to the concealed style). The 
generic description is given in the body of this work under 
Blume’s name, Zosterostylis (which see). 
€. longifolia (long-leaved). /l. three to eight, rather distant, 
upwards of lin. broad; sepals yellowish-green, narrow ; petals 
thesame colour, shorter ; lip red, with reddish-brown markings, 
pointing upwards, the short style hidden in the cucullate 
base (hence the generic name). J/. solitary, lanceolate, on long 
synonym of lLeiochilus 
Syn. Cynotis. Microstephium 
stalks. h. lft. to 2ft. Tasmania, 1885, Greenhouse. (G. C. 
n. S., XXili., p. 275, f. 53.) 
CRYSOPHILA, or CRYOSOPHILA. Included 
under Copernicia (which see). 
CUBZA. A synonym of Tachigalia (which sze). 
CUBAN LILY. 
CUBEBA. Included under Piper (which see). 
CUCIFERA. A synonym of Hyphene (which see). 
CUCUBALUS (altered from Cacobolus, which is derived 
from kakos, bad, and bolws, a shoot ; in allusion to the plant 
beirig destructive to the soil). Orp. Caryophyllex. A 
monotypic genus. The species, A. baccifer, is a diffuse, 
climbing, hardy herb, native of Europe and Asia; it is of 
no horticultural value. Many plants formerly included 
hereunder are now referred to Silene. 
CUCULLARIA. A synonym of Vochysia (which see). 
CUCUMBER. Sorts: Improved Telegraph, Lockie’s 
Perfection, Purley Park Hero, Cardiff Castle, Monarch, and 
All the Year Round, which last is one of the very best to 
grow in the winter. If very long Cucumbers are desired, 
Marquis of Lorne and Daniels’ Duke of Edinburgh will 
prove satisfactory, both varieties growing some 30in., and 
of good form. For outside cultivation in summer, the Ridge 
varieties are the only sorts suitable, the best being Bedford- 
shire Surprise, Long Prickly, Short Prickly, and Stockwood. 
See Scilla peruviana. 
CUCUMBER, BITTER. See Citrullus Colo- 
ceynthis. 
CUCUMBER-TREE. In addition to the species 
mentioned on p. 406, Vol. L., this name is applied to 
Averrhoa Bilimhi (which see). 
CUCUMIS. This genus embraces about twenty-five 
species, mostly found in tropical Africa and Asia, a few 
being indigenous in Australia and America. To those 
described on pp. 406-7, Vol. I., the following should be 
added : 
C. Chate (Chate). A form of C. Melo. 
C. Dudaim (Dudaim). Canary Melon; Scented Cucumber. fr. 
orange - yellow, spotted or barred with red at maturity, 
spherical or ovoid, edible, having an agreeable odour. August to 
October. Persia. This is a form of C. Melo. (F. d. 8. 1474.) 
C. flexuosus (bending). A form of C. Melo. 
C. Melo Chate (Chate). Egyptian Cucumber. /l. small, shortly 
pedunculate. jr. elliptic, attenuated to both base and apex, 
pilose. J. petiolate, rounded, obtuse, denticulate. Stem 
obtusely tive-angled. Native country uncertain. Plant very 
villous. 
C. M. flexuosus (bending). /. fascicled in the axils ; calyx very 
pilose. /r. white or yellow, elongated, cylindrical-club-shaped, 
suleate, flexuous. J. cordate-ovate, somewhat lobed, petiolate. 
Stem flexuous, bearing tendrils. East Indies (7). 
C. Sacleuxii (Sacleux’). jr. dark green, with lighter green 
stripes, ovoid, 3in. to 4in. long. J. roundish-reniform, lobed, 
rough and greyish-green on both sides. Zanzibar, 1890. An 
ornamental stove Cucumber, the fruits of which can be used for 
pickling. 
Cc. Vilmorini (Vilmorin’s). jr. canary-yellow, armed. with soft 
spines, produced in great abundance. J/. cut. Origin not 
recorded, 1894. 
CUCURBITA. Pompion. The half-dozen species of 
this genus are distributed over the warmer parts of Asia, 
Africa, and America. To the species and varieties 
described on pp. 407-8, Vol. I., the following should be 
added : 
Cc. Andreana (André’s). jl. about half as large as those of the 
common Pumpkin (C. Pepo). jr. marked with white and yellow 
on a green ground, obovoid. J. large, marbled with white. 
Stems long, rooting at the nodes. Uruguay, 1890, Greenhouse. 
(R. H. 1896, p. 8, f. 1.) 
C. ficifolia (Ficus-leaved). A very curious species, with round 
fruits somewhat resembling a Water-Melon, and climbing stems ; 
it is very useful for large trellises. SYN. C. melanosperma. 
Cc. f. mexicana (Mexican). This variety has seeds twice the 
size of those of the type. Mexico, 1890. Half-hardy. 
C.maxima sylvestris (sylvan). /. as large as a man’s head. 
This is “supposed to be the origin of all the large-fruited Gourds 
in cultivation. The native country of C. maxima was unknown, 
but the present plant has been found wild in the Himalayan 
region.” 1893. (Kew Bulletin, 1894, App. IT.) 
C. melanosperma (dark-seeded). A synonym of C. ficifolia. 
Cc. mexicana (Mexican). A variety of C. jicifolia. 
CUDRANIA (from the Malayan name, Cudrang, given 
to a green dye yielded by this tree). Syn. Cudranus. 
Orv. Urticacee. A small genus (three or four species) of 
stove, greenhouse, or hardy shrubs or small trees, usually 
spinons, erect or climbing, natives of Asia, Australia, and 
New Caledonia. Flowers dicecious, in small, naked, globose 
heads. Leaves alternate, quite entire, penniveined ; 
stipules lateral, small. For culture of the only species 
introduced, see Morus. 
Cc. triloba (three-lobed). 
tricuspidata. 
CUDRANUS. A synonym of Cudrania (which see). 
CULCASIA. Six or eight species, all tropical 
American, are comprised in this genus. Spathe small, 
erect ; peduncles axillary, solitary, or several and fastigiate. 
Leayes spirally inserted. 
CULEN. ‘Sce Psoralea glandulosa. 
CULLUMBINE, or COLUMBINE. 
legia. 
CULLUMIA (named in hononr of Sir T. G. Cullum, 
Bart., a Norfolk botanist). Orp. Composite. A genus 
embracing about fourteen species of greenhouse, small 
shrubs or under-shrubs, all South African, allied to 
Gazania. Flower-heads yellow, terminal, solitary. Leaves 
alternate, sessile or decurrent, margined with cilia. 
C. ciliaris (B. M. 2095; B. R. 384) and C. pectinata have 
been introduced, but are probably not now in cultivation. 
The correct name of Maclura 
See Aqui- 
