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Cupressus—continued. 
Cc. m. fastigiata (pyramidal). A variety of pyramidal habit. 
Cc. m. flagelliformis (whip-like). Branchlets light glancous- 
green, long, less divided than in the type. 
C. m. guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe). This variety differs from 
the type principally in the glaucous colour of its leaves. 1895. 
C. m. lutea (yellow). J. suffused with pale golden-yellow, very 
small. Branches short. 1893. An elegant, erect variety. 
Cc. m. variegata (variegated). Dranchlets partly golden. 
Cc. sempervirens. Other varieties are: fastigiata (pyramidal), 
Jlagelliformis (whip-like), monstrosa (a tall variety), retrofracta 
(bent back), thwicfolia (Thuya-leaved), and  variegata 
(variegated), 
C. thurifera (Frankincense-bearing). A synonym of C. Benthami. 
Cc. Thyoides (Thuya-like). A synonym of Chamecyparis 
spheeroidea. 
C. torulosa majestica (majestic), A hardier and much more 
robust plant than the type, being larger in all its parts. 
CURCULIGO. Syns. Empodium, Fabricia (of Thun- 
berg), Forbesia. This genus comprises about a dozen 
species of stove perennials, natives of tropical Asia, 
Australia, tropical and South Africa, and tropical America. 
Flowers spicate or racemose; perianth six-parted, the 
segments sub-equal, spreading ; stamens six, affixed at 
the base of the segments; whole inflorescence frequently 
villous. Fruit more or less succulent. Leaves radical, 
often long-lanceolate, plicate-veined, sometimes very large. 
To the species and varieties described on p. 410, Vol. L., 
the following should be added: 
C. densa (dense). 
with a Silvery lustre. 
of dwarf habit. 
CURCUMA. Syns. Erndlia, Stissera. The species 
extend from tropical America to tropical Australia and the 
South Pacific Islands. To those described on p, 411, Vol. I., 
the following should be added : 
Cc. Amada (Amada). 1. about lin, long ; corolla whitish, the lip 
pale yellow; spikes din. to 6in. long; bracts about lin. long. 
Autumn. 7. oblong-lanceolate, lft. to 14ft. long; petioles as 
long as the blades s leaty tuft 2ft. to 3ft. across. Rootstock large, 
ovoid. India, &c., 1819. 
Cc. aromatica (aromatic). jl. yellow, shorter than the bracts; 
corolla tube lin. long; spike (with peduncle) lft. long; bracts 
ovate, pale green, 14in. to 2in. long. April to June. J. 3ft. to 4ft. 
long, oblong, caudate, deltoid at base, plain or variegated with 
light and darker green above, pubescent beneath. Rootstock 
biennial ; tubers sessile, aromatic. India, 1804. 
C. Bakeriana (Baker’s). jl. orange-coloured, somewhat larger 
than in C. australasica (which this species resembles) ; corolla- 
lobes oyate-oblong, shorter than the lip; spike scarcely 3in. 
long; bracts pale rose. J. distichous, oblong-lanceolate. Tuber 
Sin. to 34in. long. A. 2ft. Islands near New Guinea, 1892. 
C. cordata is identical with C. petiolata. 
Cc. ferruginea (rusty). /l. red, few, large; fertile bracts tinged 
with reddish-brown, those of the coma few, bright red. Spring. 
7. oblong, 1ft. to 14ft. long, Sin. to 6in. broad, with a faint 
reddish-brown cloud down the centre. Rootstock large ; tubers 
sessile, yellow, very fragrant inside. India, 1819. 
C. latifolia (broad-leaved). jl. pale yellow, rather shorter than 
the bracts; spike 6in. to 8in. long; bracts green, ovate, 14in. 
long, those of the coma bright red. Spring. J. oblong, 3ft. to 
4ft. long, clouded with purple down the middle, pubescent 
beneath. Rootstock large. India, 1820. 
C. Leopoldi (Leopold's). J. lanceolate, pale sen striped with 
creamy-white. 1884. An attractive plant, of distinct character, 
growing in clumps, and resembling a Musa in habit. 
Cc, wie (Neilgherries). #7. bright yellow, lin. long; 
lip. deflexed, emarginate; spikes 2in, to 4in. long; bracts pale 
yellowish-green, lin. to 1sin. long. Spring. 
green, lft. long including the short petiole. Malabar, &c. 
wart. 
Cc. rubescens (reddish). 
CURD. A gardener’s name for the head of a Cauliflower 
or Broccolo. 
CURL BRUSH BEAN. See Pithecolobium. 
CURLED. See Crisp. 
CURRANT APHIDES (Myzus Ribis and Rhopalo- 
siphum ribis), See Aphides. 
CURRANT-BUD MITE (Phytoptus ribis), or Black 
Currant Gall Mite, is responsible for the condition of the 
bushes known as ‘‘ Big Bud.” It has hitherto baffled all the 
most experienced entomologists to cope with its attacks. 
1. oblong-ovate, acute, plicate, dark green, 
India, 1885. A pretty, decorative plant, 
7. lanceolate, pale 
Plant 
The correct name of C. rubricaulis. 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Currant-Bud Mite—continued. 
Black Currants only are infested, 
and the terminal buds are usually 
oftenest selected. Once the 
creatures are inside they catse 
(by the irritation set up) the buds 
to swell abnormally (see Fig. 
283), and such buds may easily 
be detected in late autumn. 
Here again insecticides are of 
very little avail, and hand-pick- 
ing the galled buds is the most 
practical remedy. Still, if the 
trees could be sprayed during 
July with Kerosene Emulsion, 
some good might be done. 
CURRANT CLEAR- 
WING MOTH or CUR- 
RANT BORER (Sesia tipu- 
liformis). On account of the 
absence of scales from the 
wings this insect (Fig. 284) is 
seldom taken fora Moth. Under 
this heading in Vol. I., as well 
as under Sesia (Vol. IIT.), both 
the perfect insect and its de- 
structive caterpillar have been 
described. It is one of those 
pests against which the culti- 
vator is almost powerless. In 
fact, the only thing to be done 
is to remove all dead and dying 
shoots and burn them. 
CURRANTS. Nearly all 
the pests infesting the foliage 
may be easily eradicated with 
earbolic soft soap. Dissolve 
2o0z. in each gallon of hot water, yj,; 993, 
and spray both sides of the . 
foliage with the liquid warm. 
The application of such insecti- 
cides warm is most important, 
as the effect is far more deadly, and usually means all the 
difference between success and failure in coping with these 
foes. A far more difficult enemy to combat is the Currant- 
Bud Mite (Phytoptus ribis), dealt with under that heading. 
Varieties. To the list given in Vol. I. the following 
should be added : 
Black. CARTER’S CHAMPION, very large and deep black; the 
bunches are also large; a fine variety for exhibition, or for 
dessert. 
Red. CoMET, very large in bunch and berry, and of the brightest 
red; a great cropper; but there is a doubt about this being 
distinct from LA VERSAILLES. LA CONSTANTE, a large deep red, 
with good bunches, which are freely produced ; valuable for its 
lateness and the time the fruit will hang on the bushes. La 
VERSAILLES, a large and nice-flavoured variety, with good 
cropping qualities, but not a good grower in all gardens. 
White. Wuite DuTcH CUT-LEAVED, bunches and berries of the 
largest size, of sweet and good flavour ; an abundant bearer. 
CURRANT SHOOT, 
SHOWING ABNORMAL Bups 
DUETO CURRANT-BUD MITE. 
Fic. 284. CuRRANT CLEAR-WING MOTH.—PERFECT INSECL AND 
CATERPILLAR (both magnified.) 
CURRANT SCALE (Pulvinaria ribesix). Of late 
years Currant bushes in many parts of England have been 
attacked by this distinctive species of Scale, which has 
probably been introduced from the Continent, where it is 
abundant, especially in France. Its chief characteristic is 
an exudation of white, cottony matter, which contains the 
eggs and the newly-hatched Scales. The pest cannot be 
