294 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Cyrtanthus—continued. 
Cc. Smithianus (Smith's). #. white, striped with green or 
reddish-brown, 3sin. to 4in. long; tube gradually dilated to a 
throat lin. in diameter; umbel one- or two-flowered ; peduncle 
6in. long. May. JU. two or four, linear, spirally twisted, 6in. to 
Qin. long. Kaffraria, 1876. 
C. spiralis (spiral). l. tubular, pendent, disposed in umbels, 
the six corolla segments of a bright red and almost triangular. 
7. long, ribbon-like, spirally twisted, glaucous-green. South 
ae A rare and very curious species. (G. C. 1897, ii., p. 303, 
. 89.) 
C. Tuckii (Tuck’s). #7. yellowish at the base, passing upwards 
into blood-red, lsin. to 2in. long, ten to twelve in an umbel; 
perianth tube curved, narrowly funnel-shaped, the segments 
oblong, 4in. long; peduncle lft. to 1sft. long. July. 7. two, 
linear, lft. to 15ft. long. Bulb ldin. in diameter, the neck 
produced. Cape Colony, 1894. 
CYRTANTHUS (of Schreber), A synonym of 
Posoqueria (which see). 
CYRTOCERAS. The correct name of C. multiflorum 
is Hoya multiflora. 
CYRTOCHILUM. This genus is now ineluded, by 
Bentham and Hooker, under Oncidiwm. To the species 
described on p. 428, Vol. I., the following shonld be added : 
C. detortum (distorted). 71., sepals light brown, cuneate-oblong, 
acute, wavy, the odd one with a little yellow at the upper part; 
etals yellow, spotted brown, wavy; lip three-cleft, the side 
acinie spreading, triangular, and the mid-lacinia ligulate, 
acute; peduncle very strong, twisted. J. broad-oblong, acute, 
light green. 
C. lutescens (yellowish). ., dorsal sepal dark brown, with a 
yellow, recurved margin, much waved at the edge, the stalk very 
short, with auricles, the lateral sepals greenish-brown, acute, 
longer-stalked ; petals with a crisped, yellow limb; lip dark 
greenish, ligulate, short, the anterior part purple; column 
greenish, orange, and brown. e 
C. micranthum (small-flowered). 7. smaller than in C. maculatum 
(which this species resembles); sepals and petals greenish, 
spotted; lip white, with two brown blotches, yellow on the 
anterior part. Brazil, 1896. 
CYRTOGONIUM. See Acrostichum. 
CYRTOMIUM. See Aspidium. C. caryotideum is 
a variety of A. falcatum, and C. Fortunei is identical 
with A. f. Fortunei. 
CYRTONEMA. A synonym of Kedrostis (which 
see). 
CYRTOPERA (from kyrtos, curved, and pera, a 
small sack: in allusion to the sack-like appendage to 
the lip). Orb. Orchidex. A genus embracing a few species 
of stove or greenhouse, terrestrial Orchids, mostly natives 
of Asia and Africa, nearly allied to Cyrtopodium, from 
which they differ in the lateral sepals being wider at the 
base and connate with the foot of the column, and in the 
simple inflorescence. Flowers generally showy, in erect 
spikes springing from the root. Leaves long, thin, plaited, 
dark green. Stems short or elongated. For culture, see 
Cyrtopodium. 
C. flava (yellow). The correct name of Cyrtopodium flavum. 
C. flexuosa (bending). #. white, with purple spots and a 
yellow blotch on the lip; scape lft. long, flexuous. J. four, 
linear, flaccid, nearly lft. long. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, jin. long. 
Eastern tropical Africa, 1894. 
Cc. papillosa (papillose). . yellow, with some purplish-brown 
on the side lobes of the lip, about lin. across; scape 2ft. high, 
bearing a few flowers. J. lanceolate, about lft. long. Natal, 
1893. (L., t. 371.) 
C. Regnieri (Regnier’s). fl. yellow, large; sepals and petals 
falcate-lanceolate, acute; lip oblong-lanceolate, with a wide, 
blunt angle on each side at the middle; spur conical; raceme on 
a tall peduncle arising from the side of the leafy shoot. 
1. oblanceolate. Cochin China, 1836. 
2 inea (blood-coloured). The correct name of Cyrto- 
podium sanguineum. 
C. Woodfordii (Woodford’s). 1. yellow, with a purple lip; 
petals oblong, connivent, shorter than the acute sepals; scape 
radical, 13ft. to 3ft. high, many-flowered. J/. lanceolate, plicate, 
8in. to 18in. long, spreading. Stem fusiform, fleshy. Tropical 
America, 1819. Syn. Cyrtopodium Woodfordii (B. M. 1814; 
B. R. 1508). 
C. plicata and C. squalida are in cultivation at Kew. 
CYRTOPODIUM. This genus embraces upwards of 
a score species of stove, terrestrial Orchids, inhabiting 
tropical Asia, Africa, and America. Sepals free, spreading, 
Cyrtopodium—continued. 
sub-equal, or the lateral ones broader at base and more or 
less decurrent into the foot of the column; petals similar 
to the dorsal sepal, but rather broader and shorter; lip 
affixed to the base of the column, the chin more or less 
prominent, the lateral lobes rather broad, the middle one 
rounded, entire, two-lobed, or crisped-toothed. Leaves 
long. To the species described on p. 428, Vol. L, the 
following should be added. See also pera (which is 
included hereunder by Bentham and Hooker). 
C. Aliciz (Alicia’s). . ljin. in diameter; sepals and petals 
green, with brown spots; lip white, with crimson spots, three- 
lobed, the crest yellow; scape tall, branched, many-flowered. 
7. long, linear-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs large, fusiform. Brazil, 
1893. (LL. viii., t. 371.) 
Cc. Andersonii cardiochilum (cordate-lipped). 7. bright 
yellow, tinged green, nearly 2in. across; lip recurved, the front 
lobe concave; raceme long, erect, forked at base; scape tall, 
springing from the root, quite distinct from, and taller than, the 
leafy stems. (W. O. A. iv. 176.) 
C. cardiochilum (cordate-lipped). A variety of C. Andersonii. 
C. flavescens (yellowish). 7. yellow, numerous, produced before 
the leaves, on a scape 3ft. high. Venezuela, 1895. This species 
is allied to C. Andersoni. (L. x., t. 84.) 
Cc. punctatum splendens (splendid).* fl. small, freely pro- 
duced in tall, branching racemes, and, as well as the upper 
bracts, coloured yellow, brown, and red. 1893. A pleasing 
variety, very much in the way of C. Saintlegerianum. 
C. Saintlegerianum (Saint Leger’s). /., sepals very pale 
yellow, blotched brown; petals the same colour, with very few 
Ss at the base; lip sulphur, spotted brown, low, rather short, 
the side lacinie broad, oblong, margined brown, the middle one 
small, obtriangular, retuse ; column yellow; inflorescence about 
2in. long; bracts small. Paraguay, 1885. 
C. sanguineum. The correct name is Cyrtopera sanguinea. 
C. virescens (greenish). . pale primrose-yellow, blotched with 
dark red, about lin. in diameter; sepals ovate, acute; petals 
rounded ; lip fleshy, shortly clawed, the lateral lobes dark red; 
raceme lft. to 2ft. nigh, many-flowered ; scape 2ft. to 4ft. high. 
December. J. narrow-lanceolate, about lft. long. Peasant 
tufted, 3in. to 4in. long, pale green, with narrow purple rings. 
Brazil, 1893. (B. M. 7396.) 
C. cristatum is in cultivation at Kew. 
CYRTOSIA. A synonym of Galeola (which see). 
CYRTOSPERMA (from kyrtos, curved, and sperma, 
a seed ; the seeds are sometimes reniform). ORD. Aroidez. 
A genus embracing about sixteen species of stove, 
perennial herbs, with tuberous or elongated rhizomes, 
inhabiting tropical Asia, Africa, and America. Flowers all 
fertile on an inappendiculate spadix ; spathe ovate-lanceolate 
or oblong, convolute towards the base, at length opening, the 
lamina straight or twisted ; spadix shorter than the spathe, 
sessile or stipitate, cylindrical or globose. Leaves hastate ; 
petioles elongated, sheathing at base. The few species 
introduced reqnire similar culture to that recommended for 
Alocasia. 
C. ferox (fierce). j., spathe greenish-white; scape prickly. 
1. sagittate, borne on prickly petioles. Borneo, 1892. A remark- 
able species. (I H. xxxix., t. 153.) 
Cc. Johnstoni (Johnston's). The correct name of the plant 
described on p. 50, Vol. L, as Alocasia Johnstoni. 
Cc. senegalense (Senegalese). _/l., spadix dark violet-purple, 
shortly stipitate, 2in. to 6in. long, sin. to Zin. thick ; seh a5 1ft. 
to 1sft. long, oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminate, dull green 
clouded with red outside, within pale yellow-purple with 
interrupted bands of maroon-brown. March to May. J. lit. 
long, sagittately oblong ; nerves many; petioles 3ft. to 4ft. high, 
sparsely prickly. Upper Guinea, 1897. (B. M. 7617.) 
CYRTOSTACHYS. Flowers small, in spirally dis- 
posed clusters of three, a female between two males: 
spathes two, complete, cadncous; spadix intrafoliolar, 
shortly pedunculate, broadly paniculately branched ; 
branches lft. to 2ft. long, stout, spreading. Fruit small, 
ovoid. Leaves pinnatisect; leaflets linear-lanceolate, 
acuminate, one-ribbed. To the species described on p. 428, 
Vol. I., the following shonld be added : 
C. Lakka (native name). fr. conico-ovoid, Zin. long, narrowed to 
the tip. 7. about 4ft. long; leafiets about 20in. long, liin. 
broad, the upper ones shorter, obtuse or toothed, green above, . 
ashy-grey beneath; sheath red. Singapore. Syn. C. L. singa- 
porensis. 
C. ferox (I. H. xxxix., p. 153) has also been introduced. 
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