CENTROCARPHA 



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CEPHALARIA 



C. Calci'trapa (caltiop-leaved). i. Purple. June. 



Portugal. 1683. Hardy annual. 

 ju'ttceus (rush-like). Greece. 

 ,, longifto'rus (long-flowered). Armenia. 

 macrosi'p hon (long-spurred). i. Red. July. Spain. 

 a'lbus (white). White variety. 

 ru'ber (red). 2. Crimson. June. Britain. 

 flo're-a'lbo (white-flowering). 2. White. June. 



Britain. 

 Sibtho'rpii (Sibthorp's). Red. Greece. 



CENTROCA'RPHA. See RUDBE'CKIA. 



CENTROCLI'NIUM. (From kentron, a spur, and kline, 

 a bed. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



C. appre'ssum (close-pressed). See ONOSERIS ADPRESSA. 

 rtfle'xum (reflexed). See ONOSERIS REFLEXA. 



CENTRO'NIA. (From kentron, a spur ; in allusion to 

 the horns on the anthers. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



An ornamental stove evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in sand hi a close case with bottom-heat. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



C. TKema'ntha (blood-coloured). 4. Crimson. Colombia. 

 1856. 



CENTROPETALUM. (Derived from kentron, a spur, 

 and petalon, a petal ; in reference to the spur of the lip. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidacese.) 



Intermediate orchid house. 



C. puncta'tum (spotted). Vermilion, yellow. 

 Peru. 1867. Syn. Nasonia punctata. 



April. 



CENTROPO'GON. (From kentron, a spur, and Pogon, 

 a beard ; in reference to the fringe which envelopes the 

 stigma. Nat. ord. Lobeliads [Lobeliaceae], Linn. $-Pen- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Notwithstanding the acid poisonous qualities assigned 

 to Lobeliads, it is asserted that the soft fruit of the Centro- 

 po'gon suriname'nsis is eatable. Herbaceous perennials. 

 Divisions of roots ; sandy peat, and rich, fibrous loam ; 

 moisture and heat when growing, and comparative dry- 

 ness and a low temperature when at rest. The Surinam 

 species will require a few degrees higher temperature in 

 winter than the others. 



C. cocci'neus (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. July. Brazil. 



cordifo'lius (heart-leaved). Rose. June. Mexico. 

 1839. Stove. 



fastuo'sus (proud). 2. Rose. November. Mexico. 

 Greenhouse. 



leuco'stomus (white-mouthed). 2. White. 1850. 



lo'ngipes (long-stalked). 2. Rose. Central Amer. 

 1854. 



lucya'nus (Lucienian). Rosy-carmine, white. Whiter. 

 Garden hybrid. 1856. 



,, suriname'nsis (Surinam). 2. Rose. November. 

 Surinam. 1786. Stove. 



tovare'nsis (Tovarese). 3. Rose. Autumn. Vene- 

 zuela. 



CENTROSE'MA. (Derived from kentron, a spur, and 

 sema, standard ; in allusion to the short spur of the 

 standard. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Evergreen stove plants of twining habit. Seeds and 

 layers. Loam, peat, and sand. 



C. brasilia'num (Brazilian). 5. Pink. July. Brazil. 1759. 

 du'bium (doubtful). See C. HASTATUM. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). Brazil. 

 ,, hasta'tum (halbert-shaped). 6. Scarlet. Brazil 



1815. 

 Plwnie'ri (Plunder's). 6. White, red. October. 



S. Amer. 

 virginia'num (Virginian). 8. Trop. Amer. 1732. 



CENTROSOLE'NIA. (From kentron, a spur, and solen, 

 a tube. Nat. ord. Gesneraceae.) All now referred to 

 Episcia. 



C. butta'ta (blistered). See EPISCIA TESSELLATA. 



CENTROSPE'RMUM CHRYSA'NTHEMUM. See 



CHRYSANTHEMUM VISCOSUM. 



CENTROSTE MMA. See HOYA. 

 C. refle'xum. See HOYA CORIACEA. 



CEPHAE LIS. (From kephale, a head ; in reference 

 to the arrangement of the flowers in heads, or corymbs. 

 Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Psychotria.) 



The Ipecacuanha of the shops is the root of C. Ipe- 

 cacua'nha, a half-herbaceous plant, with creeping roots 

 growing hi the damp, shady forests of Brazil. Stov* 

 plants. Cuttings of firm young shoots hi sand, under a 

 glass, and in moist bottom-heat. Sandy, fibrous peat, 

 and lumpy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 

 50 to 55. 



C. a'lba (white). Pale pink. April. Guiana. 1824. 

 axilla 'ris (axillary). 4. White. April. W. Ind. 



1816. 

 ,, Bea'rii (Bear's). Small umbels of flowers. Mexico. 



1888. 



ela'ta (tall). 15. Purple. Jamaica. 1793. 

 gla'bra (smooth). Blue. April. Trinidad. 1820. 

 involucra' ta (involucrated). 5. White. July. 



Guiana. 1826. 

 Ipecacua'nha (Ipecacuanha). . White. January. 



Brazil. 1839. 



Ma'nnii (Mann's), i. White. Fernando Po. 

 ,, musco'sa (mossy). White. May. W. Ind. 1824. 

 ,, peduncula'ris (/owg-flower-stalked). 2. White. Feb- 

 ruary. Sierra Leone. 



puni'cea (scarlet-involucred) . See C. ELATA. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple-fruited), i. White, purple. May. 



Trinidad. i82r. 



Swa'rtzii (Swartz's). 4. Bluish. W. Ind. 1824. 

 tomento'sa (downy). 4. Brownish. August. Guiana. 



1825. 

 viola'cea (violet-berried), i. White. June. W. Ind. 



1818. 



CEPHALANDRA. (From kephale, a head, and aner, 

 an anther ; in reference to the anthers being united in a 

 round head. Nat. ord. Cucurbitaceae.) 



Slender climbers with a tuberous rootstock and re- 

 quiring to be grown in a moist stove. Seeds or division 

 of the tubers. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



C. cordifo'lia (heart-shaped leaved). Fruits cylindrical. 



Tropics. 

 ,, i'ndica (Indian). Fruits cylindrical or oblong. Tropics. 



CEPHALANTHE'RA. (From kephale, a head, and 

 anther a, an anther. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Limodorum.) 



Hardy terrestrial orchids. Divisions ; peat and loam. 



C. ensifo'lia (sword- leaved). 2. White. June. Britain. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See C. FALLENS. 

 pa'llens (pale), i. White. June. Britain. 

 ,, ru'bra (red). 2. Purple. June. Britain. 



CEPHALA'NTHUS. Button-wood. (From kephale, a 

 head, and anthos, a flower ; flowers disposed in heads 

 being a general characteristic of this order. Nat. ord. 

 Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Spermacoce.) 



The Button-wood grows in marshy places, from Canada 

 to Florida, and prefers a damp, peat bed in this country. 

 Hardy deciduous shrub. Cuttings in sandy soil, under 

 a hand-glass, in the beginning of autumn ; layers also. 

 Sandy loam, with vegetable mould or peat. 



C. natale'nsis (Natal). Pink and green. S. Africa. 

 occidenta'lis (western). 7. White. August. N. 



Amer. 1735. 

 angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). Leaves narrower 



and longer. 1889. 

 brachypo'dus (short-stalked). White. August. 



N. Amer. 



CEPHALA'RIA. (From kephale, a head, in allusion to 

 the dense head of flowers. Nat. ord. Dipsaceae. Allied 

 to Scabiosa.) 



Hardy herbaceous plants. Seeds and divisions. 

 Ordinary garden soil. 



C. alpi'na (alpine). Yellow. Europe. 

 ,, leuca'ntha (white-flowered). Creamy-white. Europe. 

 ,, radia'ta (rayed). Yellow. Transylvania. 

 ,, syri'aca (Syrian). Mediterranean region. 

 ,, tata'rica (Tartarian). 6. Yellow. Siberia. 1759. 



Perennial. 

 transylva'nica (Transylvanian). Yellow. S. Europe. 



