CEPHALOCEREUS 



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CERASUS 



CEPHALOCE RETJS DE Lffi'TIL See ECHINOCEREUS 



DE L.iTIl. 



CEPHALOSTA'CHYUM. (From kephale, a head, and 

 slachus, a spike ; the flowers are in spike-like heads. Nat. 

 ord. Gramine8.) 



A greenhouse bamboo, with leaves 14 in. long. Seeds ; 

 suckers. Loam, a little leaf-mould and sand. 

 C. pergra'cile (very elegant). 40. Stems, 2-3 in. thick. 

 Burma. 1908. 



CEPHALOTA'XUS. (From kephale, a head, and taxus, 

 the yew ; referring to the general appearance of these 

 trees. Nat. ord. Taxads [Coniferae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, 

 i^-Polyandria. Allied to Phyllocladus.) 



These are the Japanese Yews lately set apart from the 

 old yews by Dr. Siebold, the Japan traveller, and Zuc- 

 carini, in their work called Flora Japonica. Hardy 

 evergreens. 



C. drupa'cea (berry-bearing). 12 to 20 feet. Japan. 



1844. 

 Fortu'ni (Fortune's). 40 to 60 feet. Northern China. 



1848. 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 

 robu'sta (robust). 

 Olh-e'ri (Oliver's). China. 1903. 

 />ft*unci</a'/!a (stalked-fruited. Lord Harrington's Yew). 



Japan. 1837. 

 fastigia'ta (erect). Leaves darker green. Stems 



erect. 1863. 



sphcera'lis (spherical). Fruit spherical. 1884. 

 umbraculi'fera (umbrella-bearing). See TAXUS BREVI- 



FOLIA. 



CEPHALO'TUS. (From kephaloUs, headed ; in refer- 

 ence to the glandular head of stamens. Nat. ord. Saxi- 

 fragaceae.) 



This is the Australian Pitcher-plant, found growing in 

 the marshes of King George's Sound. Greenhouse her- 

 baceous perennial. Offsets. Chopped sphagnum, peat, 

 earth, and broken pots, well drained, and carefully 

 watered ; a bell-glass kept over it, and frequently 

 cleaned. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 48 to 

 55. 

 C. foUicula'ris (follicled). x. White. Australia. 1822. 



CERA DIA FURCA'TA. See OTHONNA FURCATA. 



CERANTHE'RA. See ALSODEIA. 



CERATTERYX GRA'MINIS. The Antler Moth. See 



CHAR.tAS GRAMINIS. 



CERA STIUM. Mouse-ear Chickweed. (From heras, 

 a horn ; from the form of the seed-vessel. Nat. ord. 

 Cloveworts [Caryophyllaceae], Linn. lo-Decandria, 4- 

 Pentagynia.) 



There are many annuals of this genus, all unworthy 

 of cultivation ; but the following hardy trailing perennials 

 are ornamental. They are easily propagated by divisions 

 in the spring ; will grow in any light, moderately rich 

 soil, and are all white-flowered. 



C. alpi'num (alpine). $. July, August. Europe. 

 lana'tum (woolly). Leaves woolly and hoary. 

 arve'nse (field). J. June, July. Britain. 

 ., suffrutico'sum (sub-shrubby). 

 BubersUi'nii (Bieberstein's). I. June. Caucasus. 



1820. 

 Boissie'ri (Boissier's). x. White. July, August. 



Spain. 



carinthi'acum (Carinthian). See C. OVATUM. 

 deca Ivans (becoming bald). White. Servia. 1892. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). White. E. Europe. 



Caucasus. 



laiifo'lium (broad-leaved). \. White. July. Europe. 

 Ledebou'rii (Ledebour's). See C. PILO'SUM. 

 macra'nthum (large-flowered). White. Asia Minor. 

 ova turn (ovate). I. White. Summer. Eastern 



Europe. 



pilo'sum (thinly-hairy). White. June. Siberia. 

 purpura'scens (purplish). $. July. Asia Minor. 



1831. 



Scara'ni (Scarani's). See C. ARVE'NSE. 

 tomtnto'sum (felted). f . White. June. Europe, Asia 



Minor. 1648. " Snow in Summer." 



CE'RASUS. Cherry. (From Cerasus, a town in 

 Pontus, in Asia, whence the cherry was brought to Rome 

 by Lucullus. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, i-Monogynia. See also PRUNUS.) 



Besides the cultivated cherry, the genus Cerasus in- 

 cludes species which contain virulent poisons, chiefly in 

 their leaves and fruit-kernels. Hardy deciduous frees 

 and shrubs, except where otherwise specified. Seeds 

 sown when the fruit is ripe, or mixed up with three or 

 four parts their bulk of dry sand, and frequently turned, 

 to prevent sprouting, and sown in the March following ; 

 also by layers and cuttings from the roots, and from 

 suckers ; particular varieties by budding and grafting ; 

 deep soil, rather sandy. The double varieties are very 

 showy, and for early forcing are much appreciated ; those 

 of the Pseudocerasus type being the most showy, and 

 force well. 



C. a'cida (acid). 20. White. April. Europe. 

 dumo'sa (bushy). 4 to 6. White. April. A low, 



bushy tree. 



flo're-ple'no fo'liis varifga'tis (double, leaves varie- 

 gated). 



hu'milis (dwarf). 

 Mara'sca (Marasca). White. April. Europe. 



1827. 

 monlmorencia'na (Montmoreneyan). 20. White. 



April. 



f pyramida'lis (pyramidal). Branches erect. 1886. 

 salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 

 ,, semper fto'r ens (ever-flowering). " All Saints 



Cherry." 1822. 



umbraculi'fera (umbrella-bearing). 

 affi'nis (related). White. May. Europe. 1837. 

 A'vium (birds'). 50. White. April. Britain. Gean 



or Wild Cherry. 



cordi'gera (heart-bearing). 20. White. April. 

 dura'cina (hard). 20. White. April. S. Europe. 

 it i flo'reple" no (double-flowered). 20. White. April. 

 GobbStta (Gobbetta). 20. White. April. White 



flesh. 



Grio'tta (Griotte). 20. White. April. 

 heaumea'na (helmeted). 15. White. April. 

 julia'na (St. Julian's). 20. White. April. S. 



Europe. 

 ,, macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 50. White. April. 



Switzerland. 



mammilla'ris (nippled). 20. White. April. 

 multiplex (double). See C. AVIUM FLORE PLENO. 

 obtusa'ta (blunted). 20. White. April. 

 palle'scens(pa.le). 20. White. April. " Cer amble." 

 pa'llida (pale). 20. White. April. Red fruited. 

 pe'ndula (pendulous). 10. White. April. S. 



Europe. 1821. 



poly'gyna (many-pistilled) . 20. White. April. 

 sylve'stris (wood). See C. AVIUM. 

 Besse'yi (Besse/s). White. N. W. United States. 



" Sand Cherry." 



borea'lis (northern). See C. PENNSYLVANICA. 

 ,, canade'nsis (Canadian). See C. CHAM^CERASUS. 

 capronia'na (hautbois). See C. ACIDA. 

 multiplex (double). See C. VULGARIS RHEXII 



FLORE PLENO. 



carolinia'na (Carolinian). 38. White. May. Caro- 

 lina. 1759. " Evergreen Bird Cherry." 



Chamezce'rasus (Ground Cherry). 8. White. May. 

 Austria. 1597. 



pe'ndula (pendulous). " Weeping Ground Cherry." 



Chica'sa (Chicasaw Plum). 8. White. April. N. 

 Amer. 1806. Chicasaw Plum. 



cornu'ta (horned). 10. White. Himalaya. 1842. 



depre'ssa (depressed). See C. PUMILA. 



dura'cina (hard). See C. AVIUM DIJRACINA. 



fenzlia'na (Fenzlian). Caucasus. 



hu'milis (dwarf). China. 



hyema'lis (winter). See PRUNUS AMERICANA. 



ilicifo'lia (Holly-leaved). White. March to May. 

 California. 



japo'nica (Japan). 2. Pink. April. Japan. 1810. 



flo're-a'lbo-ple'no (white-double-flowered). 2. 

 White. March. North of China. 1846. 



,, ,, flo're-ro'seo-ple'no (double-rose-flowered). Japan. 

 1810. 



multiplex (double). See C. JAPONICA PLORE- 



ROSEO-PLENO. 



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