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CEROPEGIA 



pycnaca'nthus (dense-spined). Bolivia. 



quadrangula'ris (four-angled). See C. CARIPENSIS. 



Qui'sco (Quisco). Chili. 



ramo'sus (branched). See C. BAXANIENSIS. 



redu'ctus (reduced). See ECHINOCACTUS GIBBOSUS. 



rega'lis (royal). 10. White. S. Amer. 



Rege'lii (Regel's). Whitish, crimson-tipped, white. 



Country unknown. 1910. 



repa'ndus (waved-leaved) . 20. August. W. Ind. 1728. 

 , resupina'tus (lying on its back). 

 rigidi' ssimus (very rigid). Gardens. 

 ri'gidus (rigid). See C. HUMILIS. 

 Rceme'ri (Rcemer's). S. United States. 

 Rcetie'ri (Rcetter's). Texas and Arizona. 

 rosa'ceus (rosy). See C. NYCTICALUS. 

 rostra' tus (beaked). Antigua. 

 Roye'ni (Royen's). 2. White. S. Amer. 1728. 

 ru'ber (red). Flowers orange-yellow, then scarlet. 



Brazil. 1905. 



nisselia'nus (Russelian). Venezuela. 

 sargentia'nus (Sargentian). Small, pink. Lower Cali- 

 fornia. 1891. 

 saxi'colus (rock-loving). Greenish, white. Argentina. 



1909. 



Schee'rii (Scheer's). Mexico. 

 Schelha'sii (Schelhas's). 

 Scho'Uii (Schott's). S. United States. 

 (Piloce'reus) seni'lis (old-man). 20. Red. Mexico. 



1823. 



se'pium (of the hedges). Ecuador. 

 serpenti'nus (serpentine). 4. White, purple. Mexico. 

 seto'sus (stiff-haired). 3. Pink. August. Rio de 



Janeiro. 1829. 

 Side'llii (Sidell's). 



sonore'nsis (Sonoran). Flowers short, narrow, cinna- 

 bar red. Sonora, Mexico. 1901. 

 spachia'nus (Spachian). Mexico. 

 speciosi' ssimus (showiest). Crimson. July. Mexico. 



1836. 



specio'sus (showy). Rose. June. S. Amer. 1801. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). 

 sple'ndidus (splendid). Scarlet. September. Mexico. 



1831. 



stri'ctus (erect). 3. S. Amer. 1823. 

 strigo'sus (stiff -haired). Brown. Chili. 1815. 

 subrepa'ndus (sub-waved-leaved). 3. W. Ind. 1817. 

 Swa'rtzii (Swartz'sl. W. Ind. 

 te'nuis (slender). Pink. Brazil. Creeper 

 tephraca'nthus (grey-spined). S. Amer. 

 tetraca'ntha (four-spined). Rose. July. Bolivia. 

 tetrago'nus (four-angled). 3. White. July. S. Amer. 



1810. 



thlassi'nus (flattened). Venezuela. 

 Thurbe'ri (Thurber's). New Mexico. 

 (Piloce'reus) Hlo'phorus (wool-bearing). Mexico. 

 Ti'nei (Tine's). Brazil. 

 iortuo'sus (tortuous). Argentina. 

 triangula'ris (triangular-s/eww^). i. White. August. 



W. Ind. 1590. 



(Echino'psis) tri' color (three-coloured). Mexico. 

 tricosta'tus (three-ribbed). White. Fruit red, with 



scarlet flesh. Mexico. 1907. 



trigo'nus (three-angled), i. White. W. Ind. 1809. 

 costarice' 'nsis (Costarican). White, 12 in. long. 



Costa Rica. 1902. " Pitahaya." 

 trique'ier (three-sided). 3. S. Amer. 1794. 

 triu'mphans (triumphant). Gardens. 

 trunca'tus (snipped). See EPIPHYLLUM ALTENSTEINII. 

 tubero'sus (tuberous). See C. POSELGERI. 

 (Echin'opsis) tubifto 'rus (tube-flowered). White. 1830. 

 tunica' tus (tunicated). See OPUNTIA TUNICATA. 

 Tuni'lla (Tunilla). Rose, 2$ in. long. Costa Rica. 



1902. 



(Echino'psis) turbina'tus (turbinate). 

 Twee'diei (Tweedie's). 4 to 6. Orange-scarlet. 



September. Argentina. 1849. 

 unda'tus (waved). China. 1829. 

 urbania'nus (urbanian). Red-brown, tipped red, 



Vanilla scented. Hayti. 1905. 

 va'lidus (strong). S. Amer. 



varia'bilis (variable). Green, red. August. S. Amer. 

 (Piloce'reus) vi'rens (green). Mexico. 

 viridiflo'rus (green-flowered). Texas. 

 weingartia' nus (Weingartian). Stems bright green, 



then grey. Hayti. 1904. 



C. (Echino'psis) Wilke'nsii (Wilkens's). Garden hybrid. 

 Wi'ttii (Witt's). Branches flattened, leaf-like. 1900. 

 xanthoca' rpus (yellow-fruited). White-green, white. 



Paraguay. 1907. 

 (Echino'psis) Zuccari'nii (Zuccarini's). B.M., t. 3627. 



CERI'NTHE. Honeywort. (From keros, wax, and 

 anthos, a flower ; referring to its being a favourite flower 

 with bees. Nat. ord. Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Anchusa.) 



Hardy annuals, except C. macula' to, . All by seeds, in 

 common soil. Macula' ta requires a dry soil, or its fleshy 

 roots decay. 

 C. alpi'na (alpine). Pale yellow. June. Carpathian 



Mountains. 1827. 

 a'spera (rough). 2. Yellow, purple. July. S. 



France. 1633. 

 gla'bra (smooth). Yellow, violet. European Alps. 



1827. 



gymna'ndra (naked anthered). See C. MAJOR. 

 macula'ta (spotted). 2. Yellow, red. July. S. 



France. 1804. Perennial. 



,, ma'jor (greater). 3. Yellow. July. S.France. 1596. 

 mi'nor (smaller). 2. Yellow, purple. July. Austria. 



i57o. 



reto'rla (twisted). 3. Yellow, green. July. Levant. 

 1825. 



CEROPE'GIA. (From keros, wax, and pege, a foun- 

 tain ; referring to the form and waxy appearance of the 

 flower. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceae], Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Hoya.) 



Cuttings of small side-shoots in April, in sand, under 

 a glass, and a little heat ; sandy loam, fibrous peat, 

 and a little leaf-mould and charcoal. Summer temp., 

 55 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55 ; giving the East Indian 

 species the most heat. More curious than beautiful. 



GREENHOUSE. 



C. africa'na (African). 6. Yellow. July. S. Africa. 



1823. 



aphy'lla (leafless). See C. DICHOTOMA. 

 austra'lis (southern). 3. N. Holland. 1820. Ever- 

 green twiner. 

 Ba'rklyi (Barkly's). Green, purple-brown. May. S. 



Africa. 1877. 



Bot>fo'rt'(Bowker's). Yellow, green. S.Africa. 1863. 

 dicho'toma (forked). 2. White. July. Canaries. 



1804. 



fu' sea (brown). Reddish-brown. Grand Canary. 1906. 

 Meye'ri (Meyer's). Pale purple, green. S. Africa. 



1867. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Purple-green. S. Africa. 



1868. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 

 ,, radi'cans (rooting). S. Africa. 

 Renda'llii (Rendall's). Transvaal. 

 sagitta'ta (arrow-shaped). See MICROLOMA SAGITTA- 



TUM. 

 Sander so' ni (Sanderson's). Light and dark green 



blotched. S. Africa. 1868. 



sinua'ta (vra.vy-edged) . See MICROLOMA LINEARE. 

 Soro'ria (Sororia). Green, purple. S. Africa. 1866. 

 staphelicefo'rmis (Staphelia-formed). 4. Purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1826. Evergreen 



trailer. 

 torulo'sa (uneven). Yellow. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1820. Evergreen twiner. 

 Woo'dii (Wood's). Leaves netted with silvery veins. 



Natal. 1897. 



STOVE. 



C. acumina'ta (taper- pointed). 2. Purple. July. Coro- 



mandel. 1820. -Tuber. 



barbertone'nsis(Bs.rberton). Green. Transvaal. 1909. 

 ,, Brow'nii (Brown's). Green, white, purple. Uganda. 



1909. 

 bulbo'sa (bulbous). 2. Red, green. May. E. Ind. 



1821. Trailer. 

 ,, cumingia'na (Cumingian). Brown. August. Java. 



1847. 



de'bilis (weak). Pale purple. Nyasaland. 1895. 

 decaisnea'na (Decaisnean). India. 

 discre'ta. (divided). Whitish, purple. Madras. 1909. 



