CISTERNS 



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CITRUS 



CISTERNS for the accumulation of rain-water should 

 be formed in connection with the gutters of the various 

 buildings in the gardens, for no water is equal to it 

 for the artificial supply of moisture to plants. 



CI'STUS. Rock Rose. (From kiste, a box ; in refer- 

 ence to the form of the seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Rock Roses 

 [Cistaceae]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, t-Monogynia.) 



C. ladani'ferus and C. Le'don produce gum ladanum. 

 Seeds sown in April ; if under glass, so much the-better ; 

 layers after the plants have flowered ; and cuttings in 

 May, under a hand-glass ; dry soil ; all smaller kinds 

 suitable for rock-work ; and although hardy in sheltered, 

 dry places, it is safest to propagate a few evety season, 

 and give the protection of a cold pit in winter. 



C. acutifo'lius (pointed-leaved). 

 South of Europe. 



White. August. 



a'lbidus (\vhite-leaved). 2. Pale purple. June. 



Spain. 1640. 



asperifo'lius (rough-leaved). See C. LONGIFOLIUS. 

 candidi ssimus (whitest). See C. VAGINA'TUS. 

 cane'sccns (hoary-leaved). See C. VILLOSUS. 

 Clu'sii (Clusius's). 3. White. June. Spain. 1810. 

 complica'tus (complicated). See C. PARVIFLORUS. 

 corbarie nsis (Corbor). 2. White. June. Spain. 



1656. 



cordifo'lius (heart-leaved). 4. White. June. 1800. 

 cre'ticus (Cretan). See C. VILLOSUS CRETICUS. 

 tau'ricus (Taurian). See C. TAURICUS. 

 cri'spus (curled-leaved). 2. Purple. June. Portugal. 



1656. 



,, cupania'nus (Cupani's). See C. CORBARIENSIS. 

 cymo'sus (cyme-flowered). See C. PARVIFLORUS. 

 cy'prius (Cyprus). 4. June. White. Greece. 1800. 

 Deli lei (Delile's). S.W. Europe. 

 dunalia'nus (Dunal's). See C. VILLOSUS. 

 ftorenti'nus (Florentine). 3. White. June. Italy. 



1825. 

 glau'cus (sea-green), i. White. June. France. 



1730. 

 heterophy'llus (various-leaved). 2. Purple. June. 



Algiers. 



,, hirsu'tus (hairy). 2. White. June. Portugal. 1656. 

 inca'nus (hoary). See C. VILLOSUS. 

 ladani'fero-monspelie'nsis. S.W. Europe. 

 ladani'ferus (ladan urn-bearing). Bog-cistus). 4. 



White. June. Spain. 1629. 

 albifio'rus (white-flowered. Gum-cistus). 4. White. 



June. Spain. 

 macula'tus (spotted). 4. White. June. Spain. 



1700. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). See C. POPULIFOLIUS. 

 laurifo'lius (laurel-leaved). 4. White. June. Spain. 



1731- 



la'xus (loose-flowered). See C. HIRSUTUS. 

 Le'don (Ledon). See C. GLAUCUS. 

 longifo'lius (long-leaved). 4. White. June. South of 



Europe. 1800. 



lusita'nicus (Portuguese). 3. Yellow. July. Por- 

 tugal. 1830. 

 monspelie'nsis (Montpelier). 2. White. June. South 



of Europe. 1656. 



oblongifo lius (oblong-leaved). See C. LONGIFOLIUS. 

 obtus'ifo'lius (blunt-leaved). See C. LONGIFOLIUS. 

 parviflo'rus (small-flowered). 3. Pale red. June. 



Crete. 1800. 



platyse'palus (broad-sepaled). 4. Red. June. Crete. 

 populifo'lius (poplar-leaved). 3. White. May. 



Spain. 1656. 



psilose'palus (smooth-sepaled). See C. HIRSUTUS. 

 purpu'reus (purple). 2. Purple. June. Levant. 

 reco'gnitus (recognised). S. Europe. 

 rotundifo'lius (round-leaved). See C. VILLOSUS ROTUNDI- 



FOLIUS. 

 salvifo'lius (sage-leaved). 2. White. June. South of 



Europe. 1548. 



erectiu' sculus (rather erect). 2. White. June. 

 ochroleu'cus( yellowish-white). 2. Yellowish. June. 

 seri'ceus (silky). 2. Red. June. Spain. 1826. 

 tau'ricus (Taurian). 2. Purple. June. Crimea. 



1817. 



undula'tus (waved). See C. VILLOSUS UNDULATUS. 

 vagina'tus (sheathed). 2. Pale purple. April. 



Teneriffe. 1779. 

 ta'rius (variable). See C. ALBIDUS. 



C. villo'sus (long-haired). 3. Purple. June. S. of 



Europe. 1640. 

 co'rsicus (Corsican). 

 cre'ticus (Cretan). 2. Purple. July. Levant. 



1731. " Gum Cistus." 

 rotundifo'lius (round-leaved). 2. Purple. June. 



S. Europe. 1640. 

 undula' tus (waved). 4. White. June. S.Europe. 



1803. 

 vulga'ris (common). See C. VILLOSUS. 



CTTHARE XYLUM. Fiddle-wood. (From kithara, a 

 lyre, and xulon, wood ; in reference to the wood being 

 fit for musical instruments. Nat. ord. Verbenas [Ver- 

 benaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, z-Angiospermia.) 



Stove trees ; cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under a 

 glass, and in bottom-heat ; loam and peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 C. cauda'tum (tailed). 20. White. Jamaica. 1763. 

 cyanoca'rpum (blue- fruited). See RHAPHITHAMNUS 



CYANOCARPUS. 



denta'tum (toothed). 15. E. Ind. 1824. 



ilicifo'lium (holly- leaved). Ecuador. 



mo' lie (soft). Soft yellow. S. Amer. 



penta'ndrum (five-anthered) . Porto Rico. 



quadrangula're (square-stemmed). 20. White. W. 



Ind. " Fiddle Wood." 

 seri'ceum (silky). 15. E. Ind. 1824. 

 subserra'tum (slightly-toothed). 15. White. W. Ind. 



1820. 

 villo'sum (long-haired). .10. St. Domingo. 1784. 



CITRIC BAT US. (From citros, a citron, and batos, a 

 thorn ; called the Orange Thorn by the colonists in 

 Australia, the plant bearing small, orange-coloured fruit. 

 Nat. ord. Pittosporads [Pittosporaceae]. Linn. $-Pen- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Austrah'a ; cuttings hi 

 sand, under glass ; sandy, turfy peat, and a little loam 

 and charcoal. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 45 

 to 50. 



C. multifio'rus (many-flowered). 3. November. 1818. 

 paucifto'rus (few-flowered). 1822. 



CITRON. Ci'trus Mddica. 



CITRULLUS. (From kitron, the citron, the fruits 

 resembling an orange or other species of Citrus. Nat. 

 ord. Cucurbitaceae.) 



Stove climbers of a herbaceous character, requiring 

 treatment similar to that given the Cucumber. 



C. Colocy'nthis (Colocynthis) . Yellow. Fruit green, 



blotched cream. Trop. Africa. " Colocynth." 

 vulga'ris (common). Yellow. Fruits green, blotched 

 cream. Trop. Africa. " Water Melon." 



CITRUS. Orange- tree. (From the Greek word 

 kitron. Nat. ord. Citronworts [Rutaceae], Linn. 18- 

 Polyadelphia, 2-Polyandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trees. 



C. a'cida (acid). See C. MEDICA ACIDA. 

 angula'ta (angular-/rwitei). \Vhite. E. Ind. 

 Aura' ntium (sweet-orange). 15. White. Asia. 1595. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). 6. White. June. Japan. 

 myrtifo'lia (Myrtle-leaved). White. Asia. 

 ,, variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated. 

 australa' sica (Australasian). Australia. 

 ,, austra'lis (southern). Australia. 

 buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 3. White. June. China. 

 decuma'na (huge). 15. White. June. India. 1724. 



" Shaddock." 



,, deliclo'sa (delicious). See C. AURANTIUM. 

 Hy'strix (porcupine). 15. White. June. E. Ind. 

 japo'nica (]a.pa.n-small-fruited). See C. AURANTIUM 



JAPONICA. 



Lime'tta (lime-bergamot). See C. MEDICA LIMETTA. 

 Limo'num (lemon). See C. MEDICA LIMONUM. 

 madure'nsis (Madura). See C. AURANTIUM JAPONICA. 

 ,, Margari'ta (pearl). See C. AURANTIUM JAPONICA. 

 Me'dica (Median). 8. White. June. Asia. " Citron." 

 a'cida (acid). 



Lime'tta (Limetta). " Sweet Lime." 

 Limo'num (Limonum). " Lemon." 

 odorati' ssima (sweetest scented). 



