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CUCTFERA 



CRYPT ADENIA. (From kruptos, hidden, aud aden, 

 a gland. Nat. ord. Thymeleaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass in April. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 

 C. breviflo'ra (short-flowered). i. White. May. 



South Africa. 1789. 

 cilia'ta (eye-lashed). 2. White. May. South 



Africa. 1818. 

 uniflo'ra (one-flowered). J. White. May. South 



Africa. 1759. 



CRYPTA'NTHUS. (From kruptos, hidden, and anthos, 

 a flower ; the flowers being nearly hidden by the rosette 

 or crown of leaves. Nat. ord. Bromeliacea?.) 



Stove epiphytes requiring similar cultural treatment 

 to ^Echmea. 

 C acau'lis (stemless). See C. UNDULATUS. 



purpu'reus (purple). See C. UNDULATUS RUBER. 

 Beucke'ri (Beucker's). White. Brazil. 1880. 

 bivitta'tus (two-striped). White. Brazil. 1865. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). Leaves silvery. Brazil. 

 Mce'nsii (Mcens's). See C. BIVITTATUS. 

 morrenia'nus (Morrenian). See C. BIVITTATUS. 

 undula'tus (waved). White. August. Brazil. 1826. 

 ru'ber (red). Leaves red-purple. 

 zebri'nus (zebra striped). See C. ZONATUS. 

 zona'tus (zoned). White. August. Brazil. 



CRYPTOCA'RPUS. (From kruptos, hidden, and 

 karpos, a fruit. Nat. ord. Nyctaginaceae.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings in sand in heat. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



C. globo'sus (globular), i to 3. Variegated. June. Cuba. 

 1830. 



CRYPTOCHI'LUS. ( From kruptos, hidden, and cheilos, 

 a lip ; the lip, or labellum, being partly hid by the 

 sepals. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 20- 

 Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Acanthophippium.) 

 Stove orchid ; root division ; soil, rough fibrous peat 

 and rotten wood. 



C. lu'tea (yellow). Pale yellow. June. Himalayas. 1882. 

 reticula'ta (netted). See ERIA RETICULATA. 

 ,, sangui'nea (blood-coloured). i. Scarlet. June. 



Nepaul. 

 ,, Wi'ghtii (Wight's). See ERIA LICHENORA. 



CRYPTOCO'RYNE. (From kruptos, hidden, and korune, 

 a club ; the club-shaped spadix, or spike, in the centre 

 of the flower, is hidden by the hooded spathe peculiar 

 to this order. Nat. ord. Arads [Araceae], Linn. 21- 

 Moncecia, 2-Diandria. Allied to Arum.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial ; divisions, and seeds 

 when obtainable ; loam and peat. Summer temp., 60 

 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55, and dry. 

 C. cilia'ta, (hair-fringed). Green, purple. May. E. Ind. 



1824. 



corda'ta (heart-shaped). Malaya. 

 Griffi'thii (Griffith's). Spathe purple. Malacca. 1900. 

 spira'lis (spiral), i. Brown. May. E. Ind. 1816. 



CRYPTOGRA'MME. (From kruptos, hidden, and 

 gramme, a letter ; in reference to the sori being hidden 

 by the revolute margin of the pinnae.) 



Hardy ferns, except C. crispa brunoniana, which re- 

 quires a greenhouse. 



C. cri'spa (crisped), r. June. Britain. 

 ,, ,, acrostichoi' des (Acrostichum-like). N. Amer. 

 brunonia'na (Brownian). Fertile segments oblong. 

 Himalayas. 10 to 15,000 ft. 



CRYPTO'LEPIS. (From kruptos, hidden, and lepis, a 

 scale ; in allusion to the scales inside the calyx. Nat. 

 ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of short, side- 

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

 loam, peat, and sand. 



C. sanguineole'nta (blood-coloured). 6. Green, yellow. 

 July. Trop. Africa. 1822. 



CRYPTOME'RIA. Japan Cedar. (From kruptos, 

 hidden, and meris, part ; the structure of all the parts of 

 the flower being hidden, or not easily understood. Nat. 

 ord. Conifers [Coniferae]. Linn. zi-Moncecia, lo-Mona- 

 delphia. Allied to Taxodium.) 



Fine evergreen conifers, but not quite hardy enough 

 to stand a severe winter. From 60 to too feet high, 

 from the north of China, where it grows in damp situa- 

 tions. Seeds imported ; some have ripened in Britain ; 

 cuttings in sandy soil, under a hand-light ; a pure loam 

 seems to suit them best. 

 C. japo'nica (Japanese). 100. May. Japan. 1844. 



,, ,, araucarioi'dcs (Araucaria-like). 



,, ,, dacrydioi'des (Dacrydium-like). 



,, ,, e'legans (elegant). Leaves long, slender. Japan 

 1861. 



,, e'legans na'na (dwarf). 



Lo'bbi (Lobb's). Java. 1853. 



,, Lo'bbi na'na (Lobb's dwarf). 2. N. China. 



,, lycopodioi' des (Lycopodium-like). 1876. 



,, ,, monslro'sa (monstrous). 



,, ni'gricans (becoming black). Japan. 1870. 



,, ,, pu'ngens (prickly). 



,, rubigino'sa (reddening). Leaves turning reddish 

 in winter. Japan. 1873. 



,, ,, spira'lis (spiral). Leaves twisted. Japan. 



CRYPTOPHORA'NTHUS. (From kruptos, hidden, 

 phoreo, to bear, and anthos, a flower ; the sepals partly 

 hide the rest of the flower. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Cool Orchids requiring treatment similar to Masdevallia. 

 C. atropurpu'reus (dark purple). J. Purple. W. Ind. 



1838. 

 ,, daya'nus (Dayan). Yellow, orange, purple. July. 



Colombia. 1872. 



,, gracile'ntus (slender). Costa Rica. 

 ,, Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). Yellow, orange, purple. 



Colombia. 1903. 



,, macula' tus (spotted). Yellow, crimson. Brazil. 1887. 

 ,, minu'tus (minute). \. Purple. 1895. 

 ,, Moo'rei (Moore's). Red-purple. Trop. Amer. 1903. 

 ,, oblongifo'lius (oblong-leaved). Purple and yellow. 



S. Amer. 1895. 

 ,, sarcophy'llus (fleshy- leaved). Venezuela. 



CRYPTOPHRA'GMIUM. See GYMNOSTACHYUM. 



CRYPTOSTE'GIA. (From kruptos, hidden, and siege, 

 a covering ; the cup, or corolla, is hidden. Nat. ord. 

 Asdepiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. *>-Pentandria, 2- 

 Digynia. Allied to Periploca.) 



Climbing stove evergreens. Loam and peat ; cuttings 

 root readily in sand, under glass, in heat. 

 C. grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 6. Pink. June. India. 



1818. 



,, madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 10. Pink. July. 

 Madagascar. 1826. 



CRYPTOSTE'MMA. (From kruptos, hidden, and 

 stemma, a crown ; the crown of the flower hidden. Nat. 

 ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 %-Frustranea. Allied to Arctotis.) 



Tender annuals, from Cape of Good Hope, requiring 

 to be sown on a gentle hotbed ; when large enough may 

 be potted two or three plants in a pot, and protected 

 again in the same way, and planted out in the open 

 border the beginning of June. 

 C, calendula' ctum (marigold-flowered), i. Yellow. July. 



1752. 

 ,, ,, hypochondri' 'acum (melancholy). i. Yellow. 



July. 1731. 

 ,, ,, runcina'tum (saw -leaved). i. Yellow. July. 



1794. 

 ,, forbesia'num (Forbesian). Yellow. Summer. S. 



Africa. 



,, lusita'nicum (Portuguese). See C. CALENDULACEUM. 

 ,, ni'veum (snowy). Yellow. S. Africa. Decumbent. 



CRYPTOSTY'LIS. (From kruptos, hidden, and stulos, 

 a style ; the column is hidden by the lip. Nat. ord. 

 Orchidaceae.) 

 C. Arachni'tes (spider-like), i. Green, purple, mottled. 



Khasia. 1863. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Yellow-green ; lip 

 red, spotted brown. Australia. 1885. 



CRYSO'PHILA. See COPERNICIA. 



CUBA BAST. See HIBISCUS ELATUS. 



CUCIFERA THEBA ICA. See HYFH.C.NA Cucn ERA. 



