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CUPRESSUS 



CUNDURA NGO. Marsde'nia Cundura'ngo. 



C UNI LA. (After a town of that name. Nat. ord. 

 Labiates [Labiatae]. Linn. 2-Diandna, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Balm and Mint.) 



North American hardy herbaceous perennials ; root 

 divisions ; in loam, leaf-mould, and manure. 

 C. cocci'nea (scarlet). See CALAMI NTHA COCCINEA. 

 maria'na (Maryland), i. Red. September. N. 

 Amer. 1759. 



CUNNINGHA MIA. Broad-leaved China Fir. (In 

 honour of two brothers, /. and A. Cunningham, British 

 botanists in Australia. Nat. ord. Conifers [Comferae]. 

 Linn. 2i-Monaecia, io-Monadtlphia. Allied to the 

 Spruce Fir.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree, but in some situations 

 hardy : light soil, well drained ; cuttings can be rooted, 

 but seldom make handsome plants ; seedlings are best. 

 C. sine'nsis (Chinese). 40. China. 1804. 



, CUNO'NIA. (Named after /. C. Cuno, of Amsterdam. 

 Nat. ord. Cunoniads [SaxifragaceaeJ. Linn. lo-Decandria. 

 2-Digynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree ; loam and peat, leaf- 

 mould ; cuttings in sand, under glass, in heat. 

 C. cape'nsis (Cape). 20. White. August. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1816. 



CUPA'NIA. (Named after F. F. Cupani, an Italian 

 monk, who wrote on botany. Nat. ord. Soapworts [Sapin- 

 daceae]. Linn. &-Oclandna, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Sapindus.) 



Stove evergreen trees, all with white flowers ; loam and 

 peat ; cuttings of half-ripe shoots in sand, under glass, 

 in heat. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 C. amcrica'na (American). 15. Mexico. 1819. 



anacardioi'des (Anacardium-like). Australia. 



cane'scens (hoary). See HEMIGYROSA CANESCENS. 



Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's). See DIPLOGLOTTIS 



CUNNINGHAMII. 



denta'ta (toothed). 12. Mexico. 1824. 



,, edu'lis (edible). See BLIGHIA SAPIDA. 



flegans (elegant). Leaves wavy at the edges. 1893. 



eleganti' ssima (most elegant). 



exce'lsa (lofty). See C. GLABRA. 



gla'bra (smooth). 14. May. Jamaica. 1822. 



gra'ndidens (large-toothed). Leaflets 9, 3 to 4 in. 



long. Zanzibar. 1884. 

 ,, Pindai'ba (Pindaiba). Brazil. 

 Psto'r*tts(Pseudorhus). 20. November. Australia. 



1830. 



sa'pida (savoury. Akee-tree). See BLIGHJA SAPIDA. 

 Sapona'ria (Soapwort). See SAPIXDUS SAPONARIA. 

 ,, saponarioi' 'des (saponaria-like). See SAPINDUS SAPO- 



XARIA. 



seti'zera (bristly). See C. PSEUDORHUS. 

 tomento'sa (downy). See C. AMERICANA. 

 ., undula'ta (wavy). Brazil. 1865. 



CUP FLOWER. See NIEREMBERGIA. 



CU PHEA. (From kuphos, curved ; referring to the 

 form of the seed-pods. Nat. ord. Loosestrifes [Lythracea], 

 Linn, i i-Dodecandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Lythrum.) 



Dry, rich soil ; seeds ; and cuttings in the spring 

 months. 



ANNUALS, &c. 



C. circceoi'aes (Circaea-like). J. Purple. September. 



S. Amer. 1821. Greenhouse. 

 ,, lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). Blackish purple. Mexico. 



1796. Hardy. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). }. Pink. November. 



Demerara. 1824. Stove. 

 ., procu'mbens (lying-down), i. Pale purple. August. 



Mexico. 1816. Stove. 

 ,, silenoi'des (silene-like). ij. Bluish September 



1836. Hardy. 



spica'ta (spiked). Rose. Peru. 1819. Hardy. 

 viscosi'ssima (clammiest), i. Purple. July. America. 



1776. Greenhouse. 

 virga: ta (twiggy). i\. Purple. August. Mexico 



1824. Greenhouse. 



STOVE AND GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS, &c. 



C. cequipe tola (equal-petaled). 2. Purple. June. 



Mexico. 1859. 



,, cinnaban'na (cinnabar). See C. PINETORUM. 

 commersonia'na (Commersonian). Argentina. 1884. 

 corda'ta (heart-leaved). i$. Scarlet. June. Peru. 



1842. 



cya'nea (blue). Blue, red. July. Mexico. 1846. 

 deca'ndra (ten-stamened). ij. Purple. July. 



Jamaica. 1789. 



,, e'mintns (eminent). See C. MICROPETALA. 

 fla'va (yellow). Yellow. Brazil. 

 ,, gra'cilis (slender), i. Purple. July. Orinoco. 1824. 

 ,, hooker ia'na (Hookerian). 2 to 3. Vermilion. Mexico. 



i877. 

 i'gnea (fiery), i to 2. Scarlet, white. Summer. 



Mexico. 1845. Greenhouse. 

 a'lba (white). White. 1848. 

 ., jorulle'nsis (Jorullan). See C. MICROPETALA. 

 Lla'vea (Llave's). i|. Purple. June. Mexico. 1830. 



Greenhouse. 

 Melvi'Ua (Melville's). 3. Scarlet. August. Guiana. 



1823. Herbaceous perennial. 

 micrope'tala (small-petaled). i. Purple. July. 



Mexico. 1824. 



,, minia'ta (vermilion-cofour&i flower). See C. LLA'VEA. 

 ,, multiflo'ra (many-flowered), ij. Purple. September. 



Trinidad. 1820. 



,, ocymoi'des (Ocimum-like). See C. .SQUIPE'TALA. 

 pineto'rum (Pine-woods'). Crimson. July. Mexico. 



1849. 



platyce'ntra (broad-spurred). See C. IGNEA. 

 ,. a'lba (white- flower ed). See C. IGNEA ALBA. 

 racemo'sa (raceme- flowered). See C. SPICATA. 

 Roe'zlii (Rcezl's). See C. HOOKERIANA. 

 ,, serpyllifo'lia (thyme-leaved). See C. MULTIFLORA. 

 spica'ta (spiked), i. Purple. June. Trop. Amer. 



1820. 



strigillo'sa (coarse-haired). See C. CYANEA. 

 tubiflo'ra (tube-flowered). See C. IGNEA. 

 Zimapa'ni (Zimapan's). See C. LANCEOLATA. 



CUTIA. See RANDIA. 



CUPRE'SSUS. Cypress. (From kuo, to produce, 

 and parisos, equal ; in reference to the symmetrical 

 growth of the Italian cypress, C. sempervi'rens. Nat. ord. 

 Conifers [Coniferae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, io-Monadelphia.) 

 Evergreen trees ; hardy, unless otherwise stated ; 

 rich, loamy soil ; and readily increased from seeds ; can 

 be raised from cuttings, and for choice sorts grafting 

 on common seedlings is resorted to. 

 C. arizo'nica (Arizonian). 



aroma'tica (aromatic). See C. BENTHAMI. 



attenua'ta (attenuated). See C. LAWSONIANA. 



., austra'lis (south. Slender-branched). See CALLITRIS 



RHOMBOIDEA. 



baccifo'rmis (berry-shaped). See JUNIPERUS PHOS- 



NICEA. 

 Bentha'mi (Bentham's). 60. Mountains of Mexico 



and Guatemala. 



,. califo'rnica (Californian). See C. GOVENIANA. 

 ,, cashmer ia'na (Cashmir). See C. FUNEBRIS GLAUCA. 

 Coulte'ri (Coulter's). See C. BENTHAMI. 

 e'legans (elegant). See C. BENTHAMI. 

 exce'lsa (lofty). See C. BENTHAMI. 

 formose'nsis (Formosan). 100-195 ; and 50-67 ft. 



in girth. Formosa. 1909. 

 fune'bris (funebral). 50. April. China. 1849. 



Greenhouse. 



glau'ca (sea-green). Foliage glaucous. Green- 

 house. 



glandulo'sa (glandular). See C. MACNABIANA. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). See C. LUSITANICA. 

 govenia'na (Mr. Gowen's). 10. April. California. 



1848. 

 compa'cta (compact). Dense, pyramidal habit. 



1896. 



Hartwe'gii (Hartweg's). See C. MACROCARPA. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). See CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA. 

 ,, kishmiria'na (Kashmir). See C. FUNEBRIS GLAUCA. 

 knightia'na (Knightian). See C. LINDLEYI. 

 lambertia'na (Lambertian). See C. MACROCARPA. 

 lawsonia'na (Lawsonian). 100. N. California, 



Oregon. 1853. The Lawson Cypress. 



