CURATELLA 



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CURCULIO 



C. lawsonia'na a'lbo-spi'ca (white spiked). Tips of twigs 

 silvery. California. 1869. 

 ere' eta vi'ridis (erect, green). 



na'na (dwarf). Dwarf globose bush. 



pulche"rrima (fairest). Leaves glistening white. 

 1909. 



,, schongarie'nsis (Schongarian). Growths steel- 

 green. 1909. 



,, spira'lis (spiral). Stem spirally twisted. 1909. 



Lindle'yi (Lindley's). 120. Mexico. 1838. 



lusita'nica (Portuguese. Cedar of Goa). 50. April. 

 Goa. 1683. Greenhouse. 



., macnabia'na (Macnabian). 10. Mountains of Cali- 

 fornia. 1853. 



,, macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 60. California. 1847. 

 " Monterey Cypress." 



,, lu'tea (yellow). Foliage yellow. 



,, nepale'nsis (Nepaulese). See C. TORULOSA. 



niva'lis (snowy). See C. MACNABIANA. 



nootkate'nsis (Nootka). 100. Oregon. British 

 Columbia. " Yellow Cypress." 



nidi'fica (nest-making). Branches plumy. 



obtu'sa (blunt). 80. Japan. 1869. Several of 

 the so-called Retinosporas of gardens belong here. 



Cri'ppsii (Cripps's). Foliage golden-yellow. 



,. lycopodioi' des (Lycopodium-like). Twigs stout. 



ii .> pygmce'a (pigmy). . Dwarf, dense, bush. 



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



pe'ndula (hanging-down). See THUYA ORIENTALIS 



PENDULA. 



pisi'fera (pea-bearing). 5 to 10. Island of Niphon, 



Japan. Many of the Retinosporas belong here. 

 ,, plumo'sa (plumy). Leaves longer. Branches 



plumy. 



plumo'sa au'rea (golden). 

 ,, squarro'sa (spreading). Leaves spreading. 

 ,, Pygm'aa (pigmy). California. 

 sempervi'rens (common evergreen). 20. May. 



Candia. 1548. 

 fastigia'ta (upright). 20. May. Mediterranean 



region. 



horizonta'lis (horizontal). See C. SEMPERVIRENS. 

 i'ndica (Indian), too. Himalayas. Half-hardy. 

 ,, stri'cta (erect). See C. SEMPERVIRENS FASTIGIATA. 

 variega'ta (variegated). 20. May. England. 



1848. 

 ,, thuri'fera (frankincense-bearing). 100. Mexico. 



1836. 

 ihyoi'des (thya-like. White Cedar). 20. May. N. 



Amer. 1736. 

 fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved). April. 



Amer. 1736. 

 lepto'clada (slender branched). Branches slender, 



erect. 



torulo'sa (twisted. Bhotan). 30. Nepaul. 1824. 

 uhdea'na (Uhde's). See C. BENTHAMI and C. LUSI- 



TANICA. 



whitleya'na (Whitley's). See C. SEMPERVIRENS 



INDICA. 



CURATE LL A. (From kurenp, to shave ; in reference 

 to the leaves being covered with asperities so hard as 

 to render them fit for polishing. Nat. ord. Dilleniads 

 [Dilleniaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, z-Digynia. Allied 

 to Delima.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs ; sandy loam and peat ; 

 cuttings in sand, under glass, in heat. 

 C. ala'ta (winged-leaf-stalked). 8. White. Guiana. 

 ,, america'na (American). 8. White. S. Amer. 



CURCU'LIGO. (From curculio, a weevil ; the seeds 

 have a point like the rostrum, or beak, of the weevil 

 Nat. ord. Hypoxids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Hypoxids are distinguished from Amaryllids by the 

 absence of bulbs, and by their harsh and hairy leaves 

 Stove herbaceous perennials, except one ; sandy loam 

 and peat or leaf-mould ; offsets. 

 C. brevifo'lia (short-leaved). See C. ORCHIOIDES. 

 de'nsa (dense). Leaves dark green with a silvery 



lustre. India. 1885. 

 .. latifo'lia (broad-leaved), ii. Yellow. Poolo Pinane 



1804. 



., orchioi'des (orchis-like). . Yellow. June E 

 Ind. 1800. 



C. plica' ta (plaited-leaved). ij. Yellow. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1788. Greenhouse. 

 ,, gla'bra (smooth), ij. Yellow. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1788. Greenhouse. 

 recurva'ta (rolled-back-teawd). i. Yellow. Bengal. 



1805. 

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



yellow. 1872. 



,, seychelle'nsis (Seychellan). Mascarene Islands. 

 ,, sumatra'na (Sumatran). See C. LATIFOLIA. 

 veratrifo' Ha (Veratrum-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



South Africa. 1778. 



CURCULIO. This destructive tribe of Beetles are 

 popularly known as Weevils. The following are some of 

 the chief species : 



C. alliaricB. (Proper name Rhynchites Alliance.) Stem- 

 boring Weevil. Steel-green colour. Bores the shoots 

 and grafts of young fruit-trees. Appears in June and 

 July. 



C. bacchus. (Proper name Rhynchites Bacchus.) 

 Purple or Apple Weevil. Pierces the fruit of the apple, 

 depositing within it its eggs. J une and J uly. 



C. betuleti. (Proper name Rhynchites Betulce.) Vine 

 Weevil. Colour steel-blue. Attacks the leaf, rolling 

 it up as a nest for its eggs. The pear is liable to its 

 attacks also. Appears in J une and J uly. 



C. cupreus. (Proper name Rhynchites cupreus.) 

 Copper-coloured Weevil. Attacks the leaves and young 

 shoots of the plum and apricot, as well as their fruit. 

 June and July. 



C. lineatus. (Proper name Siiona lineata.) Striped 

 Pea Weevil. Every gardener must have observed the 

 edges of the young leaves of his peas, and sometimes of 

 his beans, eaten away in scollops, or semicircular pieces. 

 This is often done by the Siiona tibialis, but still more fre- 

 quently by another of the short-snouted beetles, Sitona 

 lineata. In Scotland it is commonly called " the Cuddy," 

 or Donkey, from its grey colour. The length of the 

 weevil varies from 2-2$ lines, being about one-sixth of 

 an inch. The whole body is grey, and marked with black 

 lines ; the antennae reddish ; the eyes black. They 

 survive the winter sheltered beneath moss, &c., and in 

 bad weather at all seasons retire under stones, only to 

 reappear with the sunshine. 



C. macularius. (Proper name Sitona crinita.) Spotted 

 Weevil. Grey colour. April. Also destroys the pea. 

 Soot or lime sprinkled over peas early in the morning 

 before the dew is off from them, and so thickly as to 

 cover the soil about them, would probably save them. 

 To mitigate the attack of the weevils upon trees, the 

 only mode is to spread a sheet beneath them, to shake 

 each branch, and to destroy those beetles which fall. 

 They usually feed at night. 



C. nucum. (Proper name Balaninus nucum.) Nut 

 Weevil, of which the maggot is so frequent in our filberts. 

 Mr. Curtis thus describes it : " The insect is brown, 

 with darker bands ; is about a quarter of an inch long, 

 and has a long horny beak, about the middle of which 

 are placed antennae. When the nut is in a young state 

 the female weevil deposits a single egg. The maggot is 

 hatched in about a fortnight, and continues feeding in 

 the interior of the nut till it is full grown, when the nut 

 falls. The maggot has no legs, nor, indeed, has it any 

 use for them, being hatched in the midst of its food ; 

 and when the nut remains on the tree, it forces itself 

 out of the hole it eats in the nut, and falls almost imme- 

 diately to the ground. The only remedy we are aware 

 of is, in the course of the summer, to frequently shake the 

 trees, which will cause all the eaten nuts to fall to the 

 ground, when they must be collected and burned." 



C. oblongus. (Proper name Phyllobius oblongus.) 

 Oblong Weevil. Reddish-brown colour. Feeds on the 

 young leaves of the peach, apricot, plum, pear, and apple. 

 Appears in May. 



C. picipes (proper name Otiorhynchus picipes) is a dull 

 black, and is very injurious in the vinery. 



C. pomorum. (Proper name Anthonomus pomorum.) 

 Apple Weevil. Colour, dark brown. Attacks the 

 blossom of the apple, and often destroys the whole crop. 

 More rarely it attacks the pear blossom. Appears in 

 March and April. 



C. pyri. (Proper name Phyllobius Pyri). Pear Weevil. 

 It attacks the young shoots and leaves. 



C. sulcalus. (Proper name Otiorhynchus sulcatus.) 



