CYANOTIS 



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CYCLAMEN 



CYANO'TIS. (From kuanos, blue, and ous, an ear; 

 referring to the shape of the petals. Nat. ord. Spider- 

 worts [CommelinaceaeJ. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Tradescantia.) 



Rich soil ; C. barba'ta is increased by root division, 

 the others by seed. 



C. axilla'ris (axillary), i. Blue. August. E. Ind. 



1822. Greenhouse biennial. 

 ,, barba'ta (bearded), i. Blue. August. Nepaul. 



1824. Hardy perennial. 



., Beddo'mei (Col. Beddome's). See C. KEWENSIS. 

 ,, crista'ta (crested), i. Blue. August. Ceylon. 1770. 



Greenhouse biennial. 



,, hirsu'ta (hairy). Rose, blue. Abyssinia. 1901. 

 ,, kewe'nsisiKevr). Rose. Winter and spring. Malabar. 



1874. 



,, nodifto'ra (node-flowered). Purple. S. Africa. 1864. 

 ,, somalie'nsis (Somali-land). Somali-land. 1897. 

 tubero'sa (tuberous), ij. Blue. July. E. Indies. 



1817. 



CYATHFA. (From kuathfion, a little cup ; in re- 

 ference to the appearance of the spore or seed-cases on 

 the back of the fronds. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices], Linn. 

 14-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove evergreen tree-ferns, except otherwise specified ; 

 loam and peat ; root division or spores. 



C. aculea'ta (prickly). 

 ,, angole'nse (Angolan). Not described. Congo Free 



State. 1901. 



,. arbo'rea (tree). 15. W. Ind. 1793. 

 Bruno'nis (Brown's). Brown, yellow. April. Malaya. 

 Bu'rkei (Burke's). See C. DREGEI BURKEI. 

 ,, canalicula' ta (channelled). Frond bipinnate. Mauri- 

 tius. 



., ,, Co'ngi (Congo). Congo. 1905. 

 Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's). 12 to 30. Frond 



tripinnate. N. Zealand. 1860. 

 dtalba'ta (whitened). New Zealand. Greenhouse. 

 Dre'gei (Drege's). 4. Frond bipinnate. S.E. Africa. 



1873. 



,, Bu'rkei (Burke's). Lobes of pinnules broader. 

 , flegans (elegant). See C. ARBOREA. 

 , exce'lsa (tall). 20. Mauritius. 1825. 

 , fune'bris (funebral). New Caledonia. 1873. 

 , HookSri (Hooker's). Stem i J in. thick. Ceylon. 1868. 

 , insfgnis (remarkable). Stalks very scaly. Jamaica, 



Cuba. 



inte'gra (entiie-leaved). Isle of Luzon. 

 , ,, petiola'ta (petiolate). Pinnules petiplate. 

 mastersia'na (Mastersian). 2. Stem thin. 1894. 

 medulla 'ris (pithy). New Zealand. Greenhouse. 

 ., microphy'lla (small-leaved). 3 to 4 ft. Peruvian 



Andes. 1884. 

 petiola'ta (long- leaf -stalked). See C. INTEGRA PETIO- 



LATA. 



., pube'scens (downy). Fronds large. Jamaica. 1879. 

 i> Pygma'a (pigmy). 2. Fronds dull green. 1894. 

 ,, se'rra (saw-like). Fronds bipinnate. W. Ind. Brazil. 

 ,, sinua'ta (sinuated). 2 to 4. Fronds quite simple. 



Ceylon. 1861. 



., Smi'thii (Smith's). See HEMITELIA SMITHII. 

 ,, spinulo'sa (finely spiny). Stem prickly, dark purple. 



India. 1884. 



CYATHO CLINE. (From kuathos, a bowl or cup, and 

 Mine, a bed or receptacle ; the receptacle of the flower- 

 head is hollowed out like a bowL Nat. ord. Composite.) 



A hardy or half-hardy perennial. Divisions ; cuttings 

 under a hand-light in summer. Well-drained garden soil. 



C. lyra'ta (lyre-shaped), ij. Pale red. June. Hima- 

 laya. 1811. 



CYATHO DES. (From kuathos, a cup, and aides, like ; 

 referring to the form of the limb, or expanded opening 

 of the flower. Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. Linn. 

 S-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Styphelia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens with white flowers, from 

 Australia. Peat and loam; cuttings in sand, with a 

 little peat, under glass. 



C. acero'sa (chaffy). 8. July. 1822. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). 20. April. 1818. 

 OxycSdrus (prickly-cedar). See C. ACEROSA. 



CYCAS. (Greek name for a Palm. Nat. ord. 

 Cycads [Cycadaceae], Linn. 22-Dicecia, it-Poly andria.) 



This order is in close affinity with Conifers. Dr. 

 Lindley says, " The undoubted remains of Cycads attest 

 their having once formed a considerable portion of the 

 vegetation of Great Britain." Stove woody perennials ; 

 require plenty of pot room ; rich, sandy loam, and moist 

 heat. Young plants are often obtained from suckers. 

 C. angula'ta (sharp-cornered). 4. Australia. 1824. 

 ,, Armstro'ngii (Armstrong's). Australia. 1870. 

 Beddo'mei (Col. Beddome's). India. 1883. 

 Bellefo'nti (Bellefont's). 5. Tongking. 1886. 

 ,, circina'lis (round-leaved). 3. E. Ind. 1800. 

 ,, Duivenbo'dei (Duivenbode's). Trunk spiny. Moluc- 

 cas. 1886. 



,, glau'ca (milky-green). See C. RUMPHII. 

 .. imperia'lis (imperial). S. Africa. 1873. 

 ., ine'rmis (unarmed). Cochin -China. 1848. 

 me'dia (intermediate). 70. Australia. 1874. 

 ,, Mi"cAo/t'/*i(Micholitz's). Cones yellow. Annam. 1905. 

 ,, normanbya'na (Normanbyan). N. S. Wales. 1875. 

 Plu'ma (Pluma). Leaves plume-like, bright green. 



Madras. 1877. 

 plumo'sa (plumose). 1865. 

 ,, revolu'ta (ro!led-back-tearf). 3. July. Japan. 



1737. 

 riumini'ana (Riuminian). Leaves erect, pinnate. 



Philippines. 1864. 

 Ru'mphii (Rumph's). Leaves 4 to 6 ft. long. Indian 



Archipelago. 



Seema'nm (Seemann's). 5 to 7. Fiji Islands. 1883. 

 ,, siame'nsis (Siamese). Leaves 30 in. long. Cochin- 



China, Siam. 1878. 



sphafrica (spherical). See C. CIRCINALIS. 

 squarro'sa (spreading). See C. CIRCINALIS. 

 undula'ta (waved). Leaves 3 ft. long. Polynesia. 



1881. 



Wendla'ndii (Wendland's). Leaflets not serrated. 

 Madagascar. 1895. 



CY'CLAMEN. Sowbread. (From kuklicos, circular ; 

 referring to the shape of the corm, or bulb-like root. 

 Nat. ord. Primeworts [Primulaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Cyclamens are very acrid, yet are the favourite food 

 of wild boars of Sicily, whence the English name. 

 Beautiful bulbous plants! 



HARDY. 

 C. agine'ticum (iEginean). Flowers small. Leaves 



round. Greece. 1908. 

 africa'num (African). White, purple. September. 



N. Africa. 



algerie'nse (Algerian). See C. AFRICANUM. 

 alpi'num (alpine). Purple-red with black eye. Prob- 

 ably an alpine form of C. europceum. Asia Minor. 



1892. 



,, ,, a'lbum (white). White. 1892. 

 Atkinso'nii (Atkinson's). See C. IBERICUM. 

 balea'ricum (Balearic). Balearic Isles. 

 ,, cili'cicum (Cilician). Rosy white, carmine base. 



Autumn. Cilicia. 1849. 

 Clu'sii (Clusius'). See C. EUROPIUM. 

 co'lchicum (Colchican). Petals wider and blunter 



than in C. curopcswn. Caucasus. 1897. 

 co'um (Cos). $. Lilac, red. February. South 



Europe. 1596. 

 a'lbum (white). White. 

 ,, ,, ve'rnum (spring). See C. IBERICUM. 

 cy'prium (Cyprian). Cyprus. 1876. 

 ., europium (European). J. Lilac, red. August. 



Switzerland. 1596. 

 grafcum (Grecian). White, bright purple base. 



Autumn. Greece. 1834. 

 hedercefo'lium (ivy-leaved). See C. REPANDUM and 



C. NEAPOLITANUM. 



hyema'le (winter). Like C. ibericum, but flowers in 



winter. Asia Minor. 1904. 



ibe"ricum (Georgian). J. Asiatic Georgia. 1831. 

 Jo'vis (Jupiter's). Lobes of calyx and corolla longer 



than in C. neapolitanum. Asia Minor. 1908. 

 libano'ticum (Libanotic). Pale rose. Lebanon. 1899. 

 linearifo'lium (narrow-leaved). J. Purple. April. 



South Europe. 1824. 



