CYNANCHUM 



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CYNOGLOSSUM 



C. pube'scens (downy). i. Purple, yellow. April. 



Singapore. 1838. 

 pulche'rrimum (most beautiful). Waxy white, striped 



crimson. N. India. 1891. 

 pu'milum (dwarf). Reddish-brown ; lip white, 



spotted red-brown. China. 1907. 

 rhodochi'lum (red-lipped). Yellow-green; lip rose- 

 red in front. Madagascar. 1901. 

 Sande'ri (Sander's). White, suffused rose ; lip spotted 



rose-purple. Annam. 1905. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). White ; lip rose-red, 



spotted crimson. 1908. 

 supe'rbum (superb). Pink ; lip white, mottled 



dark red. 1908. 



Sanderso'ni (Sanderson's). See ANSELLIA GIGANTEA. 

 Schrcede'ri (Schrceder's). Green, lined red-brown, 



yellow. Annam. 1905. 

 simonsia'num (Simonsian). Greyish-white ; lip 



white, yellow, blood-red, Sikkim and Assam. 1902. 

 sine'nse (Chinese). ij. Purple brown. China. 



1793. 

 Spa'rkesii (Sparkes's). Lip yellow, with a broad 



purple margin. 1899. 

 sua've (sweet). Green, brown. May. Australia. 



1826. 

 tigri'num (tiger-striped). Green, white, striped 



crimson. Burma. 1864. 

 tracya'num (Tracyan). See C. GRANDIFLORUM 



TRACYANUM. 



tri'pterum (three- winged). White. July. Jamaica. 



1700. 



tri'ste (sad). See LUISIA TERETIFOLIA. 

 Wilso'ni (Wilson's). Green; lip cream, with red 



marks in front. China. 1904. 

 xiphiifo'lium (Xiphium-leaved). Yellow-green. China. 



CYNA'NCHUM. (From kuon, a dog, and agche, to 

 kill ; referring to its poisonous qualities. Nat. ord. 

 Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, 2-Digy- 

 nia. Allied to Asclepias.) 



Cuttings root readily ; the hardy kinds in common 

 garden-soil ; usual stove or greenhouse treatment for 

 the others. 



STOVE EVERGREEN TWINERS. 



C. bi' color (two-coloured). 6. White. E. Ind. 1806. 

 fimbria'tum (fringed). See METAPLEXIS FIMBRIATUM. 

 formo'sum( beautiful). Greenish-yellow. Peru. 1895. 

 heynia'num (Heynes's). 6. White. E. Ind. 1825. 

 hirsu'tum (hairy). 6. Trinidad. 1825. 

 ,, unda'tum (waved). Green-yellow. E. Ind. 1803. 

 ,, viridiflo'rum (green-flowered). See TYLOPHORA 

 ASTHMATICA. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN TWINERS. 



C. cape'nse (Cape). 6. White. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1820. 

 ,, macrorki'zon (large-rooted). Greenish-yellow, white. 



Japan. 1877. 



pilo'sum (soft-haired). 5. White. July. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1726. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 C. acu'tum (pointed-leaved). 3. White. July. Spain. 



1596. 



cirrho'sum (tendriled). 3. 1825. Deciduous twiner. 

 exce'lsum (tall). 10. White. July. Barbary. 1816. 



Deciduous twiner. 



flave'scens (pale- yellow). Yellow. July. Japan. 

 lu'teum (yeUow- flowered) . See VINCETOXICUM 



LUTEUM. 



me'dium (middle-sized). See VINCETOXICUM NIGRUM. 

 mela'nthos (black-flowered). See VINCETOXICUM 



MEDIUM. 



monspeli' 'acum (Montpelier). See C. ACUTUM. 

 ni'grum (black). See VINCETOXICUM NIGRUM. 

 purpura'scens (purplish). Purple. July. Japan. 



1852. 

 ro'seum (rosy). 3. Purple. July. Davuria. 1818. 



Deciduous twiner. 



villo'sum (shaggy). See LACHNOSTOMA BALBISII. 

 Vinceio' xicum (Vincetoxicum). See VINCETOXICUM 



OFFICINALE. 



CY'NARA. Artichoke. (From kuon, a dog; the 

 spines on the involucre, or guard-leaves, immediately 

 below the flower, being likened to dogs' teeth. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Compositae]. Linn. lo-Syngenesia, i- 

 /Equalis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, except where otherwise 

 stated. Increased by seeds and root division. See 

 ARTICHOKE and CARDOON. 



C. Cardu'nculus (cardoon). 5. Blue. August. Candia. 

 1658. 



,, fe'rox (fierce). 5. Blue. July. Italy. 1820. 



, glomera'ta (clustered). See PLAT YCARPHA GLOMERATA. 



, ho'rrida (horrid). See C. CARDUNCULUS. 



, integrifolia (whole-leaved). 4. Blue. July. Spain. 



, pygmcz'a (pigmy), i. Purple. July. Spain. 1820. 



, Sco'lymus (Scolymus. Artichoke). 8. Purple. 

 August. South Europe. 1548. 



,, spinosi' ssima (spiniest). See C. CARDUNCULUS. 



CYNEPS ROS2E, C. Bedegaris, or Rhodites roses, is one 

 of the Gall-forming insects. It deposits its^seggs in a 

 bud of the young shoots of the Dog-Rose and Sweet 

 Briar. The grubs or larvae hatched from these eggs 

 produce those galls, or lumps, covered with green and 

 reddish fibres looking like moss, so frequently found 

 upon Roses. 



CYNO'CTONUM. (From kuon, a dog, and kionum, 

 slaughter ; literally dog's-bane. Nat. ord. Asclepia- 

 daceae. Should be included with the species of Vince- 

 toxicum, but no botanist has transferred it.) 



Greenhouse perennial herb. Divisions. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 

 C. pilo'sum (hairy). White. July. S. Africa. 1726. 



CYNOGLO'SSUM. Hound's Tongue. (From kuon, 

 a dog, and glossa, a tongue ; referring to the shape of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord. Borageworts [Boraginaceas]. 

 Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Nearly all hardy ; some are very pretty border- 

 flowers ; common soil ; seeds or root division. 



ANNUALS. 



C. cane'scens (hoary). See C. MICRANTHUM. 

 diffu'sum (spreading). See BOTHRIOSPERMUM 



TENELLUM. 



hirsu'tum (hairy), i. Blue. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1806. 

 ,, lanceola' turn (spear-head-leaved). White, blue. July. 



Africa. 1806. 

 micra'nthum (small-flowered). 2. Blue. July. 



Burma. 1819. 



BIENNIALS. 



C. apenni'num (Apennine). See SOLENANTHUS APEN- 



NINUS. 



,, bi'color (two-coloured). See C. OFFICINALE. 

 ,, cheirifolium (wallflower-leaved), ij. Blue. June. 



W. Mediterranean Region. 1596. 

 ,, clandesti'num (clandestine). 2. Brown. July. 



Spain. 1820. 

 ,, ccelesti'num (celestial-6/we). See PARACARYUM COJLE- 



STINUM. 

 ,, Colu'mna (Columna's). 2. Blue. July. Apennines. 



1825. 

 ,, Diosco'ridis (Dioscorides's). 2. Purple. July. 



France. 1820. 



,, divarica'tum (straggling). See C. OFFICINALE. 

 ,, elonga'tum (lengthened). See C. DIOSCORIDIS. 

 ,, emargina'tum (notched). See PARACARYUM ANGUSTI- 



FOLIUM. 



,, furca'tum (forked). Himalayas. 

 glochidia' turn (burred). 2. Blue. June. India. 



1837. Greenhouse. 



,, glomera'tum (clustered). See KRYNITKIA GLOMERATA. 

 ,, Hcz'nkii (Hasnke's). See C. MONTANUM. 

 ,, holoseri'ceum (velvety). 2. Violet. July. Cau- 

 casus. 1821. 

 ,, lateriflo'rum (side-flowered). Purple. June. Europe. 



1838. 

 linifo'lium (Flax-leaved). See OMPHALODES LINI- 



FOLIA. 

 monta'num (mountain). 2 to 3. Purple. June. 



Britain. 



