CYRTOSPERMA 



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CYTISUS 



CYRTOSPE RMA. (Derived from kurtos, curved, and 

 sperma, a seed ; the seeds being curved. Nat. ord. 

 Araceae.) 



Perennial herbs for the stove. Offsets and seeds. 

 Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 C. congole'nse (Congolese). Seems to be Anchomanes 



dubius. Congo Free State. 1900. 

 ,, fe'rox (spiny). Greenish- white. Petioles and scapes 



prickly. Borneo. 1892. 

 Johnsto'ni (Johnston's). Leaves with red veins. 



Solomon Isles. 1875. 



matrieffia'num (Matrieffian). Sumatra. 1884. 

 senegale'nse (Senegalese). 5 to 12. Pale green, with 

 maroon bands. Upper Guinea. 1898. 



CYRTO'STACHYS. (From kurtos, curved, and stachus, 

 a spike ; in reference to the curved inflorescence. Nat. 

 ord. Palmacea?.) 



Stove Palms. For culture, see PALMS. 

 C. La'kka (Lakka). Malaya. 

 ,, Singapore' nsis (Singapore). Singapore. 

 Re'nda (Renda). Sumatra. 



,, duvivieria'num (Duvivierian). Stems and leaf- 

 stalks bright orange-red. Malaya. 1901. 



CYSTACA'NTHUS. (From kusios, a bladder, and 

 Acanthus ; in reference to the inflated flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Acanthacea?.) 



An evergreen stove herb, flowering in winter. Cuttings 

 in a close case in spring or summer, giving bottom-heat. 

 Loam, fibrous peat, and sand. 



C. tu'rgida (inflated), i. White, veined light rusty 

 brown. Cochin China. 1869. 



CYSTO PTERIS. (From kustos, a bladder, and pteris, 

 a tern. Nat. ord. Filices.) 



Slender growing, hardy ferns for moist, shady positions 

 on the rockery. 



C. alpi'na (alpine). . Europe (England). 

 re'eia (royal). Pinnae more finely divided. 

 ,, bulbi'fera (bulb- bear ing). Fronds 2-3 times divided. 



N. Amer. 1638. 

 ,, fra'gilis (fragile). r. Frond 2-3 times divided. 



Britain. 



denta'ta (toothed). Pinnules toothed. 

 dickiea'na (Dickiean). Pinna? overlapping. 

 sempervi'rens (evergreen). Madeira. 

 monta'na (mountain). Frond triangular. Europe 



(Scotland). 

 te'nuis (slender), i. N. Amer. 



CYSTO'RCHIS. (From kustos, a bladder, and Orchis. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidacea?.) 



Terrestrial, stove herbs, requiring treatment similar 

 to Neottia, or the stove species of Habenaria. 

 C. java'nica (Javanese). Malaya. 1862. 

 ,, variega'ta (variegated). Malaya. 1862. 



CYTISUS. (From Cythrus, one of the Cyclades, 

 where one of the species was first found. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosa?]. Linn. i6-Mona- 

 delphia, 6-Decandria.) 



Shrubs and trees. Readily increased by seeds ; 

 choice kinds are grafted or budded upon the Laburnum ; 

 common garden-soil. 



GREENHOUSE AND STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 C. affi'nis (related). Sicily. 

 , attlea'nus (Attlean). See C. FRAGRANS. 

 , canarie'nsis (Canary). 4. Yellow. Canaries. 1774. 

 , ca'ndicans (white). White. South Europe. 

 , e'legans (elegant). See C. FRAGRANS ELEGANS. 

 , fi'lipes (thread-stemmed). White. March. Tene- 



riffe. 1838. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 3 to 4. Yellow. Canaries. 1835. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant). 3. Yellow. 1821. 

 glomera'tus (crowded). See ERIOSEMA PARVIFLORUM. 

 la'niger (woolly). 2. Yellow. June. Spain. 1821. 



Half-hardy. 



,, ri'gidus (stiS-spined). 6. Yellow. June. 

 nubfsenus (cloud-born). See C. FRAGRANS. 

 proli'ferus (proliferous). 2. Yellow. April. Canaries. 



I779- 



,, ,, a'lbus (white). White. " Tagasaste." 

 racemo'sus (racemed). See C. FRAGRANS. 

 fc ramosi' ssimus (most branched). See C. CANARIENSIS. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS, &c. 



C. Ada'mi (Adam's). See LABURNUM ADAMI. 

 ao'licus (/Eolian). 7. Yellow. May. Stromboli. 



1836. 

 ,. flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). White. May. 



Gardens. 

 ,, ,, fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). Yellow. 



May. Gardens. 



a'lbidus (white). 4. White. June. Canary Islands. 

 a'lbus (white. Portugal Broom). 8. White. May. 



Portugal. 1752. 

 incarna'tus (flesh-coloured). 8. Flesh. May. 



Portugal. 1752. 

 incarna'tus ma'jor (larger). Flowers larger, vinous 



rose. 1875. 

 lu'teus (yellow-flowered). 8. Yellow. May. 



Gardens. 



multiflo'rus (many-flowered). Gardens. 1888. 

 ,, alpi'nus (alpine). See LABURNUM ALPINUM. 

 Ardoi'ni (Ardoin's). i. Yellow. Maritime Alps. 



1867. 

 ,, arge'ntfus (stiver-leaved). 3. Yellow. August. 



France. 1739. This is Argyrolobium linnte'anum. 

 austri'acus (Austrian). 3. Yellow. July. Austria. 



1741. 

 Bea'nii (Bean's). Yellow. Garden Hybrid. (Ardoini 



Xbiflorus.) 1907. 

 biflo'rus( two-flowered). 3. Yellow. May. Hungary. 



1760. 

 calyci'nus (/arg^-calyxed). 2. Yellow. August. 



Tauria. 1820. This is Argyrolobium calycinum. 

 capita' tus (round-headed) . 3. Yellow. July. Austria. 



1774. 

 ,, cilia' tus (hair-fringed). 3. Yellow. July. Carpathia. 



1817. 

 ,, decu'mbens (lying down). 3. Yellow. June. Europe. 



1816. 

 divarica'tus (divaricate). See ADENOCARPUS INTER- 



MEDIUS. 



elonga'tus (long-branched). See C. BIFLO'RUS. 

 ,, falca'tus (sickle-shaped). See C. HIRSUTUS. 

 fi'lifer ( thread-bearing). Pale yellow. 1866. 

 foliolo'sus (leafy). See ADENOCARPUS FOLIOLOSUS. 

 ,, glabre'scens (smoothish). Bright yellow. Mountains 



of Upper Italy. 1896. 

 ,, grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 4. Yellow. June. 



Portugal. 1816. 

 HUlebra'ndtii (Hillebrandt's). Yellow. Canary 



Islands. 1905. 

 hirsu'tus (hairy). 5. Yellow. July. South Europe. 



1739. 



,, hirsuti' ssimus (hairiest). Yellow. 

 kewe'nsis (Kew). Primrose yellow. Garden hybrid. 



( A rdoini X albus. ) 

 Labu'rnum (Laburnum). See LABURNUM VULGARE 



and varieties. 

 ,, leuca'nthus (white-flowered). I to 4. Pale yellow. 



June. Balkans. 1806. 

 linifo'lius (Flax-leaved). S.W.Europe. 

 microphy'llus (small-leaved). 2. Yellow. May. 



Canaries. 



mo' His (soft). 4. Yellow. June. 1818 

 monspessula'nus (Montpelier). White. Mediterranean 



region. 

 multiflo'rus (many-flowered). See C. HIRSUTUS and 



C. ALBUS. 

 na'nus (dwarf), ij. Yellow. May. Levant. 1816. 



This is Argyrolobium calycinum. 

 ni'gricans (black-rooted). 3. Yellow. June. Austria. 



1730. 



,, na'nus (dwarf). See C. CAPITATUS. 

 orienta'lis (eastern). 3. Yellow. June. Asia Minor. 



1818. 

 pa'/ens (spreading). 4. Yellow. June. Portugal. 



1752. 

 poly'trichus (many-haired). ij. Yellow. June. 



Tauria. 1818. 

 prafcox (early). Pale yellow. Garden hybrid 



(pur gansx. albus). 

 procu'mbens (procumbent). $. June. Europe. 1775. 



Trailer. 



pu'rgans (purging). 2. Yellow. S.W. Europe. 1886. 

 purpu'reus (purple- flou'ered). 2. Purple. Austria. 



1792. 



