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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



corolla 



1774. 



CYBTANTHEBA (from kyrtos, curved, and anthera, 



an anther; in reference to the curved anthers). OBD. 



Acanthacea. This is now generally looked upon as 



forming a section of the genus Jacobinia. Soft-wooded 



stove plants. For culture, see Justicia. 



C. aufantiaca (orange). A synonym of Beloperone aurantiaca. 



C. catalpwfolia(Catalpa-leaved).* fl. yellow ; thyrse large, com- 

 pact; Bracts and sepals linear-subulate. July. I. on longish 

 petioles, broad, cordate, acuminate, entire, h. 6ft. Honduras, 

 1848. (B. M. 4444.) 



C. chrysostepnana (golden-crowned).* fl. bright golden-yellow, 

 disposed in a terminal crown-like corymb. Winter. I. ovate- 

 acuminate ; midrib and the nerves beneath of a vivid red. Stems 

 obtusely tetragonal. Mexico, 1870. (B. M. 5887.) 

 CYBTANTHUS (from kyrtos, curved, and anthos, a 



flower ; the flowers bend down from the summit of the 



scape). STN. Timmia. OED. Amaryllidece. A genus of about 



fifteen species of greenhouse bulbs, natives of the Cape 



of Good Hope ; some of them are not yet in cultivation. 



Flowers incurved, tubular, clavate, six-cleft; segments 



ovate-oblong; filaments inserted into the tube, conniving 



at end. Leaves elongate, narrow, sometimes flexuose. 



For culture, see Haemanthns. 



C. angustifolius (narrow-leaved). JL orange, drooping ; 

 cylindrical. May and June. 1. linear, obtuse. A. 1ft. 

 (B. M. 271.) 



C. lutescena (yellow). /. pale yellow, four to six, narrow, in- 

 fnndibuliform ; filaments very short. February. I. narrow, 

 linear, acuminate. 1836. A very interesting species. (B. M. 5374.) 



C. Macowani (MacOwan's)i fl. six to eight in an umbel, on short 

 pedicels ; tube and limb bright scarlet, the former slightly curved, 

 about lin. long, narrowed gradually from the base to the throat, 

 where it is Jin. thick ; segments round-oblong, recurving, imbri- 

 cating; scape terete, purple, a little overtopping the leaves. I. 

 one to three, narrow-linear, 6in. long, Jin. broad. (R. G. 960.) 



C. M'Kenii (M'Ken's). /. white, sweet-scented. 1868. This 

 closely resembles in structure C. lutescens, but is sufficiently 

 distinct for garden purposes. It is described as a semi-aquatic, 

 and is extremely free-flowering. (G. C. n. s., xiv. 766.) 



C. obliquus (oblique-leaved), fl. numerous, in umbels; corolla 

 yellowish, variegated with orange-red and green, about 3in. long, 

 drooping, tubular, somewhat fleshy and firm ; scape 2ft. or more 

 high. May and June. I. coriaceous, lorate, obliquely twisted, 

 blunt, distichous. 1774. (B. M. 1133.) 



C. sanguincus (blood-coloured), fl., perianth large, infundi- 

 buliform, tubular at the base ; limb broad, of six oblong, 

 spreading, recurved, mucronate segments, bright orange-red 

 within, yellowish externally, with six red streaks ; scape terete, 

 sub-glaucous, hollow, supporting a solitary flower. August. I. 

 dark green, scarcely glaucous, radi 

 rounded petiole, slightly keeled at 

 line in front. 1860. A very handsome plant. 



C. uniflorus (one-flowered), fl. white, with a broad red stripe 

 down the centre of each segment ; limb as long as the throat. 

 May to August. I. solitary, linear, glaucous, h. 6in. 1816. 

 (B. R. 163.) 8 



CYBTANTHUS (of Schreber). A synonym of 

 Fosoqueria (which see). 



CYBTOCEBAS (from kyrtos, curved, and keras, a 

 horn ; in allusion to the curved horns of the corona seg- 

 ments). STN. Centrostemma. OBD. Asclepiadece. A 

 stove evergreen twiner, now included under Hoya (which 

 see for culture). 



C. multiflornm (many-flowered). /., corolla white, tipped with 

 buff, silky inside ; segments of corona quite entire on the inner 

 angles ; umbels slightly drooping. August. I. almost veinless, 

 oval, acute or acuminated, coriaceous, glabrous. Borneo, 1838. 

 SYNS. (of gardens) C. floribundum, C. Lindleyanum, C. reflexum, 

 Centrostemma multiflorum, and Hoya coriacea. 



CYBTOCHILUM (from kyrtos, curved or concave, 

 and cheilos, a lip ; referring to the form of the lip). OED. 

 Orchidew. This genus of small epiphytal Orchids, now 

 merged by the authors of the " Genera Plantarum " into 

 Oncidium, contains many species, of which only one or 

 two are worth growing. For culture, &c., see Brassia. 

 C. citrinum (citron-coloured).* fl. citron-coloured, in a loose 

 raceme, on a scape 1ft. or more long, arising from the base of the 

 pseudo-bulbs ; lib very large, sub-rotund-panduriform. April. I. 

 in pairs, linear-oblong, rather acute, sub-coriaceous, about 4in. or 

 6in. long. Pseudo-bulbs clustered, short, ovate, somewhat com- 

 pressed, furrowed. Central America, 1848. (B. M. 4454.) 



icous, noiiow, supporting a solitary nower. August, i. 

 :en, scarcely glaucous, radical, lanceolate, tapering into a 

 . petiole, slightly keeled at the back and with a depressed 

 Eront. 1860. A very handsome plant. (B. M. 5218.) 



Cyrtochilum continued. 



C. maculatum (spotted).* /. green and purple spotted, produced 

 during the winter and spring months, on long spikes. I. and 

 pseudo-bulbs dark green. Vera Cruz, 1837. 

 CYBTODEIBA. Included under Episcia (which see). 

 CYBTOMIPHLEBIUM. See Folypodium. 

 CYBTOMIUM FALCATUM. See Aspidium 

 falcatnm. 



CYBTOFEBA. See Cyrtopodium. 



CYBTOPHYLLUM. See Fagrzea. 



CYBTOFODIUM (from kyrtos, curved, and pous, a 



foot ; referring to the form of the labellum or lip). SYNS. 



Cyrtopera, Tylochilus. OBD. Orchideae. A genus of 



stove epiphytal Orchids, well worth cultivating where 



plenty of space can be allowed them. Ample pot room 



is most essential to successful culture. They thrive 



vigorously in a compost of rich fibrous loam and rotten 



dung. When growth is completed, and the plant about 



to flower, a long rest, with little water, should be given, 



until it recommences to grow in spring, when moisture 



may be freely applied to the roots, and the temperature 



increased. Cyrtopodiums require the heat of the East 



Indian houjse when in an active condition ; at other times, 



a considerably lower temperature will suffice. 



C. Andersoni (Anderson's).* fl. produced in fine spikes ; sepals 



and petals about equal, yellow, with a faint tinge of green ; lip 



three-lobed, rich yellow, side lobes large, erect, middle lobe 



spathulate. Spring. Pseudo-bulbs 5ft. high. Tropical America, 



1804. (B. R. 141, 8.) 



C. flavnm (yellow), fl. large, borne in spikes upwards of 2ft. 

 high ; sepals and petals rich yellow ; lip nearly emerging out of 

 the sepals, pale yellow, except the darker anterior part, where 

 there are some beautiful brown dots on the anterior of the basilar 

 pouch, h. 3ft East Indies, 1831. 



C. punctatum (spotted).* /., sepals and petals wavy, yellowish, 

 spotted with brown ; lip three-lobed, clear yellow, lateral lobes 

 incurved and brownish-red; bracts large, greenish-yellow, with 

 purplish spots ; panicle large, many-flowered. April. Brazil. 

 (B. M. 3507.) This is more floriferous than C. Andersoni, but not 

 so tall. Even when out of flower, this species and the one 

 just named form two noble plants, with their fine long curved 

 leaves. They are, however, but rarely seen in cultivation. 

 C. sangulneum (blood-coloured), fl. produced on scapes 1ft. to 

 lift, high ; sepals and petals varying from pale red-purple to 

 brown ; lip pale and rosy. Summer. Root tuberous. Tropical 

 region of Sikkim. (B. M. 6161.) 



CYBTOSTACHYS (from kyrtos, curved, and stachyg. 



a spike ; in allusion to the curved spikes of flowers). OED. 



Palmce. A genus containing two species of stove palms 



For culture, see Areca. 



C. Renda (Renda). fl. greenish-yellow ; spike of inflorescence 

 drooping or pendulous. I., pinnae linear-ensifonn, obtusely and 

 unevenly bidentate, greyish underneath. A. 30ft. Malay Archi- 

 pelago. SYNS. Areca erythropoda and Bentinckia Renda. 



CYSTACANTHUS (from kystis, a bladder, and Acan- 

 thus ; referring to the inflated flowers). OBD. Acanthacece. 

 A stove evergreen perennial, thriving in a light sandy 

 loam and fibry peat. Cuttings of young shoots will 

 root, in spring or summer, if planted in sandy soil, in a 

 hotbed, and covered with a bell glass. 

 C. turgida (inflated), fl. white, reticulated with rosy-pink lines, 

 disposed in thyrsoid panicles ; throat yellow. April. I. opposite, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, 4in. to 7in. long. A. 1ft. to lift. Cochin China, 

 1869. Plant glabrous. SYN. iteninia turgida. (B. M. 6043.) 



CYSTANTHE. Included under Bichea (which see). 



CYSTIDIANTHUS. A synonym of Fhysostelma 

 (which see). 



CYSTOFTEBIS (from kystis, a bladder, and pteris, a 

 fern). Bladder Fern. OED. Filices. A genus of elegant 

 and graceful little hardy Ferns, allied to Microlepis and 

 Woodsia. Involucre membranaceons, sub-orbicular, in- 

 serted by its broad base under the sorus, which, at the 

 beginning, it covers like a hood. Sori globose, placed on 

 the back of the veins. For general culture, see Ferns. 

 C. alpina (alpine), sti. 2in. to 4in. long, fronds 4in. to Sin. long, 



lin. to 2in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, tripinnatifld ; main rach 



winged above; largest pinnae deltoid, lanceolate, lin. to IJin. 

 long, about iin. broad; pinnules ovate-rhomboidal ; segments 



