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CUPRESSUS 



CURCUMA 



to 40 ft., occasionally to 70 ft., with horizontal branches 

 forming a broad, spreading head: branchlets stout: Ivs 

 rhombic ovate, obtuse, closely appressed, not or obscurely 

 glandular, dark or bright green: cones globular or ob 

 long; scales 8-12, with a short, obtuse boss on the back 

 Calif., south of Bay of Monterey. S.S. 10:525. P.P.G 

 I., p. 167. F.S.7, p. 192 {as C.toridosa). G.C. III. 22:53 

 Gn. 53, p. 219. G. P. 7:245. Var. Crippsi, Mast. Lvs 

 spreading, light g:Iaucous. A juvenile form. Var. fastigi 

 Ata, Knijjrht. Of narrow, pyramidal, fastiiriate habit 

 Var. Guadalup^nsis, ]Mast. (V'. (im/dinnpt'ii.sis, Wats.) 

 Branclifs si.rra.iiii-: lvs. v.-ry i,Muu.-uus: *-.>nrs subglo 

 bose. Unadaluju-Isl. O.C. III." iSrC.L*. Var. Lambertiana, 

 Mast. (C. Jjambertidna, Carr.). Dark green form with 

 spreading branches. Var. liltea, Hort., has yellow 



BB. Cones M-i in. across, with 6-8 scales, 

 S MacnabiElna, Alurray Pig 609. Shrub with sev- 

 eral stems, or bmall tree, to 20 ft., forming a dense, 

 pjramidal head: lvs. 

 ovate, obtuse, thickened 

 at the apex, glandular, 

 dark green or glaucous : 

 cones oblong, %-l in. 

 high ; scales usually 6, 

 with prominent conical 

 and curved bosses on 

 the back. Calif. S. S. 

 10:528. R.H. 1870. p. 155. 

 G C. 111.9:403. 



4. Goveniina, Gord. 

 Tree, to 50 ft., with slen- 

 der, erect or spreading 

 branches, forming a 

 bioad, open or pyramidal 

 head : branchlets slen- 

 der: lvs. ovate, acute, 

 ( 1 )sely appressed, incon- 

 s] icuously glandular : 

 ii)uudant staminate fls. 

 m spring : cones sub- 

 globose or oblong; scales 

 (>-8, with short, blunt 

 bosses, Calif, S. S. 

 10:527, Var. compActa, 

 Andri?. Of compact, pyr- 

 imidnl habit. K.H. 1896, 

 ] '.I. Var. glaiica, Carr., 

 Willi t^laiicous, and var. 

 vlridis, Carr.. with bright 

 green foliage. 



5. Ariz6nica, Greene. 

 Tree,to40,rarelyto70ft., 



with horizontal branches, forming a narrow, pyramidal 

 or broad, open head: branchlets stout: lvs. ovate, ob- 

 tuse, thickened at the apex, inconspicuously glandular, 

 very glaucous: cones subglobose, %-\ in. across; scales 

 6-8, with stout, pointed, often curved bosses. Ariz., 

 Calif. S.S. 10:526. G.C. III. 18:63. 



6. Bfinthami, Endl. Tree, to 70 ft., with horizontal 

 branches, forming a pyramidal head: branchlets slen- 

 der: lvs. ovate-obtuse or acute, keeled and somewhat 

 thickened at the apex, inconspicuously glandular, bright 

 green: cones globular, K-/4 in. across; scales 6-8, with 

 short- pointed bosses. Mes. Var. Lindleyi, Mast. ( C. 

 Lindleyi, Klotzsch). Branchlets regularly arranged, of 

 nearly equal length : cones small, with small-pointed 

 bosses. Var. Knightiina, Mast. Branchlets very regu- 

 larly arranged, fernlike, drooping, glaucous: cones with 

 stout, conical -pointed bosses. G.C III. 16:669. 



AA. Branchlets slender, more or less pendulous : lvs. 

 usually acute and keeled, not thickened at the 

 apex: cones about M in, or less across {see 

 also C -Benthami), 



7. tomldsa, Don. Tall, pyramidal tree, to 150 ft., with 

 short, horizontal branches,- ascending at the extremities: 

 branchlets slender, drooping: lvs. rhombic-ovate, acute, 

 appressed or slightly spreading at the aj't-x. Iiri^'lit or 

 bluish green: cones globular, nearly sessile, about '^ in. 

 across; scales 8-10, mucronate. Himal. Var. Corneyina, 

 Mast. {C. Corneydna, Knight). With distinctly pendu- 



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From 'i cultl^ ited tree 



lous branches : cones oblong, larger, Var. maj^stica, 

 Gord. {€. maj^stica, Knight). Of more vigorous growth, 

 with drooping branchlets, greyish green. 



8. Lusit^nica, Mill. Tree, to 50 ft., with spreading 

 bz'anche^ ami more or less pendulous branchlets: lvs. 

 ovate, acute, glaucous: cones pedicelled. about Kin. 

 across, covered with glaucous bloom ; scales 6-8, with 

 conical pointed bosses. Habitat unknown; much cult, 

 in southwestern Eu. G.C. III. 10:761. — With several 

 varieties. 



9. iun^bris, Endl. Tree, to 60 ft., with wide-spreading, 

 pendulous branches and branchlets, branchlets slightly 

 flattened : lvs. deltoid-ovate* acute, light green, often 

 slightly spreading at the apex: cones shoi't, peduncled, 

 globose, about % in. across ; scales 8, with a short 

 mucro. China. P.P.G. I. p. 47, fig. 31. G.C. 1850:439. 

 P.S. 6, p. 91. 



C. Califdmica, Carr.=C. Goveniana.— C. Cashineridna. Hort. 

 =C. torulosa.— C elegans, Hort.=C. Benthami, var. Knighii- 

 ana. — C. ericoides, Hort.=Thuya orientalis, var. ericoides.— C. 

 glandulbsa, Hook.= C. Macnabiana.— C. glawa, Lain.= C 

 Lusitanica.— O. Hdrtwegi, Carr. = C. macrocarpa. — C. Kar- 

 winskydna, Regel=C. Benthami. — C. Nepalmsis, Loud.= C. 

 torulosa. — G. pendula, L'Her. =C. Lusitanica. — O. pendula, 

 Staimt.=C. fiinebris.— C. Suihisis, Hort.=C. Lusitanica.— C. 

 thiirlfera, 'H.^K. Tree with spreading branches: lvs. oblong- 

 l.anceolate, upright -spreading, not closely appressed : cones 

 globose, about 1 in. across, with slightly mueronate scales.— 

 ('. thuHfera, Anih.=C. Benthami. Alfred Rbhder. 



CURCULIGO {Latin, cwcaUo, weevil; referring to 

 the beak of the ovary). Amarylllddcea'. This genus 

 contains an uncommon foliage plant with the habit of a 

 young palm and a curious floral structure. The genus 

 is closely related to Hypoxis, but differs in its succulent 

 indehiscent fruit, and because in many species the ovary 

 has a long beak which looks like a perianth tube, but 

 this beak is always solid, and bears upon its summit the 

 style, which is in the center of the perianth. The follow- 

 ing species is grown south and north, being used by 

 florists for vases, jardinieres, and general decorative 

 work, and also used outdoors in summer. It is of easy 

 culture, but requires perfect drainage, and is prop, by 

 suckers or division. 



The Curculigos are exceedingly ornamental plants for 

 large greenhouses, where a high temperature is main- 

 tained. To have them looking their best they should, if 

 possible, be planted out in a bed, where they will attain 

 a height of 5 feet. Their gracefully arching leaves are 

 so constructed that they move continually from side to 

 side with the slightest movement of the air. The va- 

 riety variegata is one of the best variegated-leaved 

 plants. While not so robust as the green form, it is 

 more adapted to pot-culture. The soil should be two 

 parts loam and another of rotted cow-manure and sand. 

 Drainage must be carefully arranged, as the plants need 

 an abundance of water. The green-leaved kind stands 

 the summers well in the neighborhood of Washington, 

 if protected from the sun and afforded an abundant sup- 

 ply of water. 



Propagation is by division. The pieces, before pot- 

 ting, will make new roots rapidly if placed in the sand 

 bed of a warm propagating house for a few days. 



recurvita, Dryand. Height 2% ft. or more : root 

 tuberous: lvs. from the root, 1-3 ft. long, 2-6 in. wide, 

 with a channelled stalk one-third or one-fourth the 

 length, the blade lanceolate, recurved, plated : scapes 

 about as long as the leaf-stalks, covered with long, soft 

 brown hairs, recurved at the end, bearing a head of 

 drooping yellow fls., each %, in. across : bracts one to 

 each fl., and about as long. Trop. Asia, Australia. B.R. 

 9:770. Var. Btri&ta, Hort., has a central band of white. 

 Var. variegata, Hort., has longitudinal bars of white. 

 G. W. Oliver and W. M. 



CURCUMA (Arabic name). Scitamindceiv. A much 

 neglected group of curious and showy warmhouse her- 

 baceous plants with great spikes composed of large con- 

 cave or hooded bracts, from which the flowers scarcely 

 protrude their gaping mouths. These fleshy bracts are 

 perhaps the showiest feature of the plant, the topmost 

 ones being colored with gorgeous tropical hues. One 

 species was once advertised by John Saul, but all the 

 others mentioned below are equally interesting. These 



