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CERATOZAMIA 



CERCOCAKPUS 



long or more, lanceolate : cones produced annually on 

 separate plants; female cones 9-12 in. long, 4-6 in. thick, 

 the scales 2-horned ; male cones narrower, longer, on a 

 hairy stalk, the scales with two small teeth. Mex. Gn. 9, 

 pp. 308, 309.— An excellent decorative plant, best grown 

 in sandy loam. Give freely cf wat.r iiiul lifat in spring 

 and summer, but keep cool'.r :iii.l .liy, r in wiiif. r. 



H. A, Sii:i;kd ht al.^ W. M. 

 CEECIDIPHtLLUM ir, ,, 

 Ivs. resemble thos.- .'I i ■ i 

 ■with deciduous, \i - 1 ■ 

 nerved Ivs.: fls.di'i ' 



,-/,■/-'. 



Wltb La 

 folding, 

 It prefc 

 young. 



Japdnicuii!. ~ ■ ! A 



but SOlllrlli 



branclii-s : 

 petiole. 1.... 



Japan. G.F.'7":llir,. I 

 -A very desirable 



introductions from Japan. 



■ n-.-.I plants in early spring, 

 half -ripened wood in sum- 

 but not very well. 



e, one of the best of the newer 



Alfred Eehdek. 



Greek name). Legumint>sm. 

 ihrubs : Ivs. decidu- 

 Iraately nerved, entire : Hs. 

 link or red, appearing before 

 rs or racemes from the old 



411. Cercis Canadensis (X )4). 



.'j-toothed, red: petals nearly equal, the up- 

 newl 

 oblong, narrow-i 



seeded. Seven s 

 to Japan. Very nrnann-nta 

 some, distinc-t i'..liai.'' ainl a 

 very eflfectiv)- l'\ ilnii- ili-. 

 adaped for sbrulilii rir>. i.r 



the lawn, and attain rarely 

 more than 20 or 30 ft. in 

 height, forming a broad, 

 irregular head when older. 

 Only C. Canadensis is 

 hardy north, while none of 

 the others can be grown 

 successfully farther north 

 than New York. They 

 grow best in rich, sandy 

 and somewhat moist loam, 

 and should bo transplanted 



N. America, and from S. Europe 



mg, espe- 



cially C. CMnensis, which 

 is the most beautiful of 

 all. Prop, by seeds, sown 

 in spring, best with gentle 

 bottom heat ; sometimes 

 increased by layer.s, or by 

 greenwood cuttings from 

 forced plants in early 

 spTing;C.Chinensis grows 

 also from greenwood cut- 

 tings in summer under 

 glass. 

 A. Zivs. abruptly and short 



acuminate, usaally 



slightly pubescent 



near the base beneath. 

 Canad6nsis, Linn. Fig. 

 411. Tree, to 40 ft.: Ivs. 

 roundish or broadly ovate, 

 usually cordate, 3-5 in. 

 long : fls. rosy pink, Kin. 

 long, 4-8 in clusters: pod 

 2>^-3;-iin.long. From New 

 Jersey south, west to Mis- 

 souri and Texas. S. S. 

 3: 133-34. A. F. 13: 1370. 

 Gng. 6: 290. F.E. 9: .'■)93.— A very desirable ornamental 

 tree for the northern states. There is also a variety with 

 double fls. 



Chin6nsis, Bunge(C. JajO(!ntco,Sieb.). Fig. 412. Tree, 

 fo 50 ft., .shrub in culture: Ivs. deeply cordate, roundish, 

 with a white, transparent line at the margin, subcoria- 

 ceous, shining above, 3-5 in. long : fls. 5-8, purplish pink, 

 %in. long : pod 3-5 in. long, narrow. China, Japan. 

 P.S. 8:849. Mn. 2:1.'?9. G.P. 6: 47C. — The most beautiful 

 .species, with the fls. nearly as large as those of C. Sili- 

 qiiastrum and more abundant. 

 AA. Jji'S. rounded or emarginate at the apex, usually 



broader than long. 

 occidentilis, Torr. (('. r„lif,',nuen. Torr.). Shrub, to 



l.'p I'l, : U - , i^rilidi , imuimIi -li, :'l:i1iiiMj.. alionl 2 in. wide: 



Natural : 



if.- 



cl,,^, I ,,:::.., I ' ■■' .I'l. iiii, I C. Tex- 



,Uts,-. ,-.;,■•■-, I, ' ,-,m:k, 1m.' , i •, -, -, n ,.■,,,..,<•,..,,, s, 3-5 in. 



wid.-, ^.M.u-uni,.^, ful..-r~,-,-i,i iM-nraili ; (»«! J-4 in. long. 

 Texas, N. Jlexicu. S. IS. 3:135. 



SiliquiBtrum, Linn. Tree, to 40 ft.: Ivs. roundish, 

 deeply cordate, glabrous, 3-5 in. wide : fls. 3-6, purplish 

 rose. "4in. long: pod 3-4 in. long. S. Europe, W. Asia. 

 B.M. 11.38. Gn. 42: 879, and 52, p. 5. -There is a variety 

 with white fls. Alfred Rehder. 



CEKCOCAEPUS (Greek, tail and fruit; the fruit with 

 a long, hairy tail ) . Ros&cece. Small trees or shrubs, with 

 alternate, persistent, rather small Ivs. : fls. inconspicu- 

 ous, apetalous, whitish or reddish, in the axils of fas- 

 cicled Ivs.: fr. an akene, surmounted by the persistent, 



