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CUPRESSUS 



to 40 ft., occasionally to 70 ft., with horizontnl branolies, 

 forming a broad, spreading head: bruu. 1,1. i , - in i.,. 

 rhombic ovate, obtuse, closely appressril, , i .• 



glandular, dark or bright green: coin- li 



long; scales 8-12, with a short, obtusi- I"'- m link. 



Calif., south of Bay of Monterey. S.S. lu..,J.,. l.l .G. 

 I.,p.l«7. F.S. 7, p. 192(as(;. ^oriaosa). (i.C. III. 22:53. 

 Gn. 5.3, p. 219. G. P. 7:245. Var. Crippsi, Mast. Lvs. 

 spreading, light glaucous. A juvenile form. Var. fastigi- 

 &ta, Knight. Of narrow, pyramidal, fastigiate habit. 

 Var. GuadalupinsiB, Mast. (C. Guadahtphisis, Wats.). 

 Branches spreading: lvs. very glaucous : cones subglo- 

 bose. Guadalupe Isl. G.C. III. 18:C2. Var. Lambertiana, 

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

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

 foliage. 



BB. Cones 14-1 in. across, with 6-S scales. 

 3. Macnabiina, Murray. Pig. GOO. Shrub with sev- 

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

 pyramidal 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. III. 9:403. 



4. Goveniina, Gord. 

 Tree, to 50 ft., with slen- 

 der, erect or spreading 

 branches, forming a 

 broad, open or pyramidal 

 head : branchlets slen- 

 der : lvs. ovate, acute, 

 closely appressed, incon- 

 spicuously glandular : 

 abundant staminate fls. 

 in spring : cones sub- 

 globose or oblong; scales 

 G-8, with short, blunt 

 bosses. Calif. S. S. 

 10:527. Var. comp&cta, 

 Andr6. Of compact, pyr- 

 amidal habit. K.H. 1896, 

 p. 9. Var. glailca, Carr., 

 with glaucous, and var. 

 vlridis, Carr., with bright 

 green foliage. 



5. Ariz6nica, Greene. 

 Tree,to 40,rarely to 70 ft. , 



with horizontal branches forming a narrow, pyramidal 

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



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

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



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

 branches, forming a pyraniid.-il 1m hI: l.r;iii. lil, i ~ ^I, n- 

 der: lvs. ovate-obtuse or acui. , ' t 

 thickened at the apex, incons|.ii , It 

 green: cones globular, K-Ji in ' nh 

 short- pointed bosses. Mex. \ J.Mi.ilivi, '! ''. 

 Lindleiji, Klotzsch). Branclili i , r 

 nearly equal length: cones -i , : 

 bosses. Var, Knlghtiina, M:i-i i i i ii 



larly arranged, fernlike, droniiiiiL-. l i:iii' ,,n - : r,.ip- \\ iih 



stout, conical-pointed bosses. «C;.C. 111. 10:069. 



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



usually acute and keeled, not thickened at the 



apex: cones about Vain, or less across (see 



also C. Benthami). 



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

 short, horizontal branches, ascending at the extremities: 

 branchlets slender, drooping: lvs rh.'iiii>i.'-"rtitM. nciite, 

 appressed or slightly spreailinv i il" ,1,, ,, luiirlit or 

 bluish green: cones globular, n. ! ii ("Ut 'in. 

 across; scales8-10, mucronatr. M > ('orneyana. 

 Mast. (C. Corneijina, Knight). W ith 4i-iiiP ily pLudu- 



CURCUMA 



lous branches : cones oblong, larger. Var. majfistlca, 

 Gord. (C. majistica, Knight). Of more vigorous growth, 

 with drooping branchlets, greyish green. 



8. Lusitinica, Mill. Tree, to 50 ft., with spreading 

 branches and more or less pendulous branchlets: lvs. 

 ovate, acute, glaucous : cones pedicelled, about % in. 

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

 conical pointed bosses. Habitat unknown; much cult, 

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



9. funfibris, 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 short, peduncled, 

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

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

 F.S. 6, p. 91. 



C. Cnhy.'.n'irn r.,rr ='' Oovr-iil-mn— C. Cothmfridna, Hort. 

 =C. t..rnl" :i - ( ,,,„, i|,,,i I '. Benthami, var. Knighti- 



ana.— ' II 1 i-utalis, var. ericoides.— 0. 



gland, :i I : . I 1:1-0. glaHca. Lam.= C. 



Lusitnii: ' // I r, inacrociirpn.— C Kar- 



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thlini^y. ill;.. ; _. . ..l.long- 



a Ihurikra, Auth.=C. Bi-ii'tlui'mi.'"'"'" 'ArFKED'KBUDER!' 



CUBCULlGO (Latin, curculio, weevil ; referring to 

 the beak of the ovary). Amarylliddcece. 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. 



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. 



recnrvita, Dryand. Height 2K 'ft. or more : root 

 tuberous : lvs. from the root, 1-3 ft.' long, 2-0 in. wide, 

 with a chaniii'lli'd stalk one-third or one-fourth the 



I' "-111. ill' li! 111. I "late, recurved, plated : scapes 



1 I it -stalks, covered with long, soft 



I . I I . 1 . 1 at the end, bearing a head of 



• I i'lii- ).ll..>. il- , . acU % in. across : bracts one to 



1 a. h 11., iiu.i al.oiit a.^ l"i"g. Trop. Asia, Australia. B.R. 

 9:770. Var. striata, Hurt., has a central band of white. 

 Var. varieg4ta, Hort., has longitudinal bars of white. 

 G. W. Olh-er and W. M. 



C0RCUMA (Arabic name). ScitaminAcew. 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 



