CUNNINGHAMIA 



linear-lanceolate, rigid, densely spirally arranged and 

 2-rowed in direction: tts. monoecious; staminate oblong, 

 pistillate globose, in small clusters at the end of the 

 branches: cones roundish-ovate. 1-2 in. long, with round- 



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An exceedingly mteresting genus of tropical and 



. (lOb ind 60b) aie at least two well 



diate t\pes One of these (exemplified 



I has 2 luge and 4 small petals the 



) has 2 conspicuous petals and the 



1 Utely aboiti^e These two t>pes are 



1 ien plants The series of intergra 



1 Ic ti 1 1 \ r III m xUiRh there 



Iternating 



1 he plants 

 !■ 1 1, d or altei 



often borne ii 



have a vei 



he slender ascen 



be with its quee 



n. The flowers 

 and some of the 

 3ld angle made b} 

 descending calyx 

 the base The purple 



stamens add to the interest Nearly all Cupheas are 





ish-ovate, serrate and pointed, coriaceous scales, each 

 with 3 narrow-winged seeds at the base. One species, in 

 China. A very decorative Conifer for warmer temperate 

 regions, much resembling the Araucaria Brasiliensis. 

 It prefers a halt-shaded position and sandy and loamy, 

 humid soil. Prop, by seeds or cutting of half-hardy 

 wood in late summer" under glass; short sprouts from 

 the old wood of the trunk or larger branches are the 

 best ; cuttings from lateral branches grow into weak and 

 one-sided plants. 



Sinensis, R. Br. {C. lanceolAta, Lamb.). Tree, attain- 

 ing 80 ft. : Ivs. linear-lanceolate, with broad, decurrent 

 base sharply pointed, finely serrulate, light green and 

 shining above and with two broad, whitish bands be 

 neath 13^-2K m long cones 1-2 m high China, cult 

 inJipan B M 2743 S Z 104 10", VhkedRehder 



CUPANIA(iftirFi 

 of HortusHthulKus . 

 large ind ill tU lined 



St impn 



rhi. li 



1 ither 

 .s the 

 ized in 



the West Indies from 

 red edible fruits that are much iinproi ed by tookmg 

 The flowers aie so fragrant as to desel^e distilling The 

 tree reaches a height of 30 ft and is cultivated m Ja 

 maica to a height of only 3,000 ft , but can endure a 

 slight frost It IS also cult in So Fla C sapida is 



grown from seed and treated as tender annuals, but C. 

 ignea is chiefly prop, by cuttings. They are of easy cul- 

 ture, and the whole series is worth growing. In addition 

 to the species described below, C. Hookeriina, Walp., 

 is cult, as C. Razlii, Carr. It has lanceolate Ivs., with 

 vermilion and orange calyx. R.H. 1877:470. 



ery minute and inconspicuous, 

 microp§tala, HBK. ( C.lminens, 

 Planch. & Linden). Stem shrub- 

 hr, more or less branched : 1-2 

 ft. high ; br.anches and calyx sca- 

 brous : Ivs. oblong - lanceolate, 

 at both ends, but without a dis- 

 petiole, rigid, scabrous: fls. borne 

 singly in suoc-ession at a point above 

 the axils, which distinguishes this spe- 

 cies from all others here described ; 

 petals C, minute, borne between the calyx 

 teeth, and shorter than them ; caljTf 12- 



