CYMBIDIUJI 



427 



deciduous or 

 It or entire 

 I m few fld 



ovoid l'2-2 in high jellowish green March April 

 China Jap R B 1 260 L, B C lb 1d94 Gu 50 106 - 

 Many garden forms in all shades from white to deep 

 scarlet and also \\ ith double fls Some of the best are 

 the following ^ <>r Alba Lodd fls \\hite blushed 

 L B C 6 541 \ nr atrcangmnea pl^na deep scarlet 



deep sc u 1 T I i lUj 



adapted for boi 1 i i 1 1 1 u 



tal hedges Tli i i ti 



serves butusuiIlN ' I ) i li s 



decorative -value i ^i \mi t i lln juipi i Ihe 

 Qumoes thiive m almost any soil but require sunnj 

 position to bloom abundantly Prop bv seeds usualh 

 stratified and sown m sprmc ( Tnpnvirn nnd < 

 Manlei ir. r iihU m in 11 r f n n mil hi 

 fall or 1 iih I nil. II I I II I u 



groHiiu \ 11 n 1 -I I ih 



spiin„ u I I I il i in 



they oi « il li I" "1111 I I I I I ih 



(the Quince) is m ~1I^ ii i I U luinn. I 1-4 



year old wood t il n in 1 ill n 1 i i iMit iil | i m^ in 

 sand or moss lu i 11 n i liiuii il o 1 \ 1 1\ i aid 

 budding, or by gr itf ins on vigorous growing ■( ineties 

 See Quince. 



A. Fls. solitary, on short leafy branchlets, with re- 

 flexed serrate calyx lobes: stipules small. (Cydo- 

 nia proper.) 



vnlg&ris, Pers. (Pjrus Cydonia, Linn.). Quince. 

 Fig. 636. Shrub or small tree, with slender, spineless 

 branches: Ivs. oval or oblong, rounded or slightly cor- 

 date at the base, acute, enTirc. viUous-pubescent be- 

 neath, 2-4 in. long: fls. whitr "i- liulit pink, 2 in. across: 

 fr. large, yellow, villous, pyrifonn it K'"'>ular. May. 

 Cent, and E. Asia.— Var. Lusitanica, Jlill.. is of more 

 vigorous growth, with larijir I\ >. inul fr. piar shaped 

 and ribbed. Var. malifbrmis has aii|ili-slia|..-.l, and var. 

 pyrifdnnia pear-shapid fr. Var. marmorata. Hint., has 

 whitish and yellow varic^-a!. il Iv-. Si i- also (^>iii mr. 



Sinensis, Thouin(P,i/r»,s r.,; ',. .Tl.msl.). jshrub 

 or small tree: Ivs. elliptii-i' 'II inhlong, acute 



at both euds. sharply ami In illuus beneath 



when youug, 2-.'i in. long : il . ii-n. , ..,,>. about 1>3 in. 

 across : fr. dark yellow, i.l.l..iit;, 1 b m. lung. May. 

 China. B.R. 11:905. R.H. lssy:22s. A.G. 12:16. -The 

 Ivs. assume a scarlet fall coloring. Not hardy north of 

 Philadelphia, except in favored localities. See Quince. 



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637. Cydonia Japonica ( 



r. Candida, pure white. Var. cardinalis, deep 



H. 1872::i:to f. 1. Var. Gauj^rdi, salmon- 

 r. grandiilora, iicarlv Hiiit.-, lar-.- tl^. R.H. 

 ar. Mallardi, IN. n.s.., l„.nl.iv,l wliif. Var. 



Var. rubra grandiildra, 

 sanguinea pUna, scarlet, 

 rose-red fls., and large 



p6ndula, II. .vt., with sl.n. 

 Tdsea plena, ms.', stini-il. 

 fls. Large, deep crimson, 

 double. Var. umbillcata, 

 frs. umbilicate at the apex. 



Maiilei, Nichols. (Pynis Maul,, 

 alplna, Koehne). Low shrub, l-.'l 

 with short, rough tomentuni win i 

 ish oval to obovate, obtuse or a- i 

 serrate, glabrous, 1-2 in. long: tl<. I 

 1-lK in. across: fr. yellow, nearly ; 

 across. March, April. Jap. B.-M 

 and 2:741. — A very desirable hard 

 dantfls. of a peculiar shade of red. 

 (ChmiamelfX .Tnpmiim. var. .il,,)„ 



dew. Plants 

 jiseudobulbous or 

 y short, persistent: 

 II usually tri-lobed, 

 umn erect; pollinia 



u Asia. A few species are found in Af- 

 For horticultural purposes this 

 genus is of comparatively little value. Oakes AafES. 



Fls. in leafless clusters, nearly sessile, before or 

 with the Ivs.: calyx lobes erect, entire : stipules 

 large. "" ' ' 



( Chcenomeles . 



NodifBculty^ 

 .species of Cymbidium 

 A shaded position in 1 1 1 

 Cattleya department . \v 

 tween50°and55°Fahr. 

 heat 70° through the da 



ring the several 



Jap6nica, Pers. (Partis Japinica, Thunbg. Chceno- 

 meles JapSnica, Lindl.). Japan Quince. Japonica. 

 Fig. 637. Shrub, 3-6 ft., with spreading, spiny branches: 

 Ivs. ovate or oblong, acute, sharply serrate, glabrous, 

 glossy above, lK-3 in. long: fls. in 2-6-fld. clusters, 

 scarlet-red in the type, 1J4-2 in. across: fr. globular or 



. ■ I. r cool end of the 

 ' iin !■ Ill ['.rature ranges be- 

 lt;! d and about 65° Or with Sun 

 II be found suitable. During 

 the warm summer months they must be kept shaded in 

 a cool, moist atmosphere with a free circulation of air. 

 As they are robust growing plants, pot culture will suit 

 them best, but those with pendulous inflorescence, such 

 as C. Findlaysonianitm, C. pendulum, etc., may be 

 grown in baskets if desired. Repotting and top-dress- 

 ing should be attended to in spring at 



