CYNOGLOSSUM 



CYNOGLOSSUM (Greek, hound's tongue, from the 



shape and soft surface of the Ivs. of the commonest 



species) Borraqin&cece A large and widely dispersed 



group of little horticultural interest being mostly tall 



CO lr^e weedj herbf» C offui 



I I nil F ^ (!) his I bur 



1 t I It I 1 t lith 



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iz 1 fi 1.1 thL OH World 



lows about 1 ft \i\^h in pas 



t lies and waste place* of the 



Atlantic states and has soft 



I ubescent lanceolate Its and 



lull red puiple (sometimes 



white) fls. in panicled racemes. 



C. grdnde, Dougl. Once cult. 



from California as a hardy 



639. border perennial ; grows about 



Bur of Hound's-tongue 2 ft. high, with lower Ir.s. ovate- 



or Stick-tieht. oblong, or somewhat heart- 



/w ., ^ * shaped at the base, acute or 



gined petioles of about the s^hih- Icim'th : upper Ivs. 

 smaller, ovate to lanceohiii, ;ilpni|iil> '■ontracted into 

 shorter winged petioles: Hs. vi.iirt ..i- iilne. For O. Ap- 

 penn\num, Linn., see Soleini iitlms. 



CYN6BCHIS (Greek for dog on-hid). Oreliidicea, 

 tribe Ophrydew. A dozen Habenaria-like African or- 

 chids, not in the Am. trade. Culture of Bletia. Not to 

 be confused with Cycnoches. 



CYNOStTEUS (Greek, dogf's totl). Graminew. An- 

 nual or perennial, cespitose grasses, with flat leaves. 

 Spikelets of two forms in small friscirlcs. these forming 

 a dense somewhat unilateral, s]iiki--lil\r panicle; termi- 

 nal spikelets of the fasi-id. s l'-4 tid., hermaphrodite; 

 lower spikelets sterile, i-cusistiii^' uf many empty 

 glumes: flowering-glumes umcrouate or awn-pointed: 

 stamens ;i Species 4 or 5, in the north temperate re- 

 gions of the Old World. 



cristitus, Linn. Crested Doo's-tail. A slightly 

 tufted perennial grass, 1-2 ft. bierh. with narrow Ivs. 

 and a rather slender, ere.-t. spike like |iaiiiele. Int. 

 from Europe. — Well adapte.I t'ur stinl. i| l:i\\ n- anil wood- 

 lands. Also recommendeil for ini\-.i pa-iuir-. espe- 

 cially in hilly regions. The mature stems uvr use. I in the 

 manufacture of Leghorn hats. 



^legans, Desf. Silky-awned Doo's-tail. A pretty 

 perennial grass varying in height from 6 in.-l K ft. : 

 Ivs. small and scarce: panicle one-sided and spike-like: 

 spikelets with long white silky awns !4-l in. long. Int. 

 from Europe. — Handsome for dry bouquets. 



P. B. Kennedy. 



CtNTHIA. All referred to Krigia. 



CYPfiLlA (application obscure). IridHcece. Eight 

 species of South American bulbs, inferior to Iris for 

 general culture because not hardy, and also less showy. 

 The genus differs from Iris and Mortea in its stigmas, 

 which are neither petal-like nor filiform, but erect, ami 

 in the anthers, which are broad, erect, not sloped, bear- 

 ing the pollen on their edges, also in the plaited leaves. 

 C. Herhfiii is the ,.ulv s, ies ..trere.l l,v the Ameriean 



trade, an.; tl aTai--.a- -:r, I! ,M'. I|-,.,M I', ru. hut, 



accordiiiL;- t.. Jla!.. ■ ha; .:^.i.,'. . ',. .,: r. . ,. . from 

 the wester), , -. ,. ~ , ,1, > . /• : . ,,i„a. 



The bull. ^ ^laaiM i , , ;,,n ,, ,:ll. .1 n, lall and 



stored .>\ iT w Mii. I I'l ,. . < lis. -ts ..r by see.l, which 

 should b. -..w II . The blue-flowered spe- 



cies are |.i.^ini!,i ithy of culture, though 



C.plnmli'ii. laedi.. iiaii ■- I 'aazil and Argentine, is 

 shown in K.iM.il.Ii), with <iull, le.ad-colored fls. In P.S. 

 4: 39.5 and 14: 1466 the colors are showier, the latter be- 

 ing a variety with handsome purple streaks. For the 

 still showier C. cwriilea, Seub., see Marica. 



a. Style appendages spur-like. 

 Hirberti, Herb. Lvs. about 1 ft. long, linear, acumi- 

 nate, twice plaited, the angles of the plaits winged : 

 scape 2-3 ft. high, erect, flexuose, glaucous, branched, 



CYPERUS 



429 



many-fld. : fls. 3 in. across, chiefly yellow, odorless, soon 

 withering ; outer segments bearing a rather long cusp 

 or tail. South Brazil. Uruguay. Argentine. B. R. 

 11:949 and B. M. 2.599 show utterly distinct colors, but 

 Baker says there is a lilac variety. 



AA. StijU appendages petal-like, flat. 



Peruviina, Baker. Lvs. 6-9 in. long, linear, narrowed 

 gradually from the middle both ways, glabrous, plaited ; 

 fls. 2-3 in a solitary stalked cluster, soon withering, 

 chiefly yellow ; segments with a distinct long claw and 

 a proportionately shorter and broader blade and a shorter 

 cusp, at the base spotted brown. Peru. B.M. 6213. 



W. M. 



CYPEROECHIS (r./,),,a,,sand 0)t7!!s, from the sedge- 

 like api.tarau. il. Orrli i'h'icew, tribe Viinde<e. Very 

 closely allie.l t.. ( 'ymbi.Uum, which see. There are only 

 three species, of which V. Jhistersii, Benth. ( Cymbidium 

 Masteysii, Griff., of this work, and C. elegans, Blume 

 iCumbidiiim elegans. Lindl., B.M. 7007) are cult. The 

 latter does not appear in the Amer. trade. 



CYPilEUS (ancient Greek name). Cyperdceie. A large 

 genus of the Sedge family, inhabiting both tropical and 

 temperate regions. The species in cultivation are all 

 perennials from rootstocks or tubers: leaves grass-like; 

 stem simple and mostly naked above: flowers perfect, 

 without perianth, borne in small, compressed spikes, 

 which are variously aggregated in compound umbels, 

 the latter surrounded by foliaceous bracts; styles and 

 stamens 3. A few are cultivated in jardinieres, aquatic 

 gardens and aquaria. Several others are pests in culti- 

 vated fields. 



A. Basal leaf-sheaths without blades. 



altemifblius, Linn. Umbrella Plant. Umbrella 

 Palm. Fig. 640. Strict, 1^-3K ft. high : stem nearly 

 terete, ribbed, smooth and slender: invohicral lvs. very 

 numerous, spreading or slightly drooping, linear, 8 in. 

 long, %~}4 in. broad, dark green, acute, rough-margined; 

 umbel rays only 1-2 in. long, nearly simple: spikes few, 

 in a cluster, ovate, very flat, 2 lines long, pale brown; 



640. Cype 



Umbrella Plant. 



scale acute: r.achis winged and pitted. JIadagascar.— 

 Much used for aquaria and jardinieres. Var. variegAtUB, 

 Hort. Stem and lvs. striate, sometimes-entirely white. 

 Var. gracilis, Hort. Involucral lvs. much narrower and 

 not so spreading. 



