430 



Willd 



Ec.-ii 



ct till 



dark-green stem obtusely 3 an„l I tl )i lucral 



Ivs. only 3-10, small, 3-() in loDf; ' i I linear, 



acute : primarj ra^ s of the umbel A i i ii i i t lete, 

 slender, equal and drooping, 10-lb in 1 }uk st^c iiudai> 

 bracts prominent, filiform, 2-6 m long spikes clustered 

 and sessile pale chestnut rachis wingless Egypt 

 Palestine. — For aquaria and damp soil Not hardv 

 AA Basal il, ,11 nil, i, , 

 B. Louei lib fen, i f I 1 1 1 ij 1 rfi 



Natal6nsis, Hochst ^t i ill smo th with 



1-3 leaf-bearing sheaths ml \ i il I irt ss 4 nes at the 

 base: involucre 2-3 h d short ia> s of the umbel short, 

 unequal : spikes much congested, numerous, linear 

 lanceolate, acuminate, pale brown, 10-12 fld rachis 

 winged: scales oblong ovate, obtuse South Africa — 

 Decorative. Not hardy 



ffirtilis, Borck Stem short, slender, 4-5 in high, 

 3-angled: h s numerous, thin and broad, 4-9 lines wide 

 G in. long, equaliiu' th< st, ni lii.c ir 1 mceol itc f„lded 

 below, dotted in i m 1 1 i! 1 m 11 n i| 1 



rayed: rajs el i 1 ili 



apex, 1-2 ft 1. n Its 



crowded, obloiu 1 1 1 1 I 



white. Central M ] 1 — 1 ml 111 lu I ml Iuk 

 for hanging baskets , the uiubLl raj » often be u plautkts 

 instead of flow ers 



lilcidus, R Br Rather stout stem 1-2 ft high terete 

 above: Ivs numeious, large and broad, spongv thickened 

 at the base, spmulose margined umbel spherical, (>-S m 

 in diam. : spikelets dense digitate long and linear 

 scales persistent axis continuous Australia 



BB. Louei ?i ^ iiniii I I, 1: Diou and grass hi t 

 fl ll I , lilll so 



^leganB, Linn ii 1 , , 1, I mi and Hort ) Stem 

 3-angled, 2-3 ft lu^li hs lu^. broadlv linear, nunii r 

 ous, spreadmg h ilt as long is the culm involucre shor^, 

 spreading fen hd ra\s long and slender, unequal, 

 compound spikes small distant oblong, greenish brow n, 

 blunt, 6-11 fld scales round elliptic, mucronate \\ est 

 Indies, Brazil & C II 2 99 , UI 13 41 - For table 



Stout, 1-3 ft high, sharply 3 angled 

 s numerous long and grass like, 

 nb iindn ril siniilir 5-12 in long 



I m r I I n_ s| ikcs 4-10 fld , 



I i n_ 1 1] 111 I Lx N Araer — 



- 1 I 1 tl] I 1 1 IS t ujuatic gardens 



the last root 



pale 



<ly 



BtrigdBUS, Lin 

 base bulbous 

 smooth, 2-1 lini 

 rays very unecin il 1 m r I 

 awl-shaped, cln ti ui 1 1 in I n 

 spike-like (1-1 ' m i n- 1 1] 1 

 Hardy perenni il ns 1 1 1 th I 1 1 



esculSntus, Lmn (.iiif\ Jim 

 stock slender and bearing little tubers spiki 

 akene obovoid Tropics — Sometimes a weed ] 



fields ; also cult 

 piingens, Bon 

 long, angled !» I 

 simple, contr ii t 

 late, compress 1 

 lucral I'lM I 



edible tubers Not hard j 



hort and thick, 1-2 in 



- the stem rigid umbel 



i ikelets linear lanceo 



lored, 10-18 fld invo 



n I ng North Africa — 



used for hanging baskets 



si.ikes hnear oblong scales 



"''■'i in','' >!■.. ,ii'">,'Tir,.sfor 



trade. (■.■-. \ • I,." :- .i io':„ Ilk.' ..- .1 



wickerwi'f .. .;,, ,. ' •■ .,,.- ^. ,.-,1,.. . _ . '"Hftitg, 



Linn. Xi ; -i: \ - - • .. - — I . ' ■ < .* -j.ikes 



darker ,11:., . ■ W-.. • 'rn-tus, 



Hort.= -' 1< ;\|, ^\i, ,:and. 



CYPHOMANDRA (lium the Greek, referring to the 

 hump-sh:ipril :inth'i-s). SoUinAce(s, Two dozen S. 

 American spin, l.^s ^hmbs or small trees (essentially 

 herbs in culture in tin- north), distinguished from So- 

 lanum chiefly by the thickened anthers. The large Ivs. 

 are entire, 3-lobed, or pinnatisect. 



beticea, Sendt. {Soldnum frAgmns, Hook.). Tree 

 Tomato. Pig. 641. Cult, occasionally for the egg- 

 shaped, reddish brown, faintly .striped fruits, and un- 

 der such conditions it becomes a tree-shaped, half- 

 woody plant 6-10 ft. high : Ivs. large, soft-pubescent, 

 cordate-ovate; more or less acuminate, entire: fls. small, 



pinkish frigrant,in 

 ters fr about 2 in 

 and seedj, rausk^ i 

 able to those who lik 

 H III "l 4-n ( ( 



>uper axillarN ( lus 

 r stalks, 2 loculed 

 ke m flavor agree 

 7il B M 3684 J 

 1 409 —Bears 



641 Cyphomandra betacca ( 



CYPHOPHCENIX [I,„n 

 mftcce tube AiecKP \ 

 palms of minorimportanci 

 ringed caudex Leaves 

 ments coriaceous rloncati 

 ward the arr th m ir in 

 the base th 

 beneath t 

 the back 1 

 long sti ut t 1 1 





iw ed to 

 arved at 

 sparsely scalj 



1 hi broad, slightly 



1 111 es glabrous, the branches 



ut 1 1 lit bractlets scaly , fr dark 



I ilium 1 ii„' oT nd or ellipsoid lentiform Spe 

 cics 2 INew Caledonia 



6IeganB, Benth. & [Hook. (K4nt,a ilegant, Brongn 

 &Gris.). Rachis convex below, flat above; leaflets 

 alternate, approximate, scaly along the mid-nerve below : 

 fr. oblong-elliptical, acute. 



fnlclta, Benth. & Hook. (Kentia fulcUa. Brongn.). 

 Stem clothed at the base with smooth aerial roots: fr. 

 ovoid, attenuate above. 



CYPHOSPfiRMA (Greek, hump and seed). Palmh- 

 ceir. tribe Ai-iriie. Two Australian warmhouse palms, 

 scarcely known in this country. C. Vielldrdii, Benth. 

 & Hook., with pinnatisect Ivs., and long-ensiform cori- 

 aceous segments, is sometimes known as Kentia robusta 

 and K. Viellardii. Culture of Areca and Ptychosperma. 



CYPRESS. See Chamn-cyparis, Cupressiis and Taro- 



CYPKESS VINE. See Jpomcea. 



