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piadacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria %-D'ujy- 



nia. Allied to Hoya.) 

 Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings of rather firm 



shoots root freely in sand, under a bell-glass, with 



bottom-heat; fibry peat and sandy loam, with 



rubbly charcoal to keep the soil open. Summer 



temp., 60 to 80; winter, 55 to 60. 



C.rejle'xum (bent-back). 2. August. Cream. 

 Manilla. 1838. It is also called Hoy'a 

 coria'cea and Cyrtufceras reflefxum. 



CEPHAE'LIS. (From kephale, a head ; in 

 reference to the arrangement of the 

 flowers in heads, or corymbs. Nat. ord., 

 Cinchonads [Cinchonaceee]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Psy- 

 ch otr a.) 



The Ipecacuanha of the shops is the root of C. 

 ipecucuu'nha, a half-herbaceous plant, with 

 creeping roots, growing in the damp, shady fo- 

 rests of Brazil. Stove plants. Cuttings of firm 

 young shoots in sand, under a glass, and in moist 

 bottom-heat. Sandy, fibry peat, and lumpy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. a'lba (white). Pale pink. April. Guiana. 1824. 



axilla'ris (axillary). 4. White. April. Brazil. 



1816. 



cla'ta (tall). 15. Purple. Jamaica. 1793. 



gla'bra (smooth). Blue, April. Trinidad. 1820. 



involucra'ta (involucrated). C. White. July. 



Guiana, 1826. 



ipecacua'nha (ipecacuanha). . White. Janu- 



ary. Brazil. 1830,. 



muscn'sa (mossy). White. May. W. Ind. 1824. 



peduncula- 'ta (Jon^-flower-stalked). 2. White. 



February. Sierra Leone. 



puni'caa (scarlet-involucred). 3. White. 

 July. Jamaica. 1820. 



purpu'rea (purple-/rutfed). 1. White, pur- 



ple. May. Trinidad. 1821. 



Swa'rtzii(Swartz's). 4. Bluish. W. Ind. 1824. 



tomento'sa (downy). 4. Brownish. August. 



Trinidad. 1825. 



viola'cea (violet- berried), 1. White. June. 



W. Ind. 1818. 



CEPHALANTHE'RA. (From kephale, a 

 head, and anthera, an anther. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20 -Gy nan- 

 dria \-Monandria. Allied to Limodorum.) 



Hardy terrestrial orchids. Divisions ; peat and 

 loam. 



C. ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). . White. June. 

 Britain. 



pa'llens (pale). 1. White. June. Britain. 



ru'bra (red). 2. Purple. June. Britain. 



CEPHALA'NTHUS. Button -wood. (From 

 kephale, a head, and anthos, a flower; 

 flowers disposed in heads heing a general 

 characteristic of this order. Nat. ord., 

 Cinchonads [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 4- 

 Tetrandria I-Monogynia. Allied to Sper- 

 macoce). 



The Button- wood grows in marshy places, from 

 Canada to Florida, and prefers a damp, peat bed 

 in this country. Hardy deciduous shrub. Cut- 

 tings in sandy soil, under a hand-glass, in the 

 beginning of autumn ; layers also, Sandy loam, 

 with vegetable mould or peat. 



C. occidenta 1 Us (western). 7. White, August* 



N. Amer. 1735. 

 brachypo'dus (short-stalked). White. 



August. N. Amer. 



CEPHALO'TUS. (From kephalotes, head- 

 ed ; in reference to the simple scape, or 

 flower-stalk, bearing a compound ter- 

 minal spike. Nat. ord., doubtful. Dr. 

 Lindley believes "the genus will fall 

 into the ranks of the Crowfoots." 



This is the New Holland Pitcher-plant, found 

 growing in the marshes of King George's Sound. 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Offsets. Chop- 

 ped sphagnum, peat, earth, and broken pots, well 

 drained, and carefully watered ; a bell-glass kept 

 over it, and frequently cleaned. Summer temp., 



60 to 75 



winter, 48 to 55. 



1. White. N. Hoi- 



C.follicula'ris (follicled). 

 land. 1822. 



CEPHALOTA'XUS. (From fopftaZe, ahead,, 

 and taxus, the yew ; referring to the ge- 

 neral appearance of these trees. Nat. 

 ord., Taxads [Taxaceee]. Linn., 22- 

 Dicecia 13-Polyandria. Allied to Phyllo- 

 cladus.) 



These are the Japanese Yews lately set apart 

 from the old yews by Dr. Sieboldt, the Japan 

 traveller, and Zuccarini, in their work called Flora 

 Japonica, Hardy evergreens. 



C. drupa'cea (berry-bearing). 12 to 20 feet. 

 Japan. 1844. 



Fortu'ni (Fortune's). 40 to 60 feet. Japan. 



1848. 



pedunctila'ta (stalked-fruited. LordHarring* 



ton's Yew). Japan. 1837. 



CERA'DIA. (From Jceras, a hom ; re- 

 ferring to the disposition of the spiny 

 branches. Nat. ord., Composites [Aster- 

 acese]. Linn., I9~Sy)>genesia2-Supeiflua. 

 Allied to Cremocephalum.) 



We keep this botanical curiosity as a sample of 

 the scanty vegetation of the Island of Ichaboe, 

 of guano notoriety ; and we are told, by an offi- 

 cer of our navy, that when the plants are walked 

 over in the evening the bruised stems emit a 

 frankincense-scent. It succeeds best planted out 

 on a sunny border in summer, and requires the 

 protection of a greenhouse in winter. Cuttings 

 of the branches. Sandy soil, with a little peat. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55 6 . 



C.furea'ta (forked). Pale yellow. January. 

 Africa. 1844. 



CERANTHE'RA. (From %eras, a horn, 

 and anthera, an anther; alluding to a 

 horny point on the anthers. Nat. ord., 

 Violetworts [Violacead], Linn., 5-Pcn- 

 tandria 1-Mon.ogynia.) 



This should have been united to Alsodeia. 

 Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sandy soil, 

 under a bell-glass, in a brisk bottom-heat ; light, 

 fibry loam. Summer temp., 65 to 80; winter, 

 48 to 55. 



C. subintegrifo'lia. (almost-entire-leaved). 6. 

 White. June. Guinea. 1824. 



CEEAPTEEYX GEAMINIS. The Antler 



