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C. ramo'sus (branched). July. Mexico. 1838. 



rega'lis (royal). 10. White. S. Amer. 



repa'ndus (waved-/eayed). 20. August. W. 



Ind. 1728. 



rosa'ceus (rosy;. Rose. 1826. 



Roye'ni Royen's). 2. White. S. Amer. 1728. 



seni'lis (old-man). 20. Red. Mexico. 1823. 



serpenti'nus (serpentine). 4. White, purple. 



Peru. 



sple'ndidus (splendid). Scarlet. September. 



Mexico. 1831. 



stri'ctus (erect). 3. S. Amer. 1823. 



subrepa'ndus (sub-waved-/eat>ed). 3. 1817. 

 te'nuis (slender). Pink. Brazil. Creeper. 



tetraca'ntha (four- spined). Hose. July. 



Mexico. 



tetrago'nus (four-angled). 3. White. Ju'y. 



S. Amer. 1810. 



triangula'ris (triangular-stemmed). 1. \Vhite. 



August. W. Ind. 1590. 



trigo'nus (triangular-stemmed). J. White. 



S. Amer. 1809. 



tri'queter (three-sided). 3. S. Amer. 1704. 



tubiflo'rus (tube-flowered). White. 1830. 



tunica'tus (tunicated). Brazil. 1832. 



unda'tus (waved). China. 1829. 



There are many other species named in bo- 

 tanical works ; but as little is known of them but 

 their names, and they are probably synonymous 

 with some of those we have retained, we have 

 omitted them until more certainly known. Cefreus 

 speciosi'ssimus and some others have been joined 

 to Cactus. 



CERI'NTHE. Honeywort. (From yteros, 

 wax, and anthos, a flower ; referring to its 

 being a favourite flower with bees. Nat. 

 ord., Borageworts [Boraginacese]. Linn., 

 6-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied to An- 

 chusa.) 



Hardy annuals, except C. macula' ta. All by 

 seeds, in common soil. Macula' ta requires a dry 

 soil, or its fleshy roots decay. 

 C. alpi'na (alpine). Pale yellow. June. Carpa- 

 thian Mountains. 1827. 



a'spera (rough). 2. Yellow, purple. July. 



South France. 1633. 



macula' ta (spotted). 2. Yellow, red. July. 



South France. 1804. Perennial. 



ma'jor (greater). 3. Yellow. July. South 



France. 15Q6. 



mi'nor (smaller). 2. Yellow, purple. July. 



Austria. 1570. 



reto'rta (twisted). 2. Yellow, green. July. 



Levant. 1825. 



CESOPE'GIA. (From Jceros, wax, and 

 pege, a fountain; referring to tbe form 

 and waxy appearance of the flower. Nat. 

 ord., Asclepiads [Asclepiadacess] . Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Hoya.) 



Cuttings of small side-shoots in April, in sand, 

 Under a glass, and a little heat ; sandy loam, fibry 

 peat, and a little leaf-mould and charcoal. Sum- 

 mer temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55 ; giving 

 the East Indian species the most heat. More 

 curious than beautiful. 



GREENHOUSE. 



C. aphy'lla (leafless). 2. White. June. 1817. 

 Evergreen twiner. 



C. austra'lis (southern). 3. N. Holland. 1820. 

 Evergreen twiner. 



sinua'ta (wavy-edged). S. Pale red. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1818. Evergreen 

 twiner. 



staphelicefo'rmis (staphelia-formed). 4. Purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1826. Ever- 

 green trailer. 



torulo'sa (uneven). Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. Evergreen twiner. 



STOVE. 



. acumina'ta (taper-pointed). 2. Purple. July. 

 Coromandel. 1820. Tuber. 



Africa'na (African). 6. Yellow, July. E. 



Ind. 1823. Evergreen twiner. 



bulbo'sa (bulbous). 2. Red, green. May. 



E. Ind. 1821. Trailer. 



dicho'toma (fork-branched). 1. White. July. 



. Ind. 1804. Evergreen. 



e'legans (elegant). 20. Purple. August. E. 



Ind. 1828. Deciduous twiner. 



ju'ncea (rushy). 1. Yellow. E. Ind. 1822. 



Evergreen. 



Lu'shii (Dr. Lush's). Purple. September. 



Bombay. 1833. Deciduous climber. 



ocula'ta (round-spotted). 6. Green. Red- 



spotted. September. Bombay. 1842. 

 Deciduous twiner. 



Thwaite'sii (Mr. Thwaites's). 23. Red, yellow, 



green. September. Ceylon. 1851. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). 8. Red, green. May. 



E. Ind. 1821. Tuberous perennial. 



vincacfo'lia (vinca-leaved). 20. Purple. Sep- 



tember. Bombay. 1837. Evergreen 

 twiner. 



Wri'ghtii (Dr. Wright's). 20. Green, purple. 



August. E. Ind. 1832. Deciduous climber. 



CE 'STRUM. (An ancient Greek name 

 for another plant. Nat. ord., Nightshades 

 [Solanaceae], Linn., 5-Pentandria I-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Habrothamnus. ) 



Cuttings in sand, in heat, in April ; peat and 

 loam. Of easy culture. With the exception of 

 tincto'rium, which is used for dyeing, and the 

 few others we have selected, none are worth culti- 

 vating, being chiefly poisonous plants of no 

 beauty. There are fifteen other species. Those 

 we have described are stove evergreen shrubs, 

 with the exception of C. ro'seum, which is a 

 greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 C. alaternoi'des (alaternus-like). 6. Yellowish. 

 March. Trinidad. 1824, 



auranti'acum (orange-coloured-./?OM,'ered). S. 



Orange. Guatimala. 1842. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 6. White. June. 



Trinidad. 1818. 



ro'seum (rose-coloured-cowered). 3. Rose. 



July. Mexico. 1839. 



subero'sum (cork-ar&ed). 5. Sulphur. June. 



1815. 



tincto'rium (dyeing). 4. White. May. Caraccas. 



1823. 



OETONIA AURATA. Golden Eose- 

 Beetle. This insect is the Scarabatts 

 auratus of some naturalists. The grub 

 is of a dirty-white colour, and tbe tail- 

 end thicker and more highly glazed than 

 the remainder of its body. It is usually 

 found in decayed wood ; but, being occa- 

 sionally discovered in the nest of the ant, 



