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It is, however, necessary in all cases to 

 ascertain whether the branches are suffi- 

 ciently rooted previously to their being 

 separated. After being separated, the 

 rooted branch is treated like one layered. 

 See LAYERING-. 



CiRRHai'A. (From cirrhus, a tendril; 

 the rostellum being extended like a small 

 tendril. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacesc] . 

 Linn., 20-Gynandria 1-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions and offsets. Sphajr- ' 

 num, peat, broken pots, and charcoal, in shallow, I 

 open baskets ; a high, moist temperature when j 

 growing ; cooler and dry when at rest. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 C. a'lbo - vi'ridis (white - and - green -flowered). 

 White, green. May. Brazil. 1838. 



a'tro-purpu'rea (dark- purple-cowered). Dark 



purple. April. Mexico. 1838. 



bractt'scens (bracted) . White, yellow. July. 



Brazil. 



fuscolu'tea (dusky-yellow). 1. Yellow, green. 

 July, Brazil. Same as C. sacca'ta. 



lee'ms (smooth). Yellow, brown. July. Brazil. 



Loddige'sii (Loddige's). Yellow, red. May. 



Brazil. 182/. 



obtusa'ta(bl\int-peta!ed). g. Yellow, red. Sep- 



tember. Rio Janeiro. 1835. 



pa'llida (pale-flowered). Yellowish. August. 



Brazil. 1837. 



pi'cta (painted). Purple. May. Brazil. 1830. 



ru'bra-purpu'rea (red-and-purple-./7oM>ered). 



Red, purple. May. Brazil. 1838. 



Russellia'na (Duke of Bedford's). Green, red. 



May. Brazil. 1837. 



squa'lens (squalid). May. Brazil. 1836. 



tri'stis (dull-colour ed-flowcred). . Dull pur- 



ple, red. June. Mexico. 1834. 



vi'ridi-purpu'rea (green and purple), f. Purple, 



green. June. Brazil. 

 Frya'na( Fry's). . Green, purple-spotted. 



July. 

 Warrea'na (Mr. Warre's). . Yellow, red, 



purple. June, Brazil. 



CIRRHOPE'TALUM. (From cirrhus, a 

 tendril, and petalon, a flower-leaf; in re- 

 ference to the strap-shaped petals. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20- l 

 Gynandria l-Honandria.) 



Stove orchids. On blocks of wood. Growing 

 temp., 75 to 85, and very moist air; rest temp., 

 60. 



C. antenni'ferum (antennae- bearing). Brown. 

 Philippines. 1843. 



aura 1 turn (gold-edged). $. Yellow, crimson. 



March. Manilla. 1840. 



Blu'mei (Blume's). August. Java. 1843. 



candela'brum (chandelier). Straw, pink, pur- 



ple. July. Manilla. 1840. 



capita' turn (he&d-flowering). Java. 1843. 



caspito'sum (tufted). Pale yellow. April. 



Khooseea. 1837. 



Chine'nse (Chinese). . Purple, yellow. China. 



1840. 



compre'ssum (fiattened-stemmed). Java. 1843. 



cornu'tum (horned-sepals'), g. Purple. August. 



Khooseea. 1837. 



Cumi'ngii (Cuming's) . Ruby. May. Philip- 



pines. 183D. 



elonga'tum (elongated). May, Java. 1843. 



(J.fimbria'tum (fringed). $. Green, purple. AoriL 

 Bombay. 1838. 



macula' turn (spotted). Pale green. May. 



India. 1841. 



maculo'sum (spotted-flowered). Green, purple. 



E. Ind. 1841. 



j MitcrcE'i (M'Rae's). Brown, yellow. April. 

 Ceylon. 1839. 



7w^7/a're(maxillaria-like). Philippines. 1843. 



Medu'te (Medusa's head), J. Spotted, pink. 



May. Singapore. 183y. 



nu't/ms (noddin g -flowered) , . Pale straw. 



May. Manilla. 1838. 



picturu'tum (pictured). Purple, red. March. 



E. Ind. 1838. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). Yellow. May. E. 



Ind. 1843. 



Thoua'rsii (Thouar's). 1. Yellow. July. So- 



ciety Islands. 



umbella'tum (\imhel-flowered). Green, brown. 



April. Indies. 1838. 



vagina' turn (sheathed). Pale yellow. Singa- 



pore. 1843. 

 Walli'c 



chii(Wallich'^. Brown. March. Nepaul. 

 1837. 



CI'RSIUM. (From kirsos, a swollen vein; 

 in reference to the effects of being pricked 

 by the spines. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teracefle], IAnn.,l9-Syngenena 1-JEqualis. 

 Allied to the true Thistles.) 



Perennials, by division of the roots ; annuala 

 and biennials, by seeds. Common soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



C. Aca'rnn. (Acarna). 2. Purple. August. Spain. 

 1633. 



pinnati'fldum (deeply-cut-leafed). 2. Purple. 



July. Spain. 1820. 



seto'sum (bristly). 2. Purple. June. Silesia. 



1822. 



stella' turn (starred). 2. Purple. June. Italy. 



1655. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



C. A'frum (African). 2. Purple. June. Barbary. 

 1800. 



ce'rnuum, (drooping). 4. Purple. July. Mexico. 



1827. 



dealba'tum (whitened). 3. Purple. July. Cau- 



casus. 1820. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). 2. Purple. June. N. 



Amer. 1*03. 



erio'phorum (wool-bearing). 4. Purple, July. 



Britain. 



fe'rox (fierce). 3. White. July. South Europe. 

 1683. 



heteroma'llum (one-side-woolly). 3. Purple. 



July. Nepaul. 1820. 



inca'num (hoary), 3. Purple. July. Caucasus. 



1820. 



lappa'ceum (burdock-like). 4. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1821. 



orienta'le (eastern). 3. Purple. July. Asia 



Minor. 182/. 



panicula'tum (panicled). 2. Purple. June. 



South Europe. 1781. 



Pazcuare'nse (Pazcuara). 3. Purple. July. 



Mexico. 1827. 



polya'nthemum (many-flowered). 2. Pink. 



June. Rome. 1739. 



pu'ngcns (pungent). 3. Purple. July. South 



Europe. 1820. 



squarro'sum (branching), 3. Purple. July- 



Siberia, 1818. 



