CUP t'\ 



CO*PHEA. (From kuphos, curved; re 

 ferring to the form of the seed-pods. 

 Nat. ord., Loosestrifes [Lythracese] . Linn., 

 11-Dodecandria I-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Ly thrum.) 



Dry, rich soil; seeds; and cuttings in the 

 spring months. 



ANNUALS, &C. 



C. Circceoi'des (Circsea-like). f . Purple. Sep- 

 tember. S. Amer. 1821. Greenhouse. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered), f. Pink. Novem- 



ber. Demerara. 1824. Stove. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). 1. Pale purple. 



August. Mexico. 1816. Stove. 



silenoi'des (silene-like). 1*. Bluish. Septem- 



ber. 1836. Hardy. 



spica'ta (spiked). Rose. Peru. 1S1Q. Hardy. 



viscosi'ssima (clammiest). 1. Purple. July. 



America. 1/76. Greenhouse. 



virga'ta (twiggy). l. Purple. August. Mexico. 



1824. Greenhouse. 



STOVE & GEEENHOUSE EVERGEEENS, &C. 

 C. corda'ta (he&rt-leaved). l. Scarlet. June. 

 Peru. 1842. 



deca'ndra (ten-stamened). l. Purple. July. 



Jamaica. 1/80. 



gra'cilis (slender). 1. Purple. July. Orinoco. 



1824. 



lanceolu'ta (spear-head-feawe<f). l. Purple. 



Mexico. 1786- Stove biennial. 



Lla'vea (Llave's). l. Purple. June. Mexico. 



1830. Greenhouse. 



Melvi'lla (Melville's). 3. Scarlet. August. 



Guiana. 1823. Herbaceous perennial. 



microptftala (small-petaled). 1. Purple. July. 



Mexico. 1824. 



minia'ta (vermilion-coloured flower). Purple, 



crimson. June. 



purpu'rea (purple-flowered). l. Purplish. 



June. 1847. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 14. Purple. Sep- 



tember. Trinidad. 1820. 



platyce'ntra (broad-centred). l. Scarlet, 

 white. June. Mexico. 1845. Green- 

 house. 



a'lba (white-flowered). l. White. June. 



1848. 



racemo'sa (raceme-flowered). 1. Purple. June. 



W. Ind. 1820. 



serpyllifo'lia (thyme-leaved). 14. Red. Au- 



gust. Trinidad. 1822. 



strigillu'sa (coarse-haired). l. Yellow, red. 



July. Andes. Greenhouse. 



CU'PIA. See STYLOCO'EYNE. 



CUPEE'SSUS. Cypress. (From kuo, to 

 produce, and parisos, equal ; in reference 

 to the symmetrical growth of the Italian 

 cypress, C. sempervi'rens. Nat. ord., Co- 

 nifers [Pinacesej. Linn., 2I-Moncecia 10- 

 Monadelphia.) 



Evergreen trees ; hardy, unless otherwise stated ; 

 rich, loamy soil ; and readily increased from seeds ; 

 can be raised from cuttings. 

 C. austra'lis (south. Slender - branched). 10. 

 April. N. Holland. Greenhouse. 



baccifo'rmis (berry - shaped). 20. May. 



CouUe'ri (Coulter's). May. Mexico. 1838. 

 fla'ccida (drooping). 



fune'bris tfunebral). 50. April. China. 1840. 



Cali- 



7 3 CUB 



C. Govenia'na (Mr. Gowen's). 10. April. 

 fornia. 1848. 



Lusita'nica (Portuguese. Cedar of Goa). 50. 



April. Goa. 1683. Greenhouse. 



macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 60. California. 



1847. 



pe'ndula (hanging-down). 20. May. Japan. 



1808. Greenhouse. 



sempervi'rens (common evergreen). 20. May. 



Candia. 1548. 



horizonta'lis (horizontal). 30. May. Me- 

 diterranean. 1834. 



stri'cta (erect). 20. May. Mediterranean. 



variega'ta (variegated)." 20. May. Eng- 

 land. 1848. 



thuri'fera (frankincense-bearing). 100. Mexico. 



1836. 



thyoi'des (thya-like. White Cedar'). 20. May. 



N. Amer. 1736. 



fu'liia - variega'tis (variegated - leaved). 



April. Ireland. 1831. 



torulo'sa (twisted. Bhotan). 30. Nepaul. 1824. 



Uhdea'na (Uhde's). 60. Mexico. Greenhouse. 

 CUEATE'LLA. (From kureno, to shave; 



in reference to the leaves being covered 

 with asperities so hard as to ^render them 

 fit for polishing. Nat. ord*, Dilleniads 

 [Dilleniacese]. Linn., IS-Polyandria 2- 

 Digynia. Allied to Delima.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs ; sandy loam and peat ; 

 cuttings in sand, under glass, in heat. 

 C. ala'ta (winged-leaf -stalked). 8. \Vhite. Guiana. 



America'na (American). 8. White. S. Amer.' 



CUECU'LIGO. (From curculio, a wee- 

 vil ; the seeds have a point like the ros- 

 trum, or beak, of the weevil. Nat. ord., 

 Hypoxids [Hypoxidaceae]. Linn., Q-Hex- 

 undria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Hypoxids are distinguished from Amaryllids by 

 the absence of bulbs, and by their harsh and 

 hairy leaves. Stove herbaceous perennials, except 

 one; sandy loam and peat ; offsets. 

 C. brevifo'lia (short-leaved). |. Yellow. June. 

 E. Ind. 1804. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). l. Yellow. Poolo 



Pinanpr. 1804. 



orchioi'des (orchis-like). $. Yellow. June. E. 



Ind. 1800. 



plica'ta (plaiteA-leaved). lj. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/88. Greenhouse. 



glu'bra (smooth). l. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1788. Greenhouse. 



recurvn'ta (rolled-back-feaced). 1. Yellow. 



Bengal. 1805. 



Sumutra'na (Sumatran). 3. Yellow. July. 



Sumatra. 1818. 



CUECULIO. This destructive genus of 

 Beetles are popularly known as Weevils. 

 The following are some of the chief 

 species : 



(J. alliaria. Stem -boring Weevil. 

 Steel-green colour. Bores the shoots 

 and grafts of young fruit-trees. Appears 

 in June and July. 



C. bacchus. Purple or Apple Weevil. 

 Pierces the fruit of the apple, depositing 

 within it its eggs. June and July. 



