CYC 



[ 377] 



GYM 



l/y the little viviparous bulbs produced on the 

 upper part of the stems. 



C. a'lba (\\-\iite-petaled). 1. White. August. 

 California. 1832. 



baarba'ta (bearded). 8. Yellow. August. 



Mexico. 1827. 



s fe'fcra (yellow-petaled). Ifc. Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. Mexico. 1827. 



monophy'lla (single-leaved). J. Bright yel- 



low. California. 1848. 



pulche'lla (pretty-flowered). 1. Yellow. Au- 



gust. California. 1832. 



pvtrpu'rea (purple). 3. Purple, green. Au- 



gust. Mexico. 1827. 



CYCLO'GYNE. (From kyklos, a circle, 

 and gyne, a stigma, or female organ ; in 

 reference to the disposition of the pistils 

 'Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacerc]. 

 Linn., 17-Diadelphia^-Decandria. Allied 

 -to Galega.) 



C. cane'scens (hoary), l. Purple. May. Swan 

 Hirer. Greenhouse evergreen. 



CYCNO'CHES. Swan -neck. (From 

 kyknos, a swan, and auchen, the neck ; in 

 reference to the long and gracefully-curved 

 column. Nat ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cese]. Linn., 20-Gynandrial-Monandria. 

 Allied to Cyrtopoclium.) 



Stove orchids. Strong, moist heat whilst 

 growing ; rough, fibry peat, and half-decnyed 

 leaves, with a little sand ; root division. 



C. barba'tum (bearded). White, pink. New 

 Grenada. 



cklorochi'lum (greenish-yellow-lipped). 2. 



Yellowish. June. Demerara. 1838. 



Cummi'ngii (Cumniing's). White, yellow. 



June. Singapore. 



Laddige'sii (Loddige's). 1. White, purple. 



May. Surinam. 1830. 



--- leucpchi'lum (white- lipped). 1. Yellow, 

 white. June. Guiana. 



macula' turn (spotted). 1 . Buff, purple. 



June. Mexico. 1833. 

 pentada'ctyfon (five-fingered). 1. Yellow, 



brown. March. Brazil. 1841. 

 ~~ stelli'ferum (starry). Green, brown. May. 



Oaxaca. 1843. 

 - - ventrico'sum (inflated-^/?), 2. Green, white. 



Guatimala. 1835. 

 --- Egertonia'num (Sir P. Egerton's). 2. 



Purple, green, pink. June. Guatimala. 



1840. 



CYDO'NIA. Quince. (Its native place 

 Cydon, in Caudia. Nat. ord., Appleworts 

 fPomacese]. Linn., 12-Icosandria 2- 

 Ui-pentayynia.) 



Hardy deciduous trees and shrubs. C. Japo'- 



?o is one of our handsomest flowering shrubs 5 



layers in September, and to remain until that 



fame twelvemonths before taken off: also by seeds. 



See QUINCB. 



C. Japo'nica (Japan). 4. Scarlet. Japan. 1815. 

 "Ma (white- 



ite-flowered). 4. White. 

 eu rnea (flesh-coloured). Flesh-coloured. 

 March. 



Red. August. 



C. Sine'nsis (Chinese), is. Pink. May. China. 



1813. 



pyramida'lis (pyramidal). White. May. 



1847 



vulga'ris (common Quince). 20. White. 



May. Austria. 1573. 

 Lusita'nica (Spanish). 20. White. May. 



Spain. 

 tnalifo'rmis (apple-formed). 20. White. 



May. 1573. 



- oblo'nga (oblong-/Vted;. SO. White. 



May. Europe. 



OYLI'STA. (From kylistos, twining ; re- 

 ferring to the habit of the plants. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. 

 Linn., 17-Diadelphia &-Decandria. Allied 

 to Rhynchosia.) 



Stove evergreen twiners. Loam and peat; 

 cuttings ia sand, under glass, in bottom-heat. 

 C. albiflo'ra (white-flowered). 6. White. April. 

 Mauritius. 



tcario'sa (membranous). 4. Yellow. E 



Ind. 1806. 



tomento'sa (woolly). 4. Yellow. E.Ind. 1S16. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 6. Yellow. April. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1776. 



CYMBI'DIUM. (From kymbe, a boat; 

 referring to a hollow recess in the lip, 

 orlabellum. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 daceffl]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria l-Monan- 

 dria.) 



Stove orchids. Fibry loam, fibry peat, and leaf* 

 mould, well drained; root division. 

 C. aloifo'lium (aloe-leaved). 1. Purple, black. 

 September. E. Ind. 178Q. 



bi'color (two-coloured-./ZoH;erain. Purple, crim- 



son. April. Ceylon. 1837. 



chlora'nthum (greenish-yellow-flowered). Yel- 



low, crimson. May. Nepaul. 1840. 



Devonia'num (Duke of Devonshire's). 1. 



White, crimson. March. Khooseea. 183/. 



diu'rnum (fay -flowering). Bahama. 



ebu'rneum (ivory-white-flowered). White, yel- 



low-striped. May. E. Ind. 1846. 



e'legans (elegant). Yellow. May. Nepaul. 



1840. 

 -- Finlaysonia'num (Finlayson's). Cochin China. 



Gibso'nii (Gibson's). White, red. January. 



Sylhet. 1837. 



giga'nteum (gigantic). Brown, purple. Ne- 



paul. 1837. 



iridifo'lium (iris-leaved). Dark brown. March. 



E.Ind. 1837. 



lancifo'lium (lance-leaved), f . White, red. 



September. Nepaul. 1822. 



ma'didum (moist). Olive-green. May. E. 



Ind. 1839. 



margina'tum (red-edged-sepal). J. Yellow, 



purple. Brazil. 



Maste'rsii (Masters's). 1$. White, yellow, 

 red. August. E. Ind. 1841. 



ochroleu'cum (yellowish - white). Yellow. 



Trinidad. 



pe'ndulum (hanging-down). S. Yellow, red, 



white. June. Nepaul. 1838. 



brevila'bre (short-lipped). 2. Green, 



red, yellow. June. Singapore. 1840. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. Purple, yellow. 



April. Singapore. 1838. 



Sine'nse (Chinese). 1}. Purple browu. 



China. 1703. 



