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C. longifla'rvm (long-flowered). 1 . Purple, red. 

 June. India. 1839. 



Magelle'nse (Magellan). 1. Purple. June. 



Naples. 1823. 



tomento'sum (downy -flowered). Violet. May. 



Italy. 1823. 



~ Virgi'rticum (Virginian). Blue. White. June. 

 N. Amer. 1812. 



CYNOIHE'TRA. (From kyon, a dog, and 

 metra, matrix ; referring to the seed-pods. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacete]. 

 Linn., iO-Decandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Hardwickia.) 



Stove evergreen trees, from the East Indies. 

 Loam and sandy peat ; cuttings in sand, under 

 glass, with bottom-heat. 

 C. cauliflo'ra (stem-flowering). 30. Red. 1804. 



polya'ndra (many-stamened). 20. Red. 1822. 

 CYPE'LLA. (From kypellon, a goblet 



or cup; referring to the form of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Irids [Iridacese]. 

 Linn., IR-Monadelphia 1-Triandria. Al- 

 lied to Herbertia.) 



Pretty little half-hardy bulbs, requiring the 

 same treatment as Ixias. Sandy loam and peat; 

 offsets. 



C. Drttmmo'ndii (Drummond's). Purple, yellow. 

 June. San Felipe. 1834. 



Herbe'rti (Herbert's). 1. Vermilion. July. 



Buenos Ayres. 1823. 



plu'tnbea (leaden-coloured). Blue. Mexico. 



1838. 



CY'PERUS. This genus of the Sedges 

 would not deserve notice here if C. alter 

 nifo'lius, a native of Madagascar, and 

 C.papy'rus (see PAPY'KUS) were not some- 

 times grown in the stove aquarium. 



CY'PHIA. (From kyphos, curved; re- 

 ferring to the shape of the style and 

 stigma. Nat. ord., Bellworts [Campanula- 

 ceaej. Linn., -Pentandria \-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Campanula.) 



Greenhouse plants, from Cape of Good Hope. 

 The perennial species root freely from young 

 cu- tings; the annual kinds by seed; loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



C. bulbo'sa (bulbous). . Pale blue. August. 

 1/91. Annual. 



carda'mines (cardamine-like). 3. July. 1.823. 



Herbaceous perennial. 



mci'sa (cut-leaved). . Pale red. July. 18 IS. 



Annual. 



phyteu'mu (rampion). 1$. Pink. February. 



1822. Perennial tuber. 



volu'btiis (twining). 1. Pale blue. 1295. 



Annual. 



CYPRESS. See CUPRE'SSUS. 



CYPRIPE'DIUM. Ladies' Slipper. (From 

 Kypris, Venus, and podion, a slipper. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 

 20-Gynandria I-Monandria.) 



Both the stove and hardy peefai of these 

 orchids succeed well in turfy peat, mixed with a 

 little loam, charcoal, and potsherds. The hardy 

 kinds, when grown in pots, should have frame 

 protection during the winter months ; root division . 



STOVE. 



C. barba'tum (bearded). . Purple, white, red. 

 April. Malacca. 1838. 



gutta'tum (spotted). J. Yellow. April. 



Siberia. 1829. 



insi'gne (striking). 1. Green, red, orange. 



June. Nepaul. 1819. 



Irapeu'num (Irapean). 1. Yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1844. 



Lo'wi (Mr. Low's). 1. Variegated. April. 



Borneo. 1847. 



venu'stum (handsome). J. Green, red. Oe 



tober. Nepaul. 18lS. 



HARDY. 



C. acau'le (stemless). Rose, purple. May. N. 

 Amer. 1786. 



a'llium (white). 14. White. May. N. Amer. 



1800. 



aricti'num (ram's-^eod). . Green, rose* 



April. Canada. 1808. 



calsc'olus (common slipper). 1. Yellow. June. 



England. 



Helve' ticum (Swiss). 1. Yellow. June. 



Switzerland. 1825. 



ca'ndidum (white). 1. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1826. 



maera'nthos (large-flowered), f . Purple. May. 



Siberia. 1828. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 1. Yellowish., 



June. N. Amer. 1759. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. Yellow, purple. June*. 



N. Amer. 17QO. 



purpura'tum (purple-^owererf). f. Purple. 



September. Archipelago. 1836. 



specta'bile (remarkable). 1$. White, purple. 



June. N. Amer. 1731. 

 incurna'twn (flesh - coloured). White, 



purple. June. N. Amer. 

 a'lbum (white). White. June. N. Ame* 



1827. 



vent rico' sum (swollen). 5. Dark purple. April. 



Siberia. 1829. 



CYEI'LLA. (After D. Cyrillo, an Italian 

 botanist. Nat. ord., Cyrillads [CyrillaceffiJ* 

 Linn., 5-Pentcaidria \-Monogynia, Allied 

 to Heathworts.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Sandy IORHX 

 and peat ; cuttings in sand, under glass, with 

 slight bottom-heat. 



C. Antilla'rum (Antilles). 6. White. July. 

 Antilles. 1824. 



Carolinia'na (Carolina). 6. White. July. 



Carolina. 1765. 



CYETA'NTHUS. (From kyrtos, curved, 

 and antkos, a flower ; the flowers bend 

 down from the summit of the scape, or 

 stalk. Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllida- 

 ceoe]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Vallota.) 



Greenhouse bulbs, from Cape of Good Hope* 

 C. obli'quus and C. ct/rneus have evergreen 

 leaves ; they, therefore, require to be watered all 

 the year round. Strong, friable loam suits them 

 best in deep, narrow pots, and the bulbs covered- 

 Greenhouse culture from April to November, and 

 an airy place in the stove near the glass in winter., 

 The rest are deciduous, and require to be kept? 

 dry in winter. Offsets. 



C. angustifo'Kut (narrow-leated). I. Orange. 

 May. 1774. 



