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C. Ahou'ai ( Ahouai). 20. Yellow. June. Brazil. 



1739. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). 4. Red. May. Pegu. 



1819. 



macula' ta (spotted). 4. White. June. 



Bourbon. 1782. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). 3. Yellow. New Spain. 



There' tia (Thevetia). 12. Yellow. June. 



South America. 1735. 



thevetioi'des (Thevetia-like). 8. Yellow. 



June. New Spain. 1800. 



CE'RCIS. Judas Tree. (From Jcerkw, 

 a shuttlecock ; the name given by Theo- 

 phrastus. Nat. ord., Legwninow plants 

 [Fabaceae]. Linn., 10 - Decandria, 1- 

 monogynia). The wood of C. siliquas- 

 trum is beautifully veined and takes a 

 good polish. Hardy deciduous trees. 

 Seeds, sown in a gentle hotbed, in spring ; 

 hardened off and pricked out into a shel- 

 tered situation. The varieties by graft- 

 ing. ' In the south of the island they do 

 well in sheltered places on a lawn ; in 

 the north they require a wall. 



C. canade'nsis (Canadian). 18. Pale red. May. 

 North America. 1730. 



pube'scens (downy) . 18. Pale 



red. May. 



siliqua' strum (cylindrical - podded. Com- 



mon Judas Tree). 20. lied. May. 

 South Europe. 1596. 



-flo're-a'lbo (white - flowered). 

 20. White. May. South Europe. 



- parciflo'rum (small-flowered). 

 20. Purple. May. Bucharia. 1827. 



CERCOCA'RPTJS. (From kerkos, a shuttle- 

 cock, and carpos, a fruit. Nat. ord., Rose- 

 worts [Rosaceoe]. Linn., l2-Icosandria,l- 

 monogynia. Allied to Geum and Purshia). 

 There is no unwholesome plant in this 

 order, and the strawberry, raspberry, 

 and the blackberry of the bramble, are 

 the nearest plants in affinity to the rose 

 itself; then come the potentilla, geum, 

 and agrimonia, among which stands 

 Cercocarpus, followed by the Spiraeas and 

 Quillaiads. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 Cuttings of green shoots, in sand, under 

 a glass, in a little heat. Peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 C. Fothernilloi'des (Fothergilla-like). 12. 

 Purple. May. Mexico. 1828. 



CE'REUS. Torch Thistle. (From cereus, 

 waxy ; referring to the fact that some of 

 the spines are as pliant as soft wax, while 

 others are as brittle as wax tapers. Nat. 

 ord., Indian Figs [Cactaceae]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria, l-monogynia). Cuttings, at 

 any time, of either old or young shoots ; 



the latter are the best, if the base of the 

 cutting is well dried. Instead of insert- 

 ing them firmly in sand, they do best 

 when laid among rough material, such 

 as peat, charcoal, leaf mould, and brick 

 and lime rubbish. They are generally 

 described as stove plants ; but, unless 

 when they are just making their wood, 

 they will endure a very low temperature 

 if kept dry. Unless for the winter 

 flowering varieties, and those desired to 

 bloom at that season, no water will be 

 requisite from October to March, if kept 

 cool. Sandy loam, turfy peat, half parts 

 of lime rubbish and dried cow-dung. 

 "Water freely when growing and when 

 in bloom. Summer temp., 55 to 85 ; 

 winter, 35 to 50. 



C. sE'thiops (l&aek-spined). Brazil. 1829. 



affi'nis (related). White. 



albiseto' sun (white bristled. Trailing}. 2. 



St. Domingo. 1816. 



albispi'nus (white-spined). 2. St. Domingo. 



1816. 



ambi'guus (doubtful). 2. Purple, white. 



July. 1827. ' 



amblygo'nus (blunt-angled). Buenos Ayres. 



1836. 



arcua'tus (arched). White. 1835. 



au'reus (golden -spined). South America. 



1825. 



baxa'rius ( clog-shaped). June. Mexico. 1838. 



bifo'rmis (two-formed). June. Honduras. 



1840. 



cUloe'nsis (Chiloe). 



cocci' neus (scarlet). Scarlet, September. 



Brazil. 



ccerule'scens (bluish). 3. Blue. July. Brazil. 



1829. 



crispa'tus (curly). Rose. Brazil. 1829. 



eyli'ndricus (cylindric). 3. Peru. 1799. 



De-ppei (Deppe's). 1. Peru. 1799. 



ebu'rnem (ivory). 3. South America. 1818. 



erio'phorus (woolly). Red. 1835. 



euphorbioi'des (Euphorbia-like). 3. South 



America. 



extdnms (long-stemmed). 6. Pale rose. Au- 



gust. Trinidad. 



Eyrdsii (Eyre's). White green. 1829. 

 fe'rox (fierce). 1. Brazil. 1827. 

 fimbria'tus (fringed). 20. Pink. St. Do- 

 mingo. 1836. 



flagellifo' rmis (rod-shaped. Creeping eereus) 



Pink. Peru. 1690. 



flavispi'nus (yellow-spined). 3. West Indies. 

 formo'sus (handsome). White. Buenos 



Ayres. 1834. 



fulvispino' sus (tawny -spined). 3. South 



America. 1796. 



gemma' tus (bud-bearing). July. Mexico. 



1834. 



gra'cilis (slender long-spined). South Ame- 



rica. 



grandiflo' rus (great - flowering. Night- 



blooming Cereus). White yellow. Ja- 

 maica. 1700. 



