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more bitter than in any other part of 

 the fruit. 



Insects. See Aphis, steams, and 

 Thrips. For Melon culture see Melon. 



CUCUMBER TREE. Mayno'lla. acumi- 

 nattt, and Averrho'a bili'mbi. 



CUCU'RBITA. Goui'd. (From cnrbifa, 

 a gourd. Nat. ord., Cucurbits [Cu- 

 curbitacene] . Linn., 21-Moncecia 10- 

 Monadelphia) . 



Half-hardy trailing annuals, requiring the 

 same culture as the cucumber. 

 C. aumnti'aca (orange -fruited). 3. Yellow. 



July. 1802. 

 ora'ngina (false orange). 3. 



Yellow. July. 1802. 

 colocynthoi'des (colocynth-like). 



3. Yellow. July. 180'2. 



ma'xima (largest). 4. Yellow. July. 



melope'po ( melon -pum kin. Squash). 3. 



Yellow. June. 1597- 



moxcha'ttt (musky). 4. Yellow. July. 



ovi'fera (egg-shape). 3. Yellow. August. 



Astracan. 

 gri'sea (grey- fruited). 3. Yellow. 



July. 

 pyrifo'rmis (pear-form fruited). 3. 



Yellow. July. 

 subglobo'sa (subglobe- fruited). 3. 



Yellow. July. 



Pe'po (Pumkin). 1(5. Yellow. July. Le- 



vant. 15/0. 



oblo'nga (oblong-fruited). 6. Yellow. 



July. 15/0. 



subrotu'nda (nearly-Tounci-fruited). 6. 



Yellow. July. Levant. 1/50. 



po'tira (potiron, large-fruited}. 10. Yellow. 



July. 

 gourge'ra (gourd-bearing). 10. Yellow. 



July. 

 vi'ridis (green potiron). 10. Yellow. 



July. 



verruco'sa (warty). 12. Yellow. June. 1658. 



C.ULCA'SIA. (Derivation same as Colo- 

 eaaia. Nat. ord., Arads [Araceee]. Linn., 

 %\-Moncecia. 7-Heptandria. Allied to 

 Caladium). 



Stove climber. For culture, see Colocasia, 

 C. sca'ndens (climbing). White. Guinea. 1822. 



CCLLUMBINE, or COLUMBINE. Aqili- 



le'yia. 



CUMIN. Layce'cia cinninoi'des. 



CUMI'NUM CYMI'NUM. Common Cu- 

 min, an annual, native of Egypt, bearing 

 white flowers, and belonging to the 

 Nat. ord., Uiiibcllifcfs. It is cultivated 

 for its aromatic seeds. Sow in a warm 

 situation in March, in a rich light soil ; 

 the plants flower in June, and ripen 

 their seeds in the autumn. 



CCMMI'NGIA. (Named after the late 

 L;nh/ Gordon Cummin ff, of Altyre, in 



Moray shire. Nat. ord., Lily worts [Lili- 

 acere]. Linn.. 6-Hexandria 1-Mono- 

 (jijnla. Allied to Conanthera). 



Beautiful little half-hardy bulbs from Chili, 

 which succeed best in a light rich border in 

 front of a greenhouse, with Ixias, Brodiseas, 

 Zephyranthes, Anomathecas, and the like. Off- 

 sets ; loam and peat. 



C. campanula 1 ta (\x\\-flowered). 3. Blue. 

 August. 1823. 



tene'lla (delicate). . Blue. November. 



1829. 



trimacula'ta (three-spotted). <J. Blue. De- 



cember. 1829. 



CU'XILA, (After a town of that name. 

 Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamiacea^]. Linn., 

 %-Diandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Balm and Mint). 



North American hardy herbaceous perennials ; 

 root divisions ; in loam and peat. 

 C. cocci'nea (scarlet). 1A. Scarlet. September. 

 1823. 



Harin'na (Maryland). 1. Red. September. 



1/59. 



CUNNIXGHA'MIA. Broad-leaved China 

 Fir. (In honour of two brothers, ,1. 

 and A. Cunningham, British botanists 

 in Australia. Nat. ord., Conifers [Pi- 

 naceee]. Linn., 21-Moncvcia IQ-Mona- 

 delphia. Allied to the Spruce Fir.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree, but in some situa- 

 tions hardy ; light soil, well drained ; cuttings 

 can be rooted, but seldom make handsome 

 plants ; seedlings are best. 

 C. sine'nsis (Chinese). 40. China. 1804. 



CUNO'NIA. (Named after .7. C. Cuno, 

 of Amsterdam. Nat. ord., Cunoniads 

 [Cunoniaceoe]. Linn., \Q-Decandria 2- 



Greenhouse evergreen tree ; loam and peat ; 

 cuttings in sand, under glass, in heat. 

 C. Cape'nsis (Cape). 20. White. August. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1816. 



CUPA'NIA. (Named after F. F. Cit- 

 pani, an Italian Monk who wrote on 

 botany. Nat. ord., Soapworts [Sapin- 

 dacea3]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1-Mono- 

 yyniu. Allied to Sapindus.) 



Stove evergreen trees, all with white flowers ; 

 loam and peat ; cuttings of half-ripe shoots in 

 sand, under glass, in heat. Summer temp., Co 

 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



C. cane'scens (hoary). 16. East Indies. 1818. 



denta'ta (toothed). 12. Mexico. 1824. 

 ~ exce'lsu (lofty). 20. Mexico. 1824. 



gla' bra (smooth). 14. May. Jamaica. 1822. 



sa'pidu (savoury. Akee-tree). 20. Africa. 



1793. 



saponarioi'dcs (Saponaria-like). 6. April. 



West Indies. 1810. 



