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CUP, 



C. setl'gera (bristly). 20. November. C. Moret 

 B. 1830. 



tomento'sa (downy). 15. West Indies. 1818. 



CU'PHEA. (From kriphos, curved ; 

 referring to the form of the seed- pods. 

 Nat. orcl., Loosestrifes [Lythracens]. 

 Linn., 1 1 - Dodecandria 1 - Monoyj/n la. 

 Allied to Ly thrum.) 



Dry rich soil ; seeds ; and cuttings in the 

 spring months. 



ANNUALS, &C. 



C. circteoi'des (Circae-like). p. Purple. Sep. 

 tember. South America. 1821, Green- 

 house. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). $. Pink. No- 



vember. Demerara. 1824. Stove. 



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



August. Mexico. 1816. Stove. 



silcnoi'des (Silene-like). l. Bluish. Sep- 



tember. 1836. Hardy. 



spica'tu (spiked). Rose. Peru. 1819. Hardy. 



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



America. 1776. Greenhouse. 



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



Mexico. 1824. Greenhouse. 



STOVE <fc GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS, &C. 



C. corda'ta (heart-seated). 1-J. Scarlet. June. 

 Peru. 1842. 



deca'ndru (ten-stamened). 1^. Purple. July. 



Jamaica. 1/89. 



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



Orinoco. 1824. 



lanceola'ta (spear-head-feawed). l. Purple. 



Mexico. 1796. Stove biennial. 



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



Mexico. 1830. Greenhouse. 



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



Guiana. 1823. Herbaceous perennial. 



micr ope' tola (small- petaled). 1. Purple. 



July. Mexico. 1824. 



minia'ta (vermilion-co/OMred flower]. Pur- 



ple, crimson. June. 



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



Purplish. June. 1847. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 1^. Purple. 



September. Trinidad. 1820. 



platyce'ntra (broad-centered). 1^. Scarlet, 



white. June. Mexico. 1845. Green- 

 house. 



a'lba (white-flowered). 1$. White. 



June. 1848. 



racemo'sa (r&ceme-flowered). 1. Purple. 



June. West Indies. 1820. 



serpyllifo'lia (Thyme-leaved). 14. Red. 



August. Trinidad. 1822. 



strigillo'sa (coarse-haired). 1^. Yellow, red. 



July. Andes. Greenhouse. 



CU'PIA. See Styldco'rync. 



CUPRE'SSUS. Cypress. (From kuu, 

 to produce, and parisus, equal ; in re- 

 ference to the symmetrical growth of 

 the Italian cypress C. setnpervirens. 

 Nat. ord., Conifers [Pinaceee]. Linn., 

 2l-MoHcecia \Q-Monadciphlu. i 



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. New Holland. Greenhouse. 



baccifo'rmis (beny-shaped). 20. May. 1818. 



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



fla'ccida (drooping). 



fune'bris (funebral). 50. April. China. 1849. 



Govenia'na (Mr. Gowen's). 10. April. Ca- 



lifornia. 1848. 



litsita'nica (Portuguese. Cedar of Gou). 50. 



April. Goa. 1683. Greenhouse. 



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



1847. 



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



1808. Greenhouse. 



semperri'rens (com mon evergreen). 20. May. 



Candia. 1548. 

 horizonta'Hs (horizontal). 30. 



May. Mediterranean. 1834. 

 stri'cta (erect). 20. May. 



Mediterranean. 

 variega'ta (variegated". 20. 



May. England. 1848. 



thuri'fera (franckincense -bearing). 100. 



Mexico. 1836. 



Tfiyoi'des (Thya-like. White Cedar}. 20. 



May. North America. 1736. 



/o'/u's - variega'tis (variegated 



leaved). April. Ireland. 1831. 



lomlo'sa (twisted, Bhotan\ 30. Nepaul. 



1824. 



Uhdea'na, (Uhde's). 60. Mexico. Green- 



house. 



CURATE 'LLA. (From kn-rcno, to shave ; 

 in reference to the leaves being covered 

 with asperities so hard as to render 

 them fit for polishing. Nat. ord., />//- 

 le iiiads [Dilleniacefe]. Linn., l.'J-Pofy- 

 andi-ia 'l-Uiyyniu. AUied to Delima.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs ; sandy loam and peat ; 

 cuttings in sand, under glass, in heat. 

 C. ala'ta (winged leaf -stalked}. 8. White. 

 Guiana. 



Americu'na (American). 8. White. South 



America. 



CURCU'LIGO. (From curculio, a wee- 

 vil ; the seeds have a point like the 

 rostrum, or beuk, of the weevil. Nat. 

 ord., Hypoxids [Hypoxidaceee]. Linn., 

 to-Hexandria \-Monoyyniu. ) 



Hypoxids are distinguished from Amaryllids 

 by the absence of bulbs, and by their harsh and 

 hairy leaves. Stove herbaceous perennials, ex- 

 cept one ; sandy loam and peat ; offsets. 

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

 East Indies. 1804. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 1,^. Yellow. Poolo 



Pinang. 1804. 



Orcftioi'des( Orchis-like). ^. Yellow. June. 



East Indies. 1800. 



plica'ta (yl&ited-leaved) . l. Yellow. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1788. Greenhouse. 



gla'bra (smooth), li. Yellow. June, 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1788. Greenhouse. 



