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ing period, which will be during April 

 and May ; and by Midsummer, or soon 

 after, when all those which will succeed 

 will be well rooted, they will both re- 

 ceive and enjoy a liberal amount of 

 sunshine. The cuttings must be made 

 somewhat firm at their lower end ; and 

 if a very dry time occurs in March, 

 April, or May, it may become necessary 

 to lightly sprinkle them occasionally. 



CUTTING - IN, is shortening the 

 branches. 



CYANA'NTHUS. (From kyanos, blue, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Phlox- 

 irorts [Polemoniacete]. Linn., 5-Pcn- 

 tandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Pole- 

 monium.) 



A pretty little hardy herbaceous plant, re- 

 quires the same treatment as Alpine plants. 

 Divisions and cuttings, under a hand-light ; 

 sandy soil. 



C. loba'tusQobed). 4. Purple, blue. August. 

 Chinese Tartary. 1844. 



CYANE'LLA. (From the diminutive 

 of kyaiiGs, blue. Nat. ord., Lilyworls 

 [Liliaceoe]. Linn., Q-Hexandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Anthericum.) 



Pretty little bulbous plants from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, which succeed best planted out in 

 a deep border of light rich compost in front, of 

 a greenhouse, to be protected from frost like 

 Ixias, and such-like bulbs. All the small bulbs 

 we recommend to be thus treated, may be grown 

 in pots like Ixias. Increased by offsets. 

 C. a'lba (white), l. White. July. 1819- 



cape'nsis(Cape). 1. Blue. July. 1768. 



linea'ta (lined). 1. Striped. July. 1816. 



hi' tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. July. 1788. 



odoruti'sslma (most fragrant). ]. Red. July. 



1826. 



orchidifo'rrnis(Orchis.like'). 1. Blue. Au- 



gust. 1826. 



CYANOTHA'MNUS. (From fyanos, blue, 

 and thamnos, a shrub ; referring to its 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Rueworts [Ruta- 

 ceae]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1-Monoyynin. 

 Allied to Boronia.j 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from Swan 

 River. Cuttings in moderate heat, in sand 

 under a glass ; sandy loam and peat. 

 C. ramo'sus (branched). Blue. 



te'nuis (slender). Blue. 



CYANO'TIS. (From kyanos, blue, and 

 OHS, an ear ; referring to the shape of 

 the petals. Nat. ord., Spider worts 

 [Comrnelinaceoe]. Linn., 6-He.vandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Tradescantia.) 



Rich soil ; C. barbatd is increased by root 

 division, the others by seed. 



C. axilla'ris (axillary). 1. Blue. August. East 

 Indies. 1822. Greenhouse biennial. 



barba'ta (bearded). ). Blue. August. 



Nepaul. 1824. Hardy perennial. 



crista'ta (crested). 1. Blue. August. 



Ceylon. 1770. Greenhouse biennial. 



CYATHE'A. (From kyatheion, a little 

 cup ; in reference to the appearance of 

 the spore or seed cases 011 the back of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodia- 

 cese]. Linn., 2-Cryptoyamia l-Filices.) 



Stove evergreen tree-ferns, except otherwise 

 specified ; loam and peat ; root division or seeds. 

 C. arbo'rea (tree). 15. West Indies. 1/93. 



dealba'ta (whitened). New Zealand. Green- 



house. 



e'legans (elegant). Jamaica. 1843. 



exce'lsa (tall). 20. Mauritius. 1825. 



inte'gra (entire-leaved). Isle of Luzon. 



medulla 'ris (pithy) . New Zealand. Green- 



house. 



petiola'ta (fcrng-lcaf-stalked). Jamaica. 



CYATHO'DES. (From kyathos, a cup ; 

 referring to the form of the limb, or 

 expanded opening of the flower. Nat. 

 ord., Epacrids [Epacridacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Styphelia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens with white flowers, 

 from New Holland. Peat and loam ; cuttings, 

 in sand, with a little peat, under glass. 

 C. acero'sa (chaffy). 8. July. 1823. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 20. April. 1818. 



Oxyce'drus (Prickly-Cedar). 6. April. 



1822. 



CY'CAS. (Greek name for a Palm. 

 Nat. ord., Oycads [Cycadacese], Linn., 

 2'2-Dicecia 12-Polyandria.) 



This order is in close affinity with Conifers. 

 Dr. Lindley says" The undoubted remains of 

 Cycads attest their having once formed a con- 

 siderable portion of the vegetation of Great 

 Britain." Stove herbaceous perennials; re- 

 quire plenty of pot room ; rich sandy loam, and 

 moist heat. Young plants are often obtained 

 from suckers. 



C. angula'ta (sharp-cornered). 4. New Hol- 

 land. 1824. 



circina'lis (round-leaved). 3. East Indies. 



1800. 



glau'ca (milky- green). 4. East Indies. 1818. 



revolu'ta (rolled-back-/eawed) 3. July. 



China. 1737. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 4. East Indies. 



1824. 



CY'CLAMEN. Sowbread. (From ky- 

 clicos, circular; referring to the shape 

 of the corm or bulb-hike root. Nat. ord., 

 J'miitnrorts [Primulacece]. Linn., 5- 

 Pcntandria \-Monoyynia. ) 



Cyclamens are very acrid, yet are the favourite 

 food of wild boars of Sicily, whence the English 

 name. Beautiful bulbous plants. 



