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CYM 



Nat. orcl., Lilt/worts [Liliaceee]. Linn., 

 6-Hexandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Calochortus.) 



Little hardy, or half-hardy bulbs, with droop- 

 ing flowers ; succeed best in a sunny border of 

 light soil ; to be protected in winter. Readily 

 increased by the little viviparous bulbs produced 

 oil the upper part of the stems. 

 C. a' ll)a (\vliitc-petaled). 1. White. August. 

 California. 1832. 



barba'ta (bearded). 3. Yellow. August. 



Mexico. 1827. 



hi 1 tea (yellovf-petaled). Ij. Yellow. Sep- 



tember. Mexico. 1827. 



monophy'lla (single-leaved). . Bright 



yellow. California. 1848. 

 -~- pulche 1 lla (pretty-flowered). 1. Yellow. 

 August. California. 1832. 



purpu'rea (purple). 3. Purple-green. Au- 



gust. Mexico. 1827. 



CYCLO'GYNE. (From kyklos, a circle, 

 and yync, a stigma or female organ ; 

 in reference to the disposition of the 

 pistils. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceae]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Galega.) 



Cane'scens ; (hoary). 1. Purple. May. Swan 

 River. Greenhouse evergreen. 



CYCNO'CHES. Swan-neck. (From 

 kyknos, a swan, and auchen, the neck ; 

 in reference to the long and gracefully 

 curved column. Nat ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., %0-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandrla. Allied to Cyrtopodium.) 



Stove orchids. Strong moist heat whilst 

 growing; rough fibry peat, and half decayed 

 leaves, with a little sand; root division. 

 C. barba'tum (bearded}. White, pink. New 

 Grenada. 



chlorochi' lum (greenish-yellow-lipped). 2. 



Yellowish. June. Demerara. 1838. 



Cummi'ngii (Cumming's). White, yellow. 



June. Singapore. 



Loddige'sii (Loddiges's). 1. White, pur- 



ple. May. Surinam. 1830. 



leucochi'lum (white-lipped). 1. 



Yellow, white. June. Guiana. 



macula 1 turn (spotted). 1. Buff, purple. 



June. Mexico. 1839. 



petitada'ctylon (five-fingered). 1. Yellow, 



brown. March. Brazil. 1841. 



steUi'ferum (starry). Green, brown. May. 



Oaxaca. 1843. 



ventric'j'sum (inflated-Zip). 2. Green, white. 



Guatemala. 1835. 



Egertonia'num (Sir P. Eger- 



ton's). 2. Purple, green, pink. June. 

 Guatemala. 1840. 



CYDO'NIA. Quince. (Its native place, 

 Cydon, in Candia. Nat. ord., Apple- 

 worts [Pomacece]. Linn., 1%-Icosan- 

 dria S-Di-pentayynia.) 



Hardy deciduous Wes and shrubs. C.japo~ 



nica is one of our handsomest flowering shrubs ; 

 layers in September, and to remain until that 

 time twelvemonths before taken off ; also by 

 seeds. See Quince. 



C.japo'nica (Japan). 4. Scarlet. Japan. 

 1815. 



a'lba (\vh\te-flowered). 4. White. 



ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). Flesh- 

 coloured. March. 



flo're se'mi-ple'no (semi-double- 

 flowered). 4. Red. August. 



sine'nsis (Chinese). 15. Pink. May. China. 



1818. 



pyramida'lis (pyramidal). White. 



May. 1847. 



vulgu'ris (common Quince). 20. White. 



May. Austria. 1573. 

 lusita'nica (Spanish). 20. White. 



May. Spain. 

 malifo'rmis (apple-formed). 20. 



White. May. 1573. 

 oblo'nga (oblong - fruited}. 20. 



White. May. Europe. 



CYLI'STA. (From ki/l'tstos, twining ; re- 

 ferring to the habit of the plants. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabacea 1 .]. 

 Linn., 17 -Diudelphia -i-Decandria. Al- 

 lied to Ehynchosia.) 



Stove evergreen twiners. Loam and peat ; 

 cuttings in sand, under glass, in bottom heat. 

 C. albiflo'ra (white-flowered). 6. White. April. 

 Mauritius. 



scario'sa (membranous). 4. Yellow. East. 



Indies. 1806. 



tomento'sa (woolly). 4. Yellow. East In- 



dies. 1816.' 



villo'sa (shaggy). 6. Yellow. April. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1776. 



CYMBI'DIUM. (From kymbe, a boat ; 

 referring to a hollow recess in the lip 

 or labellum. Nat. ord., Orchids [Or- 

 chidacere]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria.} 



Stove orchids. Fibry loam, fibry peat, and 

 leaf-mould, well drained ; root division. 



C. aloifo'lium (aloe-leaved). 1. Purple, black. 

 September. East Indies. 1/89. 



hi' color (two-coloured-^ou-'ererf). Purple, 



crimson. April. Ceylon. 1837- 



chlora'nthmn. (greenish - yellow - flowered) . 



Yellow, crimson. May. Nenaul. 1840. 



Devonia'num (Duke of Devonshire's). 1, 



White, crimson. March. Khoseea. 

 1837. 



diu'rnum (day -flowering). Bahama. 



eburne'um (ivory-white-flowered). 1. White, 



yellow-striped. May. East Indies. 

 1846. 



e'leguns (elegant). Yellow. May. Nepaul. 



1840. 



Finluysonia'num (Finlayson's). Cochin 



China. 



Gibso'nii (Gibson's). White, red. January. 



Sylhet. 1837. 



gigante'uin (gigantic). Brown, purple, 



Nepaul, 1837. 



