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A small genus of herbaceous twiners from 

 South Africa. They produce small blue or red 

 bell-shaped flowers, of but little interest. The 

 species are rarely met, excepting in botanical 

 collections. 



Cyphoma'ndra. From kyphoma, a hump, and 

 aner, a man ; the anthers form a hump. Nat. 

 Ord. Solanacece. 



A genus of shrubby plants with showy 

 foliage, natives of South America. C. betacea, 

 is the Tree Tomato, a handsome shrub, a 

 native of Peru, the small, deep red, egg-like 

 fruit of which is used in the same way as 

 Tomatoes. Propagated by seeds or cuttings. 

 Introduced in 1887. 

 Cypress. See Cupressus. 

 Black or Deciduous. Taxodium distachyum. 

 Chinese Deciduous. Taxodium sinense. 

 Funeral. Cupresausfunebris. 

 Japan. The genus Retinospora; especially 



R. obtusa. 



Monterey. Cupressus macrocarpa. 

 Nootka Sound. Cupressun Nutkcensis. 

 Oregon. Cupressus Lawsoniana. 



Cypress Vine. See Quamoclit. 



Cypripe'dium. Ladies' Slipper, or Moccasin 

 Flower. From Cypris, one of Venus's names, 

 andpodion, a slipper. Nat. Ord. Orchidacece. 



A somewhat extensive genus of terrestrial 

 Orchids, producing flowers of the most sin- 

 gular structure, combined with elegance and 

 beauty. It is remarkable that a family with 

 such marked and distinctive characteristics 

 should find congenial homes in such a 

 diversity of soil and climate. The species 

 are pretty generally distributed, from our 

 most northern States to Mexico, through 

 South America, the Pacific Islands, and India. 

 The State of New York furnishes six species, 

 all beautiful and worthy of cultivation. The 

 native species may all be cultivated in the 

 garden by placing them in a well drained 

 s^ady border; the soil of which should be 

 liberally mixed with leaf mould. Their unique 

 blossoms render them highly deserving of any 

 care. The best time for transplanting them 

 from their native localities is after they have 

 done blooming, and they should be removed 

 with a ball of earth attached to the roots. 

 Some of the tropical species require the tem- 

 perature and humid atmosphere of the hot- 

 house, while others do best in the green-house. 

 The most of them however thrive admirably 

 amongst ordinary stove-plants, flower very 

 freely, and continue in perfection a long time. 

 One most important point in their culture is 

 drainage. This must be most thorough and 

 effective, for as these plants have no pseudo- 

 bulbs to sustain them, they must not be dried 

 off, as many other orchids are, during winter, 

 and if the drainage is defective, the roots are 

 sure to decay and the leaves shrivel. The 

 foliage of several of the species is beautifully 

 spotted and marbled with yellow and white, 

 which makes them attractive at all times. 

 There are so many species and varieties now 

 under cultivation, and they are all so beautiful 

 that it is almost impossible to make a selection 

 of only a few kinds. An amateur should there- 

 fore begin with a few of the common species, 

 and add to his collection as his taste or fancy 

 dictates. See Orchids. The flowers are 

 greatly valued in the winter months fox- 

 florists' work. Propagated by division of roots, 



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and by seed, which, with most of the species, 

 is a rather delicate undertaking. 



Cyri'lla. Named in honor of D. Cyrillo, an Ital- 

 ian botanist. Nat. Ord. CyrillacecB. 



A small genus of half-hardy and green- 

 house flowering shrubs, with the habit of 

 some of the larger Andromedas. C. racemi- 

 flora is common in sandy banks of ponds and 

 streams from the Carolinas south and west. 

 It is a low-growing tree or shrub, with 

 racemes of small white flowers. 



Cyrilla'ceae. A small order of evergreen shrubs 

 or trees, differing from Ericacece in their free 

 petals and in the anthers opening in slits. 

 Flowers usually racemose. The three genera 

 are Cliftonia, Costcea and Cyrilla. There are 

 about eight species, all confined to the warmer 

 parts of America. 



Cyrta'ndra. From kyrtos, curved, and aner, 

 andros, a male ; alluding to the curved fila- 

 ments of the perfect stamens. Nat. Ord. 

 Gesneracece. 



A genus of trees and shrubs natives of the 

 Malayan Archipelago and the Pacific Islands. 

 Though embracing about sixty species, only 

 two have as yet been introduced to cultiva- 

 tion, C. pendula, from Java in 1883, and C. 

 Pritchardii, from Fiji, in 1887. They are both 

 interesting plants, and are increased by cut- 

 tings. 



Cyrtanthe'ra. From kyrtos, curved and anthera, 

 an anther. Nat. Ord. Acanthacece. 



A small genus of handsome evergreen plants 

 from South America, which do well in the 

 green-house. They are nearly related to 

 Justicia; their flowers are orange, yellow, 

 and rose in color, borne in dense terminal 

 panicles, and they are propagated readily 

 from cuttings. Introduced in 1827. 



Cyrta'nthus. From kyrtos, curved, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the flowers bend down from the sum- 

 mit of the scape or stalk. Nat. Ord. Amaryl- 

 lidaceaz. 



Very handsome green-house bulbs from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. The flowers, which are 

 borne in umbels on a slender scape, are red, 

 crimson and orange, produced in summer, 

 when they require very liberal watering ; they 

 should be grown in pots, and are propagated 

 by offsets. Introduced in 1774. 



Cyrto'ceras. .From kyrtos, curved, and keros, a 

 horn; in allusion to the curved horns of the 

 corona segments. Nat. Ord. Asclepiadacem. 



A stove-house evergreen climber with white 

 flowers, tipped with buff. This is now gener- 

 ally regarded as a section of the genus Hoya. 

 C. muUiflorus, the only species, bears the fol- 

 lowing synonyms : Centrostemma multiflorum, 

 Cyrtoceras floribundum, C. Lindleyanum, C. 

 reflexum and Hoya coriacea. 



Cyrtochi'lum. From kyrtos, curved, or concave, 

 and cheilos, a lip ; the form of the labellum or 

 lip. Nat. Ord. Orchidacew. 



A genus of small flowering Orchids from 

 Mexico and Guatemala. The flowers are red, 

 yellow, spotted, purple and green. They 

 require a high temperature, and are usually 

 grown on blocks of wood or cork. 



Cyrtodei'ra. From kyrtos, curved, and deire, 

 neck. Nat. Ord. Gesneracece. 



Green-house herbaceous perennials, with 

 beautifully-colored foliage, and solitary flow- 



