Cineraria 



( 214 ) 



Cirrhsea 



be ^-iven on favourable occasions, and extreme 

 care" exercised in watering through the winter 

 months. A failing with Cinerarias is their liability 

 to .lamp off near the surface of the soil. When a 

 plant goes in this way there is no hope for it, but 

 the trouble may be prevented by careful culti- 

 vation, particularly in the way of watering and 

 ventilating. 



Enemies. -Green Fly. This pest is the bane 

 of Cinerarias, and must be kept in check if good 

 plants are to be obtained. Free, healthy growth, 

 and avoidino- the company of other plants liable to 



Principal Species : 



There are numerous species, but with few ex- 

 ceptions they are rarely met with in gardens. The 

 following are amongst the best : 



Cin- 



Photo: Caasell it Company, Ltd. 



ClNEUAllIA CANTAEMDOEXSIS. 



green fly, are the best preventives, and on the first 

 appearance of the pest operate 'promptly with 

 a fumigating insecticide. 



Leaf-mining Grub. The leaves of plants grown 

 in the open through the summer are sometimes 

 disfigured by a grub working under the skin of the 

 leaf. Its presence is betrayed by a yellow streak, 

 and the. best remedy is to kill the grub by squeezing 

 it between the thumb and finger. 



Varieties : 



The strains of Cineraria are now so good that 

 from a packet of seed, large flowers of wh. and 

 various shades of bl. and red are obtained. 

 Double vars. are also raised from seeds. , A 

 very attractive new race has been obtained by 

 crossing grh. vars. with the species cruentn. 

 These plants produce large heads of flowers on 

 long stalks above the foliage, and the individual 

 blooms are star-shaped and smaller than those of 

 the grh. vars. The range of colour is wide, and 

 the habit of the .plants graceful. These forms 

 are readilv raised from seeds. 



floras x Garden 

 eraria) . 



maritinm (correctly Seu- 

 ecio Cineraria) ,2' , sum. , 

 hdy. ev., yel., silvery 

 foliage (acanthifolia is 

 a var. of this) . 



crueuta, 2', sum., grh. 



per., pur. (now Senecio 



crueutus of Kew Hand- 

 list ; Dorouicum cru- 



eiitum of Index 



Jiewensis}. 

 Lynchii (Seuecio multi- 



The charming Cineraria figured, named at Kew 

 cantabridgensis, is a seedling from Cambridge, 

 where Mr. K. Irwin Lynch has made many crosses. 



For other species see SBXECIO. 



CINNAMODENDRON. 



Tropical American trees (ord. Cannellacese) of no 

 great value, but possessing some economic proper- 

 ties in the bark, which is tonic and antiscorbutic. 



Principal Species : 



corticosum, 2<y, sum., grn. 



CINNAMOMUM. 



This moderately large genus (ord. Laurineie) 

 conies from Java, China, and Japan, and most of 

 the species are valuable from an economic point of 

 view as producers of Cinnamon. All are trees 

 requiring stove or warm greenhouse treatment, and 

 to be potted in a substantial compost of loam and 

 leaf soil. Cuttings root readily in a propagating 

 case if inserted in spring. 



Principal Species : 

 Camphora, 30', My., grn., Cassia, 40', Je., yel., grn. 



wh. zeylanicum, 20', Je., grn. 



CINNAMON. 



The Cinnamon of commerce is the bark ofTinna- 

 momum zeylanicum, a small tree found chiefly jn 

 the Malayan Archipelago. When cut longitudin- 

 ally the bark parts readily from the branch, and 

 rolls up into the long, hollow tubes so well known 

 to cooks and confectioners. After peeling, the 

 bark is first scraped and then dried ready for 

 export. The thicker, stronger-flavoured bark of 

 C. Carsia is sometimes substituted for the true 

 Cinnamon. Not only is Cinnamon valuable for 

 flavouring, but when ground to a fine powder it is 

 useful for allaying diarrhoea and in other ways. 



CIPURA. 



A small genus of marsh-loving plants {ord. 

 Iridese) from tropical and sub-tropical America, 

 requiring greenhouse protection in this country, 

 and plenty of water. 



Principal Species : 



paludosa, 5", sum., bl. 



CIRC./EA. (ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE.) 



Interesting hardy herbaceous plants (ord. Ona- 

 UTarira 1 ), propagated by division of the roots, and 

 growing readily in any soil. 



Principal Species : 

 alpina, 6", Jy., palp red lutetiana, 1', Jy., red. 



(the var. intermedia is 



also grown). 



CIRRH^flEA. 



Small epiphytic Orchids (ord. Orohidacese) from 

 tropical America. The small pseudo-bulbs have 



Cinguefoil (fee Patentilld). 

 Cionid'mm (see Deparin). 



