CUPHEA 



CUPRESSUS 



413 



BB. Size of petals larger. 

 c. Calyx 6-toofhed. 

 Lljlvea, Lindl. Red, WmTE-iSD-BLTjE Flower. Fig. 



607. Stems numerous, herbaceous, hispid: branches 

 ascending : Ivs. almost sessile, especially near the top, 

 ovate-lanceolate, strigose : racemes short, few-fld. : ca- 

 lyx green on the ventral side, purple on the back and at 

 the oblique-6-toothed mouth; petals 2 larffe, scarlet, 

 obovate, the other 4 abortive; stamens 11. Guatemala. 

 B.R. 16:1386. J.H. III. 31:305.-It isdoubtful whether 

 the plant described by Lindley is the same as the Mex- 

 ican plant originally described by Lexarsa, which was 

 said to have petals of "dOute scarlet." Llnd- 

 ley's plant had a green calyx, but the plant 

 in the trade is colored. Used for baskets 

 and bedding. Often misspelled Llavts, 



cc. Calyx IZ-toothed. 

 mini4ta, Brongn. Stem shrubby, erect: 

 branches few, hispid : Ivs. opposite, the up- ^^^ 

 per ones not quite opposite, with a very ^^ 

 short petiole, ovate, acute, entire, with 

 white, silky hairs which are denser beneath : 

 fls. solitary, subsessile, axillary, the pedun- 

 cle adnate to the branch in such a way as 

 to appear between and below the petioles : 

 raceme few-fld., one sided. F.S. 2:73. P.M. 

 14:101. R.H. 1845:225. R. B. 22:85. -Var. 

 compicta, Hort. S.H. 2:43. Gt. 46, p. 637. 

 This is referred to G. Llavea, Lex., by Index 

 Kewensis. The above description is from 

 the original one in F.S. 2:73. Van Houtte 

 describes several hybrid varieties in F.S. 

 5, p. 487, which differ chiefly in size, color, 

 and marking of petals. Calyx 1 in. long, his- 

 pid, green at the base, purple above, 12-toothed at the 

 tip: petals 2, scarlet, wavy. The specific name miniata 

 means cinnabar-red, and refers to the petals. 



AAAAA. Petals none, 

 Ignea, DC. (C. platycintra, Hort., not Benth.). Fig. 



608. Branches somewhat angled; Ivs. petioled, ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed at the base, lightly 

 scabrous: flower stalks 2-4 times longer than the leaf 

 stalks: calyx glabrous, shortly 6-toothed, bright red ex- 

 cept at the tip, which has a dark ring and a white mouth : 



linear-subulate and spreading: fls. monoecious, minute, 

 solitary on short branchlets ; staminate ovate or oblong, 

 yellow; pistillate subglobose: cones globular or nearly 

 so, consisting of 3-7 pairs of ligneous, peltate scales, 

 with a mucro or boss on the flattened apex, each bearing 



606. Cuphea hysBopifolia (X M)- 



petals none; stamens 11 or 12, glabrous. Mex. F.S. 

 2:180 (1846). P.M. 13:267 (1846). -This is sold only 

 as O. platycentra, although De Candolle corrected the 

 error in 1849 (F.S. 5:500 C). This is a remarkable in- 

 stance of the persistence of erroneous trade names. 



W. M. 

 CtfPTJLE. The husk or cup of an acorn. The oak be- 

 longs to the Cupuliferae. 



CUPEfiSSirS (ancient Latin name from Greek, Ku- 

 parissos). Cypress. Trees, rarely shrubs, with aro- 

 matic evergreen foliage : branchlets quadrangular or 

 nearly so: Ivs. opposite, small, scale-like, appressed, mi- 

 nutely denticulate-cUiate, on young seedling plants 



607, Cuphea Llavea. 

 Natural size. 



many or numerous seeds, but 

 the lower scales usually sterile 

 and smaller ; they ripen the second year. About 

 10 species in C. Amer., north to Calif, and Ariz., and 

 from S. Eu. to S. E. Asia. By some botanists, the allied 

 genus Chamaacyparis is included. Highly ornamental 

 evergreen trees, greatly varying in habit, only hardy in 

 Calif, and the Gulf states. The hardiest seems to be 

 C. MacnaMana, which will stand many degrees of frost 

 in a sheltered position; also C. macrocarpa, C, Arieo- 

 nica, C. sempervirens, fuiiebris and torulosa are of 

 greater hardiness than the others. They stand pruning 

 well, and some species are valuable for hedges, G. mac- 

 rocarpa being especially extensively planted for this pur- 

 pose in Calif. The Cupressus seems to be less particu- 

 lar in regard to soil and situation, but prefers a deep, 

 sandy-loamy soil. For prop., see Chammcyparis. The 

 young plants should be removed several times in the 

 nursery to secure a Arm root-ball, otherwise they will 

 not bear transplanting well. Monogr. by M. T. Masters 

 in Joum. of Linn. Soc. 31:312-351 (1895). 



Index: Arizonica, 5; Benthami, 6; Comeyana, 7; fas- 

 tigiata, 1; funebris, 9 ; Goveniana, 4 ; Guadalupensis, 

 2; horizontalis, 1; Knightiana, 6; Lambertiana, 2 ; Law- 

 soniana, see Chamsecyparis ; Lindleyi, 6 ; Lusitanica, 

 8; Macnabiana, 3 ; macrocarpa, 2; majestica, 7; sem- 

 pervirens, 1; torulosa, 7. 



A. Branches and branchlets erect or spreading; branch- 

 lets short and usually rather stout. 

 B, Cones 1-1% in. across, with 8-14 scales. 



1. semptirvirens, Linn. Tree, to 80 ft., with erect or 

 horizontal branches and dark green foliage: Ivs. closely 

 appressed, ovate, obtuse, 

 glandular : cones oblong or 

 nearly globose ; scales 8-14, 

 with a short boss on the 

 back. S.Eu., W.Asia. Var. 

 lastigiita, Beissn. (C. (as- 

 tigiMa, DC). With erect 

 branches, forming a narrow, 

 columnar head. The classi- 

 cal Cypress of the Greek 

 and Roman writers, much 

 planted in S. Eu. Var. hor- 

 izontalis, Gord. (C. horizon- 

 tdlis, Mill.). Branches 

 horizontally spreading, 

 forming a broad, pyramidal 

 head. 



2. macrocdrpa, Hartw. 

 Monterey Cypress. Tree, 608. Cuphea ienea (X %). 



