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CYPERUS 



CYPRESS 



Papyrus, Linn. {Papprus Antiqudnim,Willd.). Egyp- 

 tian Paper-plant. Strict, tall and stout, 4-8 ft. high, 

 dark-green: stem obtusely 3-angled, smooth: involucral 

 Ivs. only 3-10, .small, 3-6 in. long, }4-/i in. wide, linear, 

 acute : primary rays of the umbel very numerous, terete, 

 slender, equal and drooping, 10-16 in. long: secondary 

 bracts prominent, filiform, 2-6 in. long : spikes clustered 

 and sessile, pale chestnut : rachis wingless. Egypt, 

 Palestine.— For aquaria and damp soil. Not hardy. 



AA. JSasal sTieaths Made-hearing . 

 B. Lower Ivs. few, very broad and conduplicate. 



Natalfinsia, Hochst. Stem 2K ft. high, smooth, with 

 1-3 leaf -bearing sheaths and several leafless ones at the 

 base: involucre 2-3-lvd., short: rays of the umbel short, 

 unequal : spikes much congested, numerous, linear- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, pale brown, 10-12-fld. : rachis 

 winged: scales oblong-ovate, obtuse. South Africa.— 

 Decorative. Not hardy. 



f^rtills, Borck. Stem short, slender, 4-5 in. high, 

 3-angled: Ivs. numerous, thin and broad, 4^9 lines wide, 

 6 in. long, equaling the stem, linear-lanceolate, folded 

 below, dotted, margin denticulate: umbel simple, 5-7- 

 rayed: rays elongated, pendulous, often rooting at the 

 apex, 1-2 ft. long: involucral bracts short: spikelets 

 crowded, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, slightly compressed, 

 white. Central Africa.- Recently introduced, and fine 

 for hanging baskets ; the umbel-rays often bear plantlets 

 instead of flowers. 



mcidus, R. Br. Rather stout: stem 1-2 ft. high, terete 

 above: Ivs. numerous, large and broad, spongy-thickened 

 at the base, spinulose-margined: umbel spherical, 6-8 in. 

 in diam. : spik'elets dense, digitate, long and linear: 

 scales persistent: axis continuous. Australia. 



BB. Lower Ivs. numerous, narroio and grass-like, 

 flat or nearly so. 



glegans, Linn. {C. Idxus, Lam. and Hort. ). Stem 

 3-angled, 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. large, broadly linear, numer- 

 ous, spreading, half as long as the culm : involucre short; 

 spreading, few-lvd. : rays long and slender, unequal, 

 compound: spikes small, distant, oblong, greenish brown, 

 blunt, 6-11-fld. : scales round-elliptic, mucronate. West 

 Indies, Brazil. G. C. II. 2:99j III. 13: 41.- For table 

 decoration. 



strigdsus, Linn. Stout, 1-3 ft. high, sharply 3-angled, 

 base bulbous : Ivs. numerous, long and grass-like, 

 smooth, 2-4 lines wide ; involucral similar, 6-12 in. long : 

 rays very unequal, 6 in. or less long: spikes 4-10-fld., 

 awl-shaped, chestnut-brown, densely clustered, at the 

 spike-like {1-1% in. long) tips of the rays. N. Amer.— 

 Hardy perennial, used for the borders of aquatic gardens. 



eseultatua, Linn. Chupa. Much like the last: root- 

 stock slender and bearing little tubers : spikes pale : 

 akene obovoid. Tropics.— Sometimes a weed in sandy 

 flelds; also cult, south for the edible tubers. Not hardy. 



pungens, Borck. Stem very short and thick, 1-2 in. 

 long, angled below : Ivs. equaling the stem, rigid : umbel 

 simple, contracted or capitate: spikelets linear-lanceo- 

 late, compressed, shining, straw-colored, 10-18-fld. : invo- 

 lucral bracts 2-4, scarcely 1 in. long. North Africa.— 

 Recently introduced. May be used for hanging baskets. 



O.comprSssus.liimi. Umbel lax: spikes linear-oblong; scales 

 acuminate. Trop. — C. flabellifdrmis. Rottb. Rare in Amer. 

 trade. Central Africa.— Tall and palm-like, used by natives for 

 wickerwork ; very ornamental in water gardens.— C. rotundus, 

 Linn. Nut-grass. Coco-grass. Like C.esculentus, but spikes 

 darker and akene linear. Weed in cult, flelds. — C strictus, 

 Hort.= ! K. M.WlEGAND. 



CTFHOMANSBA (from the Greek, referring to the 

 hump-shaped anthers). Solanhcew. Two dozen S. 

 American spineless shrubs or small trees (essentially 

 herbs in culture in the north), distinguished from So- 

 lanum chiefly by the thickened anthers. The large Ivs. 

 are entire, 3-lobed, or pinnatisect. 



betd.cea, Sendt. (Soldnum frdgrans, Hook.). Tree 

 Tomato. Fig. 641. Cult, occasionally for the egg- 

 shaped, reddish brown, faintly striped fruits, and 'un- 

 der such conditions it becomes a tree-shaped, half- 

 woody plant 6-10 ft. high: Ivs. large, soft-pubescent, 

 cordate-ovate; more or less acuminate, entire : fls. small, 



pinkish, fragrant, in small axillary or super-axillary clus- 

 ters: fr. about 2 in. long, on slender stalks, 2-loculed 

 and seedy, musky-acid and tomato-like in flavor, agree- 

 able to those who like tomatoes. Brazil. B.M. 3684. J. 

 H. III. 31:470. G.C. III. 25:105. A.G. 11:409.— Bears 



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641. Cyphomandra betacea (X K). 



the second and third year from seed, under glass (where 

 it must be grown in the northern states ) . For further 

 notes, see Bailey, Forcing-Book. l_ g;_ 3_ 



CYPHOPHCENIX, (hump and Phoenix, a palm). Pal- 

 mhece, tribe Aricefe. A genus of only 2 species of 

 palms of minor importance. Spineless palms with a stout, 

 ringed caudex. Leaves terminal, pinnatisect, the seg- 

 ments coriaceous, elongated, sword-shaped, narrowed to- 

 ward the apex, the margins thickened, plicate, recurved at 

 the base ; the prominent nerves and midrib sparsely scaly 

 beneath; rachis stout, rather broad, slightly convex on 

 the back, acute above: spadices glabrous, the branches 

 long, stout : bracts short ; braotlets scaly ; f r. dark 

 brown, medium, long-ovoid or ellipsoid, lentiform. Spe- 

 cies 2. New Caledonia. 



61egans, Benth. & [Hook. (Kintia ilegans, Brongn. 

 & Gris.). Rachis convex below, flat above; leaflets 

 alternate, approximate, scaly along the mid-nerve below: 

 fr. oblong-elliptical, acute. 



fulelta, Benth. & Hook. (Kintia fuleUa, Brongn.). 

 Stem clothed at the base with smooth aerial roots : fr. 

 ovoid, attenuate above. 



CYPHOSPfiEMA (Greek, Mimp and seed). Palmd,- 

 cece, tribe Ar^cem. Two Australian warmhouse palms, 

 scarcely known in this country. C. Vielldrdii, Benth. 

 & Hook., with pinnatisect Ivs., and long-ensiform cori- 

 aceous segments, is sometimes known as Kentia robusta 

 andJT. Viellardii, Culture of Areoa and Ptychosperma. 



CYPRESS. See Chammoyparis , Cupressus and Taxo- 

 dium. 



CYPRESS VINE. See Ipomosa. 



