HOT-HOaSE OR STOVE PLAKTS. 



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C. speetandrum is similiir in habit to the preceding, 

 yet very distinct. 



CSycas. — This genus gives its name to the oider 

 (Cycadacea) ; they are plajits having the venation of 

 ferns, and produce their seeds in cones, somewhat 

 resembling Conifers, to which latter famUy they are 

 nearly aUied. A 

 coarse kind of sago 

 is obtained from 

 these plants, which 

 has led to their 

 being erroneously 

 called Sago Palms. 

 Pot in loam and 

 sand, and drain 

 well. Stove. 



C. Armstrongii — 



leaves long, aiched, 



thepumate leaflets 



closely set» very 



loiig, and of a deep 



ghimTig green, mid- 

 rib pale green. 

 C, cjicinalis — stem 



stont, bearing an 



enozmoos bead of 



pinnate leaves, 



tiuee, six, and eveu 



twelve feet long ; 



leaflets somewhat 



&Jcate, and bright 



abinjn^ green. 

 C. inermis — stem 



8leuder,whole plant 



smooth^ leaves pin- 

 nate, le&flets coriB- 



ceons in texture, 



and very deep 



green. 

 C media— stem tall 



and stout, leaves 



pinnate, petioles 



armed with sharp 



spines, leaflets 



closely set, long and 



narrow, and bnght 



green. 

 C. Normanbyana — 



leaves beantifolly 



arched, petioles 



spiny at the base, 



^ere tbey are 



somewhat downy, 



leaflets long, nnr- 



row, and bright 



feet long; leaflets closely 

 set, tapering to a fine 

 point, with a bright line of 

 green, tte naked portion 

 of the petioles beinp arm- 

 ed with spines. Philip- 



C. revolnta — a bold 

 and handsome spe- 

 cies, with stont 

 cylindrical stems, 

 nsnaUy three to four feet 

 high, but reaching ten, or 

 even twelve feet, with 

 age ; these carry enormous 

 beads of pinnate leaves, 

 from three to six feet 

 long ; sometimes as manr 

 as fifty to sixty of these 

 intense deep green leaves 

 are borne at one time, pre- 

 senting a nugestic appear- 

 ance. 



Q_ Sinminiana — stem stout 

 and rough, leaves pinnate 

 and feauieiy, six or eight 



C' Bnmpbii — a slender- 

 stemmed species, bearing 

 abeautifulcrownofleaves, 

 which are three to six feet 

 in length. _ ^ x. -u *■ 



C. sinmensis — distinct but 

 similar in appearance to 

 cixcinalis. 



Cyrtanther a. — Handsome Acanthads, with much 

 the appearance of Aphelandras, and requiring the 

 same treatment. Intermediate House. 



C. catalpafolia. — A shrubby plant, attaining a 

 height of about six feet. Flowers numerous, in large 

 branched racemes, deep yellow. Summer months. 

 C. chrysostephana. — Dwarf, compact and handsome. 

 Leaves some six 

 inches in length. 

 Flowers in dense 

 cymes, upwards of 

 two inches long, 

 rich bright golden- 

 yellow. Winter 

 iji^ months. 



Cyrtodeira. — 



This genus com- 

 prises a few species 

 (now included 

 under Episcia) of 

 plants belonging 

 to the order Gesner- 

 acece. Of late years 

 the genus has not 

 been considered a 

 good one, but as 

 Cyrtodeira has be- 

 come fa mili ar to 

 the horticultural 

 fraternity, we have 

 retained the name 

 in these pages. 

 Crytodeiras are 

 small- growing, 

 handsome plants, 

 destitute of tubers, 

 and having orna- 

 mental leaves and 

 bright and beau- 

 tiful flowers. They 

 should be treated 

 as basket plants, 

 and suspended 

 from the roof. 

 The soil in which 

 they thrive best is a mixture of peat and sphagnum 

 moss ; they enjoy abundance of heat and moisture. 



C. chontiUemis.— Stems prostrate, and dull red in 

 colour. Flowers solitary, tubular, with a large five- 

 lobed, flat spreading limb, white, tinged with lilac, 

 and stained with pale lemon in the throat. Sununcr 

 months. Ificaragua. 



C. eupreata vividijolia. — ^This is a superior form of 

 the old AcMmenes eupreata. Flowers large, brijrht 

 scarlet. Spring and summer months. New Grenada. 



