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Cedar, Barbadoes. See Juniperus barba- 



Cedar, Bermudas. See Juniperus bermu- 

 diana. 



Cedar of Goa. See Ouprhsus lusitdniea. 



Cedar op Gtjiana. See Idea altlssima. 



Cedar of Lebanon. See Oedrus Libani. 



Cedar of Virginia. See Juniperus virgi- 

 niana. 



Cedar, White. See Thuja Arbor- VUce, and 

 Cuprissus ThyiMes. 



Cedrela, Linn. From oedrus, the cedar-tree ; 

 the wood has an aromatic resinous scent like 

 it. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cedrelaeece. 

 A genus of tallish timber trees ,' they do well 

 in open loam, and young plants are procured 

 from cuttings in sand, under a glass, 

 australis . . Pk. yel. 6, S. Ev. T. 50 N. S. W. . 1823 

 odorata . . Pink . 6, S. Ev. T. 50 W. Indies . 1739 

 ' Toona . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. T. 50 E. Indies . 1823 

 velutlna . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. T. 50 E. Indies. 



Cedrate lemons. See Citrus. 



Cedre blanc. See Idea altissima. 



Cedre rouge. See Idea altissima. 



Cedrelace^; or Cedrelads. An order of tall 

 trees, of which the mahogany tree (Sweetinia 

 Mahdgoni) is a good example. 



Cedronella, Mcench. Supposed to be derived 

 from kedros, the Cedar, in allusion to the well- 

 known "Balm, of Gilead" (C. triphfflla). 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Sat. Or. Lamiaeew. For 

 culture see DracoeepJialum. Synonymes: 1, 

 DraeocSphalum cordatum ; 2, D. mexicanum, 

 Garddquia belonieoides ; 3, Cedronttla canari- 

 Snsis, Draeoctphalum canariense. 

 cana . . . Cri. red 6, H. Her. P. 3 Texas . . 1846 

 cordata 1 . .Pa. bl. 7, G. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 1824 

 mexicana 2 . Pa.pur. 7, 6. Her. P. 3 Mexico . 1837 

 pallida . . Eose . 9, G. Her. P. 3 Mexico . 1844 

 triphylla 3 . Pa.pur. 7, G. Ev. S. 3 Canaries . 1697 



CEDRUS, Miller. Found plentifully on the banks 

 of a brook in Judasa, named Cedron ; whence 

 the name. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Wat. Or. Pi- 

 n&cece. The two species of this genus are not 

 only ornamental but highly valuable for the 

 fine timber they yield. They grow ninety feet 

 high, delighting in sandy loamy soil, and are 

 increased by seeds generally, but C. Deodara 

 takes readily if grafted upon the common 

 larch. Synonymes: 1, Plnus Deodd,ra; 2, 

 Plnus Cidrus. 

 Deodara 1 . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 100 Nepal . . 1822 



robtista . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 100 Nepal . . 

 Libani 2 . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 80 Levant . 1683 

 fol. argenteis Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 80 Mt. Atlas 

 nana . . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 



CelBA. See Bdmbax Ceiba. 



Celandine. See Cheliddnium. 



Celandine. See Soeebnia fruUscens. 



CelastrAce^e, or Spindle Trees. Small trees and 

 shrubs, principally occupying temperate cli- 

 mates. 



Celastris. See Maptenus. 



Celastrus, Linn. From celas, the latter sea- 

 son ; the fruit remains on the tree all winter. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oelastraeece. This is a 

 genus composed of ornamental plants, varying 

 in height from two to twenty feet ; the species 

 thrive best in a mixture of sandy loam and 



peat ; the ripened cuttings root freely in sand, 

 under a glass. The leaves of C. ediilis and 

 nAtans are said to be stimulant, and are used 

 in medicine. Synonymes: 1, C. emarginatus ; 

 2, C'assine laevigata. See Ceanbthus, Senada. 



bullatus . . White 7, H. De CI. 20 Virginia . 1759 



buxifblius . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1752 



cassinoldos . White 8, G. Ev. 8. 5 Canaries . 1779 



cernuus . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1817 



cymdsus . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1815 



emarginatus . White 1, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1820 



flexu6sus . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1820 



iliclnus . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 10 C. G. H. . 1817 



laurtnus . . White 6, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. . 1818 



linearis . . White 5, G. Ev. 8. 4 C. G. H. . 1818 



lucidus . . . White 5, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1722 



lycioldes . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 5 Canaries . 1821 



macrocarpa . White 5, G. Ev. S. 5 Peru . 1826 



mexicanus . White 6, 8. Ev. 8. 7 Mexico . 1824 



multiflbrus . White 5, S. Ev. T. 4 S. Europe 1816 



nryrtifdlius . White 7, 8. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1810 



nutans . . White 6, 8. Ev. CI. 12 E. Indies . 1810 



eleoldes . . White 5, G. Ev. 8. 3 C G. H. . 1824 



ptorocarpus . White 7, G. Ev. S. 3 O. G. H. . 1824 



punctltus . White 7, G. Ev. CI. 5 Japan . . 1817 



pyracanthus . White 5, G. Ev. 8. 2C.G.H. . 1742 



q "aris ang "" 1 White G, S. Ev. 8. 12 Brazil . 1820 



retusus'l . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 6 Pom . .1824 



rigidus . . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. . 18,18 



scandens . . Yellow 5, H. De. CI. 20 N. Amer. . 1736 



tetragbnus . White 5„G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1816 



tricuspidatus2 White 5, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. .1818 



trigvnus . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 4 I. Franco . 182+ 



undatus . . White 5, G. Ev, S. 4 C. G. H. . 1826 



Celeriac. See Apium gravedlens rapdteeum. 



Celery. See Apium gravedlens. 



Cell, the hollow part of a capsule, in which the 

 seeds are lodged, and the part of the anthers 

 which contains the pollen. 



Cellular, composed of cells. 



Cel6sia, Linn. From fete, burnt ; the flowers 

 of some of the species appear as it were singed 

 or burnt. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaran- 

 tcicece. These are all ornamental or curious 

 plants, growing from one to five feet high ; the 

 species should be sown in a hotbed frame, or in 

 a hothouse, and when of a sufficient strength, 

 they should be transplanted into single pots, 

 and placed amongst other hothouse or green- 

 house annuals. See Jirua, Deeringia : Lesti- 

 budesia. 



argentea . .Lt. flesh 7, S. 



linearis . . Flesh . 6, G- 

 atrosanguinea Carmi. 7, G. 



aurea . . . Yellow 7, G. 



pyramidalis Orange 7, G. 



castrensis . . Purple 7, S. 



cernua . . . Purple 7, S. 



coccinea . . Pink . 7, S. 



comosa . . . Pink . 7, 8. 



cristata . . Dk.red 7, 8. 



compacta . Dk.red 7, G. 



elata . . . Dk.red 7, G. 



flavescens . Yellow 7, G. 



dich6toma . Yellow 7, S, 



A. 1 China . . 1740 

 A. 1 E. Indies 1714 

 A. 1J 



A. 1 E. Indies 1579 

 A. 1 Garden, var. 

 A. 2 E. Indies 1739 

 A. 3 E. Indies 1809 

 A. i China . . 1597 

 A. 1 E. Indies 1802 

 A. 2 Asia . . 1570 

 A. 1} Asia . . 1570 

 A. 2 Asia . 1570 



A. 14 Asia . . 1570 

 A. 1 E. Ind. . 1824 



echinata . . Purple 7, S. Ev. S. % Orinoco . 1821 



glauca . . . White 7, G. Ev. 8. L C. G. H. . 1818 



margaritaoeal Yellow 8, S. A. 2 W. Ind. . 1817 



Mons6nia . . White 8, 8. A. 3 E. Ind. . 1778 



nitida .' . . Purple 8, 8. A. 1 Malabar . 1706 



nodiflbra . . Green 8, S. A. 2 E. Ind. . 1780 



pyramidalis . White 7, S. A. 1 E. Ind. . 1820 



Celsia, Linn. In honour of Olaus Celsius, 

 D.D., professor of oriental languages in the 

 university of Upsal, and friend of Linnaeus. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariaeece. 



