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caproniana . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 S. Em-. . 



oordigera . White . 4, H. De. T. J.0 



gobMtta White . 4, H. De. T. 20 



gri6tta . . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 



M r e^U™^.H.D,T.20 



multiplex . White . 4, H. De. T. 10 



pallescens . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 



persicifblla . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 



polygyria . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 



variegata . White . 4, H. De. T. 10 



caroliniana . White . 5, H. Ev. T. 30 Carolina . 1759 



° rasuT^" 1 WMte ■ 5 - H - De - S - 8 Austria • J 59 ' 



chicasa. . White . 4, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 1808 



cornuta . . White . 4, H. De. S. 10 Himalaya 1846 



depressa . White . 5, H. De. S. 4 S. Eur. . 1S0S 



duracina . . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 S. Eur. . 



cordfgera . White . 4, H. De. T. 



m arTl iU " * WMto • 4 ' H - De - T - 



20 



obtusata . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 



Hixa . . . White . 6, H. De. T. 20 Teneriffe 1824 



hyemalis . . White . 5, H. De. S. 4 N. Amer. 1805 



ilicifblia . White . 4, H. Ev. S. 6 California 1845 



jap6llica 2 . Pink . 4, H. De. S. S Japan . 1810 



albo-plena . White . 4, H. De. S. 3 N. China 1840 



multiplex . Pink . 4, H. De. 8. 6 Japan . 1810 



Juliana . . White . 4, H. De. T. 20 S. Eur. . 



Heaumeana. WMte . 4, H. De. T. 15 



pendula . . White . 4, H. De. T. 10 S. Eur. . 1S21 

 Laurocerasus. White . 4, H. Ev. S. 12 Levant . 1029 



angustifblius White . 5, H. Ev. S. 10 



variegatus . White . 5, H. Ev. 8. 10 



lusitanica . . White . 5, H. Ev. 8. 20 Portugal. 1048 



Mahaleb . . White . 4, H. Ev. T. 20 Austria . 1714 



fructu'flavo White . 5, H. De. T. 20 8. Eur. . 



latifblia . . White . 6, H. De. T. 20 8. Eur. 



Marascha . . White . 4, H. De. S. 6 Europe . 1837 



nigra . . . White . 5, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. 1773 



nepalensis . White . 5, P. De. T. 20 Nepal . 1820 



occidentitlis . White S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1 629 



Padus . . . White . 4, H. De. T. 35 Brit., woods 



bracteosa . White . 4, H. De. T. 35 Europe 



parviflora . White . 4, H. De. T. 35 N. Eur. . 



rubra 3 . . White. 4, H. De. T. 35 Brit., woods 



vulgaris . White . 4, H. De. T. 30 Britain 



Pe mcf lT4 " } Whit" • 5, H. De. T. 30 K. Amer. 1773 

 persioiftlia . White . 6, H. De. S. 8 N. Amer. 

 prostrata . . Pink . 4, H. Do. S. 1 Crete . .1802 



^"o&Shmb} ^^ " *■ H - De - S - ° CWna • 1S21 



pubescens 4 . Whito . 4, H. De. S. 12 N. Amer. 1S06 



pumila . . White . 6, H. De. S. 2 N. Amer. 1756 



pygmEea 5 . . White . 5, H. De. S. 4 1ST. Amer. 18-23 



salicmus 6 . Blush . 4, H. De. T. 15 China . 1822 



semperfiorens White . 4, F. De. T. 20 China . 1822 



sessiliflura . White . 4, H. De. T. 30 



ser6tina . Whito . 6, H. Do. T. 30 N. Amer.. 1629 



retiisa . . White . 6, H. De. T. 30 8. Amer. . 



serrullta 7 . White . 4, P. Do. S. China . 1822 



sphasroearpa . White . 6, S. Ev. 8. 10 Jamaica . 1820 



Susquehanna White . 5, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. 1800 



virginiana White . 5, H. De. X. SO Virginia . 1724 



CeratAndra, Link & Otto. From keras, a 

 horn, and aner andros, a man ; form of united 

 stamens. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchi- 

 daeecc. Sec Corj)eium. 



CeratIola, Miehaux. From keration, a little 

 horn ; in allusion to the stigma having the 

 appearance of a horn. Linn. 21, Or. 2, Wat. 

 Or. Empetracece. This is a very pretty green- 

 house under-shrub, that should be grown in a 

 sandy peat, and may be increased by cuttings 

 potted in sand, under a glass, 

 criooldes . Brown . . 6, P. Ev. S. 1J N. Amer. 1826 



CerAtium, Albertini. From Iteration, a little 

 horn ; because the plants resemble small horns. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytacece, These 

 -are minute plants, generally found growing on 



dead wood in the form of little horns — 

 liydnotdes. 



Cerat6bium. See Dsndrobiicm. 



CeratocArfus, Linn. From keras, a Lorn, 

 and karpos, fruit ; in reference to the calyx 

 being two-horned. Linn. 21, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Chenopodiacece. An uninteresting annual, only 

 requiring to be sown in the open border — 

 arenarius. 



Ceratocephalus, Mcench. From keras, a horn, 

 and IcephaU, a head ; on account of the end of 

 the seeds in the heads of the. capsules being 

 horned. Linn. 5, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Ranuncu- 

 l&cece. A somewhat curious genus of plants, 

 only requiring to be sown in the open border, 

 and treated as other hardy annuals. Syno- 

 nyms: 1, Rantinculus falcatus. 

 (Meatus . . Yellow . . 5, H. A. i S. Eur. . 1739 

 orth6ceras 1 Yellow . . 5, H. A. i Caucasus. 1816 



CeratochIlus, Lodd. From Tceras, a horn, and 

 cheilos, a lip ; form of the labellum. A genus 

 of orchids, divided from Stanhdpea, and re- 

 quiring similar treatment. Synonyme: 1, 

 Stanhbpea inslgnis. See StanJidpea. 

 grandiflbrus . Purple . . 7, 8. Epi. 1 Trinidad 1821 

 insignisl . . Purple . . 7, 8. Epi. 1 Trinidad 1826 

 oculatus . . Yel. spot. . 6, 8. Epi. 1 Xalapa . 1829 



Cerat6chloa, Dccandolle. From Tceras, a horn, 

 and cliloa, grass ; in reference to the seeds 

 having three little horns. Linn. 3, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Gramin&cece. An uninteresting 

 grass, requiring only to be sown in common 

 soil. Synonyme: 1, Festuca uniololdes — unio- 

 loldes 1. 



CeratodActyltjs, Smith. From keras, a horn, 

 and dactylos, a finger ; division of fronds. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiacece. A 

 genus of tropical Ferns, requiring the same 

 treatment as the stove species of Ai>pidivm. 

 Synonyme: 1, A/losdrus KarvAnlcsii. 

 osmundioldes 1 Bra yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 



Cerat6nia, Linn. From keration, a horn or 

 pod ; in allusion to tho shape of the pods. 

 Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pabaceoz. Scarcely 

 worth cultivating, except for botanical collec- 

 tions ; it grows to tlie height of fifteen feet, in 

 a mixture of loam and peat ; cuttings in sand 

 will strike under a glass, 

 siliqua . . Bed yel. . 9, G. Ev. T. 15 Levant . 1570 



Ceratopetalum, Smith. Derived from keras, 

 a horn, and petalon, a petal ; in reference to 

 the form of the petals. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 .Or. Cummiaeece. A fine greenhouse plant, 

 growing best in a sandy loam, and increased 

 by cuttings in sand under a glass, 

 gummiferum Pink . . 6, G. Ev. T. 50 N. Holl. 1S20 



CeratophyllIce^e, or Hornworts. Small 

 herbs found in the ditches of temperate 

 climates. 



Cgratophyllum, Linn. From keras, a horn, 

 and phyllon, a leaf; the petals are cut so as 

 to appear like a stag's horn. Lmn. 21, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Ceratophyttaceai. Uninteresting water 

 plants, thriving in any pond, and easily raised 

 by seeds — demlrsum, submtrsum. 



Ceratofhyllus, leaves like the upper part of a 

 stag's horn. 



