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C^ERIS, ancient name for the bitter oak. (Quer- 

 ens Girris.) 



Ceh.v1.ria. See Atliamdnta Gcrvaria, and Pcu- 

 cidanum Cervaria. 



Cervicaria. See Campdnula. 



CERVlciNA. See Wahlcnbe'rgia. 



Cervinous, tawny, deer-coloured. 



CESTRACEiE. See Solanacece. 



Cestrintjs,- Gassini. After Oestrinus the son of 

 Helenus and Andromache. Linn. 19. Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Asteracecs. An ornamental herba- 

 ceous plant, growing well in common soil, 

 and is increased freely by dividing the roots. 

 Synonymes: 1, Serrdtula acaillis, Ctfnara 

 acaidis, 

 ca»bhamoldes 1 . Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Barbary 1797 



Cestruh, Linn. The Greek name for betony, 

 but it lias no relation to the plant which now 

 bears that name. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 SolandLccce. This is a genus of little beauty, 

 and of easy culture ; all the species grow well 

 in a mixture of peat and loam, and are in- 

 creased by cuttings ; the fruit of all the species 

 is poisonous. See Uabrothdmnus. , Synon- 

 ymes : 1, HabrotMmnus aurantiacus ; 2. caly- 

 cinum. 



acuminatum . Gsh. yel. . 9, G. Ev. S. G Mexico. 1824 

 alaternoldes . Pale yel. . 3, S. Ev. S. 8 Trndad. 1824 

 angustifblium. White. 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1820 

 aurantlacum . Orange . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 GuatmL 1842 

 auriculiltum . Green . . 6, S. Ev. S. 10 Peru . 1774 

 bracteatum . Green . . 4, S. Ev. S. 8 Brazil .ISIS 

 cauliflbrum .White. . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 .1821 



citrif61ium . . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 6 . 1821 



confertum . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Peru . 1S20 

 diurnum . . White . . 11, S. Ev. S. 8 W. Ind. 1732 

 exstipulatuni . Green. . 6, S. Ev. S. 8 S.Amer. 1824 

 fcetidissimum. White . . C, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 

 fastigiatum .White. . 11, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Ind. 

 hirsutum . Pale yel. . 5, S. Ev. S. 8 . 1822 



hfrtum . . . White . . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1800 

 latifolium . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Trndad. 1818 

 lauril61ium . White . . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1691 

 lycioldes . .White. 7, G. Ev. S. 5 C. G. H. 1826 

 macrophjllum White . . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1S12 

 multifldrum .Green. 5, S. Ev. S. S S.Amer. 1825 

 noctumum .White. . 11, S. Ev. S. . 7 E. Ind. . 1732 

 odoratfssi- 1 w^to, . n, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 



mum . J 

 odontosper- l white. . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1793 



muni . . I 

 •paniculitum . Gm. yel. . 7, S. Ev. S. S Caraccasl619 

 Parqui . . . Pale yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 Chile . 17S7 

 pendutlnum . Gm. wht. 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Caraooas 1824 

 BeKeliil ■ . Red yel. . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 C.Amer. 

 salicifblium . Grn. wht. 6, S. Ev. S. 5 Caraccas 

 suberosum. .Sulphur. 6, S. Ev. S. 6 .1815 



thyrsoldeum . Palo yel. . 5, S. Ev. S. 2 Mexico. 1826 

 tinetbrium. .White. . 5, S. Ev. S. 4 CaraccaslS23 

 tomentbsura . Yellow 6, S. Ev. S. 6 S.Amer. 1790 

 undulatum . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. T. 12 Peru . 1S25 

 venenatum . White . . 8, G. Ev. S. 7 C. G. H. 17S7 

 vespertluum . Green . . 6, S. Ev. S. 10 W. Ind. 1759 

 viridifldrum2. Greenish. 10, S. Ev. S. 2 Brazil .1843 

 Warczcwfarii .Green. . 9, G. Ev. S. 4 C.Amer. 1851 



Ceterach, Willd. Called chetherak by the 

 Persians. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 podidcece. Plants of easy culture, found wild 

 on limestone and chalk rocks, in Britain. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, AspUnium CUcracli, GrammUis 

 Ctteracli. 

 officinarum . Brown 5, H. Her. P. i Britain, ch. rocks. 



CetrAria, Acharius. From cctra, a buckler ; 

 in reference to the receptacle being buckler- 

 shaped, linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Parme- 



liacem. Is a genus of lichens ; some of the 

 species are used for food in Iceland and Lap- 

 land. O. isldndica and nivalis, are used as 

 tonic, demulcent, and nutrient — glaUca, g. 

 fdllax, isldndica, juniperina, j. Pindstri, ni- 

 valis, septncola. 



Ceuthospora, Pries. From Tceutho, to hide, 

 and spora, a sporule ; in allusion to the spo- 

 rules being hidden. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Uredin&ceas. A genus of very minute fungi, 

 found on decaying holly, laureT, and other 

 leaves — LaAri, pliacidioides, phcedcomes. 



Cetlonese cow plant. See Gymnima lac- 

 tlfera. 



ChabrAa, Do Candolle. Named in compliment 

 to Dominicus Chabrey, of Geneva, author of a 

 work entitled, " Omnium Stripium Sciogra- 

 phia," 1666. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Astc- 

 raceai. This plant thrives in any good soil, 

 and is readily increased by seeds. Synonymes : 

 1, LeuclieYia runcinata, Perdkium rbseum, La- 

 siorlviza rosea. 

 runcinata 1 .White . 6, H. Her. P. lJTJliili .1844 



Chadara. See Greicia. 



Ch^nanthe, Lindlcy. Not explained. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceas. This is do- 

 scribed as a most singular plant, but no figure 

 of it has yet appeared. It will most probably 

 be found to succeed best when treated as is re- 

 commended for the genus Vdnda. 

 Barkeri S. Epi. Para . 1837 



Ch^SNANTHERA. See Charidnihus. 



CH-ffiNESTHES, Miers. From chaino, to gape 

 — cloven form of the calyx. Linn, u, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Solandccat. Beautiful half-hardy 

 shrubs, with showy flowers, increased readily 

 from cuttings. Synonyme : 1, Lycium fitch- 

 sioldcs. 



fuclisioldes 1 . Scarlet 7, F. Ev. S. 6 Azoques . 1S43 

 lanoeolMa . . Bluo . 6, H. Ev. S. 5 Quindiu . 1846 



CHiENOMELES. See Cydbnia. 



CttaaJOSTOMA, Beutham. From cliaino, to gape, 

 and stoma, a mouth, referring to the wide 

 throat of the corolla. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Scrophulariacecs. Pretty dwarf half-hardy 

 plants, suitable for decorating the flower-gar- 

 den, &c, in summer. They flourish under 

 the treatment ordinarily bestowed upon plants 

 of their class. Synonymes : 1, Maniilea cor- 

 data; 2, M. fdetida ; 3, Manuka hlspida, M. 

 oppositifdlia ; 4, M. linifdlia, C. faseiculdla ; 

 5, M. villbsa. 



cordata 1 . . White . 6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H: . 1810 

 fastigi&ta . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 

 fdrtida 2 . White . 6, G. A. 1 C. G. H. . 1794 



hlspida 3 . . White . 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1816 

 linif&lia 4 . . White . 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1S20 

 polyantha. . Lil. yel. 6, G. Her. P. 1 S. Africa. 1844 

 villbsa 5 . . White . 6, G. A. 1 C. G. H. . 17S3 



CasROPHifLLUM, Hoffmansegg. From chain, 

 to rejoice, and phyllon, a leaf; alluding to the 

 smell of the leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Apiacece. An uninteresting genus of plants, 

 varying in height from one to three feet ; the 

 annual and biennial species are best sown in 

 the open ground in common soil. Synonymes : 

 1, M$rrhis bulbbsa; 2, O. angulatum ; 3, 

 Scdndix Cerefdlium ; 4, Sison canadense; 5, 



