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teen feet high ; they will succeed in sandy peat, 

 and plants may he ohtained from cuttings, 

 glauceseens . Wht. yel. 4, G. Bv. S. 16 N. Holl. 1818 

 obovata . . Wht. yel 4, G. Ev. S. 16 ST. Holl. 1820 



CryptochIlus, Wallich. From Teryptos, hidden, 

 and cheilos, a lip ; the lahellum is not easily 

 seen, on account of the contraction of the 

 mouth of the calyx. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Sat. 

 Or. Orchiddcece. A very interesting species, 

 well worth a place in every collection of or- 

 chideous plants. It produces its brilliant 

 scarlet flowers on a one-sided spike. For 

 culture and propagation, see StanJidpea. 

 sanguinea . . Scarlet . 6, S. Epi. 1 Nepal . . 



Cryptocoryne, Fischer. From Teryptos, hidden, 

 and koryne, a club ; shape of flowers. Linn. 

 21, Or. 2, Wat. Or. Aracece. A stove peren- 

 nial, of easy culture, growing in rich loam, 

 and requiring abundance of water whilst in a 

 growing state, but to be kept nearly dry when 

 in a state of rest. Synonyme : 1, Ambrosinia 

 ciliata. See Arum. 

 ciliata 1 . . Grn. pur. 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Indies . 1824 



Cryptogamia. An extensive Linnsean class of 

 flowerless plants, as ferns, mosses, lichens, 

 fungi, &c. 



Cryptogramma, Brovm, From Teryptos, hid-, 

 den, and gramme, writing. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Polyppdihcece. Synonyme : Allosorus 

 acrostichoides. See Allosbrus. 

 aerosticholdes Pa. yel. 7, H. Her. P. $ N. Amer. 1827 



Crypt6lepis, JR. Brown. From Teryptos, hid- 

 den, and • iepis, a scale ; in reference to the 

 seeds. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacece. 

 An interesting climbing species, growing well 

 in a mixture of peat and loam, and multiplied 

 by cuttings under a glass, in sand, 

 elegans . . Pink . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . . 1824 



Crtptom^ria, D. Don. From Teryptos, hidden, 

 and meris, a part. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Pmdeece. 0. japdnica is the Japan cedar — a fine 

 perfectly hardy tvee ; it grows tall and upright, 

 with a large pyramidal head. The timber is 

 good, and used for cabinetwork by the Japanese. 

 The same treatment applies as for Araucdria, 

 and increase is by seeds. Synonyme : 1, Cu- 

 prtesus jap6nica. 

 jap6nica 1 . Apetal 5 . H. Ev. T. 100 Japan . . 1846 



pygimfea . Apetal 6 . H. Ev. S. 3 Japan . . 1846 

 Lobbiana . Apetal 5 . H. Ev. 8. 20 China . . 



nana . . Apetal 5 . H. Ev. S. 2 China . . 



Crypt6myces, Grcville. Derived from Teryptos, 

 hidden, and mikes, a small fungus ; alluding 

 to the smallness of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 

 9, Nat. Or. Ilelvelldcece. A curious species 

 found on willow branches — Waitchii. 



Cryptophragmium, Esenbeck. Linn. 2, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Acanthdcecs. See Justicia ventisla. 



CryptosAnus, Scheide. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchiddcece. 

 acrfptus . . Grn. red . 5, S. Epi. J Brazil . . 1841 



Cryptospermum, Persoon. From Teryptos, hid- 

 den, and sperma, a seed ; in allusion to the 

 seeds being concealed in the involucrum. 

 Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. A 

 plant of little merit, growing freely, and in- 



creased by cuttings. Synonyme: 1, Opercu- 

 Idria paledta — Youngii 1. 



CryptosphAria, Oreo. From Teryptos, hidden. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Helvelldcece. See 

 Sphceria for species. 



Cryptostegia, R. Brown. From Teryptos, con- 

 cealed, and stege, a covering ; referring to the 

 eorona being, concealed within the tube of the 

 corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepia- 

 ddcece. Beautiful climbing plants, succeeding 

 in a mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings 

 will root freely in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 grandifl&ra . . Pink 6, S. Ev. Tw. 6 India . . 1818 

 madagascariensis Pink 7, S. Ev. Tw. 8 Madag. . 1826 



Cryptostemma, B. Brown. From Teryptos, hid- 

 den, and stemma, a crown ; the crown of the 

 grains being concealed in wood. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asterdeece. Annual species, 

 requiring to be sown in a gentle hotbed, and, 

 when of a sufficient strength, planted out in 

 the open borders, where they will flower, and 

 look very well. 



calendulaceum . Yellow 7, H. A. 1 C. G. H. 1752 

 hypochondrlacum Yellow 7, H. A. 1 C. G. H. 17S1 

 runcinatum . . Yellow 7, H. A. 1 C. G. H. 1794 



Cryptosttlis, B. Brown. From Teryptos, hid- 

 den, and stylos, a style. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchiddcece. -The species of this genus are 

 curious, and succeed best in an equal mixture 

 of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; divisions, 

 erecta . . .Drk. ton. 0, G. Ter. 1 N. Holl. . 1824 

 longifdlia . . Drk. ton. 6, G. Ter. 1 N. Holl. . 1823 



Crystal worts. See Biccidcece. 



Crystalline, resembling crystals. 



Cubeba, Miq. A small genus of plants, nearly 

 related to Piper. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Piperdcece. They are plants of no beauty, and 

 their treatment is the same as Plpei — canlna, 

 officindlis, WallicMi. 



Cubeb pepper. See CvMba. 



Cubebs. See Uvdria. 



Cubicus, cubical, die-shaped. 



CucfFERA. See Hyphcena coriacea. 



Cuckold. See Corylus rostrdta. 



Cuckold tree. See A edeia eornigcra. 



Cuckoo bud. See Ranimcuhes bulbdsus. 



Cuckoo-flower. See Ltfchnis flos cuculi. 



Cuckoo-flower. See Carddmine praUnsis. 



Cucubalus, Gcertner. Altered from Cacobolus, 

 which is derived from kakos, bad, and bolos, a 

 shoot ; meaning a plant which is destructive 

 to the soil. Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Caryo- 

 phylldcece. A common plant, of little interest, 

 thriving in any common soil, and increasing 

 either by seeds, or division. See SiUne. — bac- 

 cifer. 



Cucullaria. See Vochpsia. 



Cucullate ; a leaf is cucullate when its edge is 

 curved inwards, so as to resemble the cowl of 

 a monk. 



Cucumber. See Cucumis. 



Cucumber tree. See Magnb-lia acuminata and 

 Averrhba Bilimbi. 



Cucumis, Linn. Derived from cvrvus, crooked ; 

 referring to the shape of the fruit. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 10, Nat. Or. Cmurbitdcece. This is a well- 

 known and extensively cultivated genus, chiefly 



