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CunninghAmia, Richard. In honour of J. anil 

 A. Cunningham, botanists and travellers in 

 New South "Wales. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. 

 Or. Pinacew. This is a very handsome spe- 

 cies ; it succeeds best iu a mixture of peat and 

 loam, and' may be propagated by cuttings or 

 seeds. It will grow freely planted out in a 

 warm situation, if protected during the winter 

 from severe frost. Synonyme: 1, Pinus lan- 

 ceolata, BUis jaculifldra, C. lanceolata. 

 sinensis 1 . . Apetal . 5, G. Ev. T. 20 China . 1804 



Cun6nta, Linn. In honour of John Christian 

 Cnno, of Amsterdam, who described his own 

 garden in verse, in 1750. Linn. 10, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Cunoniacece. An ornamental green- 

 house tree, attaining a height of twenty feet ; it 

 prefers a mixture of sandy loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 capensis . . White . 8, G. Ev. T. 20 C. G. H. . 1816 



CctnoniAce^;, or Cunoniads. An order con- 

 sisting of trees and shrubs, natives of the East 

 Indies, South America, the Cape, and Australia. 

 Many of them are exceedingly pretty. 



CtJP, anything in the shape of a cup. 



CuPANlA, Plumier. In memory of Father 

 Francis Cupani, an Italian monk, and botani- 

 cal author, who died in 1710. Linn. 10, Or. 



1, Nat. Or. Sapinddcece. An ornamental stove 

 genus. The species vary in height from six to 

 twenty feet; they nourish iu a mixture of 

 equal parts peat and loam, and young plants 

 may be obtained from cuttings, under a glass, 

 in sand. Synonymes : 1, Mottnia caniscens ; 



2, Stadmdnnia, cmsiralis. 

 5, S. Ev. T. 14 E, Ind. 1818 

 5, G. Bv. T. 20 N. Holl. 1820 

 5, S. Ev. T. 15 Mexico 1824 

 5, 8. Ev. T. 20 Mexico 1824 

 5, S. Ev. T. 12 Jamaica 1822 

 5, S. Ev. T. 12 

 4, S. Bv. S. 6 W. Ind. 1810 



11, S. Ev. T. 20 C.Mor.B 1830 

 4, 8. Ev. T. 12 TV. Ind. 1818 



Cuphea, Jacquin. Derived from leuphos, curved ; 

 in reference to the form of the capsule. Linn. 

 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythraceoe. This is rather 

 a pretty genus ; the stove species require to 

 be grown in sandy loam, and are propagated 

 by cuttings. The annual kinds should be 

 raised in a gentle hotbed, and when strong 

 enough, may be potted off, and kept in the 

 greenhouse. Synonymes : 1, 'MeliAllea speciosa; 

 2, C. ignea ; 3, O. pubifldra. 

 cinnabarlna . Crim. 6, G. Ev. 8.1 Guatemala 1849 

 circaeoldes . Purple 9, G. A. $ S. Amer. . 1821 



cordata . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. 1 Peru . . 1842 

 decandra . . Purple 7, 8. Ev. S. 1J Jamaica . 1789 

 eminens . . Yel.red6, 8. Ev. 8.1 

 gracilis . . Purple 7, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Orinoco . 1824 

 lanceolata . Purple 6, S. B. 1£ Mexico . 1796 



Llavea . . . Purple 6, P. Ev. S. l| Mexico . 18H0 

 Melvilla 1 . . Scarlet 8, S. Her. P. 2 Guiana . 1823 

 micropetala . Purple 7, 8. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . 1824 

 miniata . . Pr. cri. 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Mexico . 1847 

 multifldra . Purple 9, 8. Bv. S. 1 Trinidad . 1820 

 parvifl&ra . . Pink 11, 8. Bv. S. J Demerara 1S24 

 Pellieri . . Purple 7, G. Ev. 8. 1 Hybrid, gard. 

 platycentra 2 Scr. w. 0, G. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . 1845 

 procfimbens . Pa pur. 8, 8. A. 1 Mexico . 1818 



purpurea . . Pur.ro. 8, G. Bv. S. 1 Hybrid, gard 

 racemosa . . Purple 6, 8. Bv. 8. I W. Ind. . 1820 

 serpyllifdlia . Red . 8, 8. Ev. S. I J Trinidad . 1822 



silenoldes . . 

 spicata . . . 

 strigill&sa 3 . 

 virgata . . 

 viscosfssima . 

 Zemapani . . 



Indies . 1SS8 

 B. Indies . 1759 

 E. Indies . 1811 



Bluish 9, H. A. 2 Mexico . 1836 



Rose . 7, H. A. 1 Peru . . 1819 



Violet . 7, 8. Bv. S. 1 The Andes. 



Purple 8, G. A. 1£ Mexico . 1824 



Purple 7, G. A. 1 America . 1776 



Purple 8, G. Bv. S. Hybrid, gard. 



CtfPlA, De Candollc. Cupi is the Malabar name 

 of one of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Cinchondcew. The species of this genus 

 deserve to be in every collection of plants, 

 being very showy when in blossom, and the 

 flowers very fragrant. For culture and pro- 

 pagation, see Rondelitia. Synonymes : 1, Wi- - 

 bera coriacea ; 2, W. corymbdsa ; 3, W. cymisa. 

 coriacea 1 . . White . 8. Ev. 8. 

 corymb5fa 2 . White . 8. Ev. S. 

 cynibsa 3 . . White . 8. Ev. S. 



CuPRESSUS, Linn. From kuo, to produce, and 

 parisos, equal ; in reference to the branches 

 being regular. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. 

 Pinacece. The species comprising this genus 

 are handsome, evergreen trees, varying in 

 height from ten to forty feet. The hardy 

 kinds are beautiful ornaments for lawns, grass- 

 plots, &c. They prefer a good, rich, loamy 

 soil, and are generally multiplied by seeds ; 

 but cuttings may be made to root, under a 

 glass, in the sha.de. Synonymes: 1, glaUca ; 

 2, Thija sphceroidea; 3, O. Lambertiana ; i, 

 pendula; 5, Cham cectfparis Boursi&ri. See 

 Schubertia, Taxidium, Araucaria, Biota, 

 Qryptomiria, Frenila, and Widdringtonia. 



australis . . Apetal 4, G. Bv. T. 10 N". Holl. . 

 baocifbrmis . Apetal 5, H. Bv. T. 20 

 . Apetal 5, H. Bv. S. 10 

 . Apetal 5, H. De. 8. 10 Mexico , 

 . Apetal 5, H. Bv. T. 50 

 . Apetal 5, H. Ev. S. 6 

 . Apetal 5, G. Ev. 8. 6 Mexico , 

 . Apetal 5, H. Bv. T. 20 China . . 1849 

 . Apetal 4, H. Ev. S. 10 California . 1848 

 . Apetal 5, G. Ev. S. 10 Japan . . 1850 

 . Apetal 5, G. Bv. 8. 6 

 Lawsoniana5 Apetal 5, H. Ev. 8. 10-S. Francisco 1852 

 lusitSnioa 1 . Apetal 4, P. Bv. T. 10 Goa . . . 1083 

 Macnabiana . Apetal 5, H. Ev. S. 10 Oregon . . 1852 

 macrodarpa 8 Apetal 5, H. Bv. T. 60 Himalaya . 1826 

 majestica . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 15 

 pendula . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 15 Japan , 

 sempervlrens Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Candia . 

 horizontalis Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Mediter. 

 strfcta . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Mediter. 

 sinensis . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. 8. 6 China 

 thurlfera . . Apetal 5, H. Bv. T. 60 Mexico . 

 . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer. 



]• Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Ireland . 



. Apetal 5, G. Bv. T. 20 Nepal . 

 . Apetal 6, G. Bv. T. 10 C. G. H. 



CuPREUS, copper-coloured. 



Cupula, the cup of an acorn, and snch-like 



fruits. 

 Cupulate, shaped like a cup, or a reversed 



bell. 

 Curagua. See Zia, Curagiia. 

 Curatella, Linn. From kureuo, to shave ; in 



reference to the leaves being used, in Guiana 



for polishing bows, sabres, &c. Linn. 13, Or. 



2, Nat. Or. Dilleniacece. Stove shrubs of 



some beauty, succeeding in sandy loam, and 



cuttings, made of the ripened wood, root freely 



in sand, under a glass. 



alata, . . . White . S. Ev. 8. 6 Guiana. 



-aniericana . White . 8. Ev. 8. 6 S. Amer. 



Corneyana 

 Colli teri . 

 excelsa 

 expansa . 

 flaccida . 

 funebris 4 

 Goveniana 

 japdnica . 

 Knlghtii 



. 1818 

 . 1838 



.1834 



thyoldes 2 



fol. varie- 



g&tis 



toruldsa 



triquetra . 



. 1808* 

 . 1548 



. 1852 

 . 1886 

 .'1736 



. 1831 



. 1824 

 1820 



