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CtJRCAS. See Jdtropha Curcas. 



Curcultgo, Ocertner. Derived from curculio, a 

 weevil ; the seeds have a process resembling 

 the beak of that animal. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Hypoxid&cece. Pretty, herbaceous species, 

 succeeding in a mixture of loam and peat, and 

 increased by offsets. 



brevifblia . . Yel. . 6, S. Her. P. i R Indies . 1801 

 latifMia . . Tel. . 6, S. Her. P. 1J Poolo Pin. 1804 

 orchioldes . Yel. . 6, S. Her. P. J B. Indies . 1800 

 plicata . . . Yel. . 6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1788 

 glabra . . Yel. . 6, G. Her. P. 1 G. Q. H. . 1788 

 recurvata . . Yel. . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Bengal . . 1805 

 sumatrana . Yel.- . 7, 8. Her. P. 3 Sumatra . 1818 



CURCUMA, Linn. Derived from TcurTcwm, its 

 Arabic name. Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zin- 

 giberacece. Interesting species, thriving well 

 in a rich, light soil, and increased by offsets, 

 from the root. Turmeric is obtained from C. 

 tinga ; it is cordial and stomachic, and con- 

 sidered, by the native doctors of India an ex- 

 cellent application in powder for cleansing 

 foul ulcers. A kind of arrow-root is prepared 

 from C. cmguslifolia. 



A'mada . . Red yl. 4, S. Her. P. 2 Bengal. . 1819 

 amarissima . Bed yl. 4, S. Her. P. 2 B. Ind. . 1822 

 asruginbsa . Bed yl. 5, S. Her. P. 4 B. Ind. . 1807 

 angustifdlia . Yellow 7, S. Her. P. 3 B. Ind. . 1822 

 aromatica . Yellow 6, S. Her. P. 2 B. Ind. . 1804 

 c*sia . . . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. 1 Bengal . 1819 

 comdsa . . Red yl. 5, 8. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1819 

 cordata . . Red yl. 7, S. Her. P. 8 E. Ind. . 1846 

 elata . . . Crimson 5, S. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. . 1810 

 ferrugfnea . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1819 

 latifblia . . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. 10 E. Ind. . 1820 

 leucorhlza . Bed yl. 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1819 

 longa . . . Bed w. 8, B. Her. P. 2 B Ind. . 1759 

 montana . Bed w. 5, S. Her. P. 2 B. Ind. . 1824 

 parvifl6ra . . W. vio. 1, S. Her. P. $ Borne . 1828 

 petiolota . . Blue . 8, S. Her. P. 2 Pegu . . 1822 

 reelinata . . Pink . 4, S. Her. P. § E. Ind. . 1824 

 Rosooeana . Bed yl. 5, S. Her. P. 3 B. Ind. . 1S37 

 -rubescens . . Bed. . 7, 8. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. . 1805 

 rubricaillis . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1822 

 viridifldra . Yel. gr. 7, S. Her. P. 2 Sumatra 1822 

 ianthorhlza . Red . 5, S. Her. P. 4 Amboynal819 

 zedoaria . . Bed . 7, S. Her. P. 3 B. Ind. . 1797 

 zerumbet . . Yellow 7, 8. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. . 1S07 



Currant-worts. See Grossularidcece. 



Currant. See Ribes and Titis. 



Curta, broken off, curtailed. 



CuRTfsiA, Aiton. In honour of the late "William 

 Curtis, the founder of the Botanical Magazine. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cornacece. This, in 

 its native country, is a timber tree, attaining 

 the height of eighty feet, and from which the 

 Hottentots and Caftres make the shafts of their 

 javelins. _ It succeeds in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings strike readily in sand, 

 faglnea ' . . Pale . 4, G. Ev. T. 35. C. G. H. . . 1775 



Curt(5gyne, Haworth. From kurtos, curved, 

 and gyne, a styl« ; referring to the gibbous 

 ovaria. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Crassuldcece. 

 Greenhouse species, flourishing in sandy loam, 

 and propagated by cuttings, which should be 

 laid a few days in the sun to dry. Syntmyme : 

 1, Crdssula undata. 



undata 1 . . White . 8, G. Ev. S. £ C. G. H. . 1818 

 unddsa . . White . 8, G. Ev. S. i C. G. H. . 1824 

 nndulata . . White . 8, G. Ev. S. J 0. G. H. . 1797 



Curura. See Paullinia Cur&ra. 

 CuscutACEJS. A small order of leafless, twining 

 parasites,, occupying the temperate parts of both 



hemispheres. Often very destructive to grow- 

 ing crops. 

 CtJscuTA, Linn. Derived from its Arabic name, 

 kechout. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cuscut&cece. 

 A genus of curious parasitical plants. They 

 will grow on almost any plant they can lay 

 hold of, producing, in the autumn, abundance 

 of sweet-scented flowers. Synonyme : 1, C. re- 

 flkca verrueisa. 



americana . Wht.yl. 8, Parasite 1 8. Amer. . . 1816 

 australis . . White 8, Parasite 1 N. Holland . 1818 

 chiliSnsis . . White 8, Parasite 1 Chile . . . 1821 

 chinensis . . White 8, Parasite 1 China . . . 1803 

 Eplthymum . Whit© 7, Parasite 1 Brit., heaths, 

 europ&a . . White 7, Parasite 1 Brit., heaths. 

 ' Hookfcri 1 . White 9, Parasite 1 B. Indies . . 1823 

 verruedsa . . White 8, Parasite 1 Nepal . . . 1821 



CussbNiA, Thunberg. In honour of Pette Cus- 

 son, a celebrated French botanist, and pro- 

 fessor at Montpelier. Linn. 5, Or. 2, SI at. Or. 

 Araliacece. Greenhouse shrubs, succeeding 

 well in a mixture of peat and loam, and cut- 

 tings root freely in sand, under a glass, 

 spicata . . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1789 

 thyrsifl&ra . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1795 

 tripteris . . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1816 



Custard apple. See Andna. 



Cutaneous, relating to the skin. 



Cuticle, the scarf skin, or epidermis. 



Cut-toothed, cut and toothed at the same 

 time. 



Cyamopsis, De Candolle. From Jcyamos, a bean, 

 and opsis, resemblance ; on account of the 

 plant resembling a bean. Linn. 16, Or. 6, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. An annual species, of 

 some beauty, growing freely in any common 

 soil. Synonymes: 1, D6lichos psoraleoldes, 

 D. fabaefbrmis, Psoralen tetragondlobus, Lu- 

 pmus tri/oli&ttis. 

 psoraleoldes 1 . Purple . 7, H. A. 1 Arabia . 1813 



Cyamus. See NeUmbium, speeibsurn. 



Cyananthus, Wallieh. From hyanos, blue, 

 and anthos, a flower. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Pnlemoniaceae. "A delicate hardy little 

 herbaceous plant, with small fleshy roots, like 

 those of some species of Campanula. It grows 

 best in a mixture of sandy heath mould and 

 leaf mould, with plenty of moisture during tho 

 growing season, but should afterwards be kept 

 rather dry and allowed to rest." It increases 

 freely by cuttings, 

 lobatus . Pur. blue 8, H. Her. P. 1 Chinese Tar. 1844 



Cyanella, Linn. A diminutive 'of Jcyanos, 

 blue ; alluding to the flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. LiMacew. These are pretty, bul- 

 bous plants, thriving in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat, and increased by offsets, 

 alba . . . White . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 O. G. H. 1819 

 capSnsis . . Blue . . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 17«S 

 Uneata . . Striped . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 1816 

 lfttea . . . Yellow . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 1788 

 orohidiformis Blue . . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 1826 



CyanItis. See Adctmia. 



Cyanothamnus, Bndlicher. From Tcyanos, blue, 

 and thamnos, a shrub ; flowers. Linn. 8, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Butaeece. New Holland plants, 

 requiring to be grown in an airy situation in 

 the greenhouse, in a mixture of sandy loam 

 and heath mould ; and cuttings strike freely 



