ENCYCLOP.EDIA OF GARDENING. 
Cunonia (Red Alder).—Ord. Saxifragaceew. Greenhouse evergreen 
flowering tree. Nat. Cape of Good Hope. First introduced 1816. 
_ CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sandy loam & peat. Position, pots 
in light airy greenhouse. Pot, March. Prune into shape in March. 
Water moderately Oct. to March, freely afterwards. Temp., March to 
Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 50°. Propagate by cuttings 
of firm shoots inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. of 65° 
to 75° in summer. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: C. capensis, white, Aug., 10 to 20 ft., 8S. Africa. 
Cup and Saucer Flower (Cobza scandens).—See Cobea. 
Cupania. — Ord. Sapindacez. Stove orn. foliage evergreen 
trees. First introduced 1818. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam & peat. Position, pots in 
moist plant stove. Pot, March. Water moderately in winter, freely 
other times. Prune occasionally to maintain a dwarf habit. Temp., 
Oct. to March 55° to 65°; March to Sept. 75° to 85°. Propagate by 
cuttings of firm shoots inserted in sand under bell-glass in temp. of 
85° in summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: O. anacardioides, 20 to 30 ft., Australia; elegantissime, 
15 to 20 ft.; grandidens, 20 to 30 ft., Zanzibar. 
Cup Fern (Cyathea arborea).—See Cyathea. 
Cup-flower (Nierembergia rivularis)—See Nierembergia. 
Cuphea (Mexican Cigar Flower).—Ord. Lythrariew. Greenhouse 
evergreen and deciduous flowering plant. First introduced 1845. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould, peat & sand. 
Position, 5 to Gin. pots in greenhouse, or in beds outdoors in summer. 
Pot March or April. Plant outdoors in June. Water moderately Oct. 
to March, freely afterwards. Temp., March to Sept. 60° to 70°; Sept. 
to March 50° to 55°. Propagate by seeds sown in light soil in temp. 
65° to 75° in March; cuttings of young shoots inserted in sandy soil 
in temp. 65° to 75° in March, April, or Aug. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. sequipetala, purple, June, 2 ft., Mexico; cyanea, 
yellow and red, July, 2 ft., Peru; hookeriana, vermilion and orange, July, 2 to 
3 ft., Mexico; ignea (Syn. Cuphea platycentra), scarlet, black and white, July, 
1 ft., Mexico; ignea alba, white; lanceolata, blue, July, 18 in., annual, Mexico; 
micropetala, scarlet, white and red, July, 1 ft., Mexico. 
Cupidone (Catananche cerulea).—See Catananche. 
Cupid’s-flower (Quamoclit vulgaris)—See Quamoclit. 
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum).—See Silphium. 
Cupressus SP cee po Conifere. Hardy evergreen trees. 
Orn. foliage. Leaves, small dark green or glaucous, or variegated with 
white or yellow. 
CULTURE: Soil, deep rich loam. Position, single specimens on 
lawns or pleasure grounds, or in mixed shrubberies. Plant, Sept. to 
Nov. Distance apart for planting in avenues, 20ft. . 
HEDGE CULTURE: Trench soil 3 ft. wide and deep for site, adding 
little well-roooted manure if poor, Plant shrubs 2 ft. high 2 ft. apart in 
Sept. or Oct. Cost of plants per 100, 30s.; preparing and planting 
per lineal yard, 9d. Trim sides in annually in April and Sept. Cu- 
pressus macrocarpa good for seaside gardens. Cupressus lawsoniana & 
macrocarpa suitable for peaty or chalky soils. Propagate by seeds 
sown 4 in. deep in pans of light soil in April, transplanting seedlings 
singly into small pots following spring, and planting outdoors a year 
afterwards; by cuttings of branchlets 2 in. long, inserted in sandy soil 
in cold frame, or under hand-light, in Sept. 
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