ENOYCLOPADIA OF GARDENING. 
March to Sept. 65° to 75° for stove, 55° to 65° for greenhouse. Shade 
in summer essential. Propagate by spores sown at any time on sur- 
face of finely-sifted loam & peat in shallow well-drained pans; cover 
with sheet of glass, & keep moist in shady position in temp. 75° to 85°. 
Pee SPEOIES: ©. arborea, 15 ft., W. Indies; Dregei, 10 to 12 ft., Trop. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: O. dealbata, 10 ft., New Zealand; medullaris, 15 to 
20 ft., New Zealand. 
Cycas (Sago Palm).—Ord. Cycadacee. Stove ornamental-leaved 
plants. Leaves feather-shaped, dark green. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts turfy loam, one part silver sand. 
Position, well-drained pots in moist plant stove. Repot, Feb. & Mar. 
Water moderately Oct. to March, freely afterwards. Temp., March to 
Sept. 75° to 80°; Sept. to March 55° to 65°. C. revoluta may be stood 
outdoors in sheltered position from June to Sept. Propagate by seeds 
sown lin. deep in light soil in temp. 85° to 90° in March or April; 
suckers obtained from base of plants inserted in small pots in temp. 
80° to 85° at any time. 
al CULTIVATED: O. circinalis, 8 ft., E. Indies; revoluta, 6 to 8 ft., 
IDB. 
Cyclamen (Sowbread). — Ord. Primulacee. Hardy & green- 
house perennial flowering plants. Tuberous-rooted. Deciduous. 
First introduced 1596. Flowers, fragrant. 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost, two parts loam, 
one part leaf-mould & sand. Position, pots in greenhouse.Sept. to 
May; cold frame other times. Repot, July or Aug.; corm to be above 
surface of soil. Water moderately until new growth begins, then 
increase supply, decreasing it when plants have ceased to flower; keep- 
ing roots nearly dry & cool May to July. Apply liquid manure when 
in flower. Temp., Sept. to April 50° to 55°. Corms should not be 
grown for more than two years. Best results obtained from seedling 
plants one year old. Shade from sun essential. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, rich, friable loam containing 
plenty of leaf-mould. Position, sheltered partially shady nooks of 
rockery or in turf under trees. Plant, Aug. or Sept., 2 or 3 in. apart 
& lin. deep. Top-dress with cow manure & rich soil annually after 
leaves die down, first removing old soil as far as corms. May also be 
grown in pots or pans in cold greenhouse or frame. : : 
Propagate greenhouse kinds by seed sown 4 in. deep & lin. apart in 
well-drained pans of light soil in temp. of 55° Aug. to Nov., or Jan. to 
March; hardy species by seeds sown similarly in cold frame in Oct. 
or Nov., transplanting seedlings following spring. Cover surface of 
soil in seed pans with layer of moss to keep soil uniformly moist. 
Seeds take several weeks to germinate. ; ; 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: C. latifolium (Syn. persicum), red, white, etc., winter, 
6 to 8 in., Asia Minor. 3 
HARDY SPECIES: C. africanum, red and white, autumn, 6 in., N. Africa; 
Coum, red, Feb. and March, 4 in., Greece and Asia Minor; europsum, red, 
autumn, 4 in., Europe; ibericum (Syn. C. vernum), red, Feb. and March, 3 in., 
Caucasus; neapolitanum, red, autumn, 4 in., Europe; neapolitanum album, white ; 
repandum (Syn. hederxfolium), rosy red, March to May, 4 in., 8. Europe; Atkinsii, 
purple and white, winter, 3 in., a bybrid. : : . 
Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil (Narcissus cyclamineus).— 
See Narcissus. : : 
Cyclobothra.—See Calochortus. 
Cycnoches (Swan’s-neck Orchid). — Ord. Orchidacew. Stove 
deciduous orchids. First introduced 1830. 
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