ENCYCLOPAIDIA OF GARDENING. 
Marxer Cutrure: Same as above. Market heads with stalks about 
3in. long, & sell by the dozen. Average price, 1s. 6d. to 2s. per doz. 
Average yield per acre, 10,000 to 20,000 heads. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: ©. cardunculus (Cardoon), purple, Aug., 4 to 6 ft., 
8. Europe; scolymus (Globe Artichoke), purple, Sept., 3 to 6 ft., Europe. 
Cynorchis.—Ord. Orchidacez. Stove terrestrial orchids. First 
introduced 1835. : 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous peat & sphagnum moss. 
Position, well-drained pots in moist part of stove. Pot in spring. 
Water freely whilst growing; give little when at rest. Propagate by 
division after flowering. 
SPEOIES CULTIVATED: O. elegans, white and rose, winter, 4 in., Madagascar; 
grandiflora, green, rose, and purple, winter, 6 in., Madagascar; lowianum, whito, 
green, and lilac, winter, Madagascar. 
Cypella.—oOrd. Iridew. Half-hardy bulbs. Adapted for cool 
greenhouse and outdoor culture. First introduced 1823. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, light rich sandy. Position, sunny 
well-drained border. Plant, Sept. to Jan., placing bulbs 4in. deep & 
2in. apart. Lift & replant bulbs annually. Mulch surface of bed in 
March with cow manure. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf- 
mould or decayed cow manure. Pots, 44in. in diameter, well drained. 
Place five bulbs, 3in. deep, in each pot in Nov., & cover with cocoanut- 
fibre refuse in cold frames or under cool greenhouse stage until growth 
begins. Water moderately from time bulbs begin to grow until 
flowers fade, then gradually cease, keeping bulbs dry till Jan. Temp., 
Sept. to March 40° to 50°; other times 50° to 60°. Propagate by 
offsets treated as advised for bulbs. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: C. Herbertii (Syn. Tigridia Herbertii), yellow, summer, 
1 ft., 8. America; peruviana, yellow and brown, summer, 1 ft., Peru. 
Cyperus (Umbrella plant; Galingale)—Ord. Cyperaceez. Green- 
house & hardy perennials. Orn. foliage. Foliage, grass-like, dark 
green, or variegated with white. ; 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost, two parts 
loam, one leaf-mould & sand. Position, pots in shady greenhouse. 
Water moderately in winter, freely other times. Repot, Feb. to 
Margh. Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 55°. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, mud. Position, margins of 
lakes, ponds, etc. Plant, Oct. to March. Propagate by seeds sown in 
shallow boxés or pans of light soil in temp. 55° to 65° in March or 
April; division of roots in March or April. 
-REENHOUSE SPECIES: ©. alternifolius, 2} ft., leaves green, Madagascar; 
alternifolium variegatus, leaves striped with white; Papyrus (Syn. Papyrus Anti- 
quorum), 8 to 10 ft., leaves green, Trop. Africa. 
HARDY SPECIES: O. longus (Galingale), 4 ft., Europe. 
Cyphomandra (Tree Tomato).—Ord. Solanacew. Greenhouse 
evergreen orn. foliage & fruiting shrub. First introduced 1836. 
Fruit, large, egg-shaped red & edible; ripe in Aug. & Sept. 
_ CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould & sand. 
Position, pots in light sunny greenhouse. Pot, March or April. 
Water moderately Oct. to March, freely afterwards. Temp., Oct. to 
March 45° to 55°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. Prune plants into shape 
March or April. Propagate by seeds sown }in. deep in light soil in 
temp. 75° to 85° in March or April; cuttings of side shoots 3in. long 
inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. 75° to 80°. 
a ene CULTIVATED: C. betacea, purple and green, spring, 6 to 10 ft., 
. America. 
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