HNCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Cyrtomium.—See Aspidium. 
Cyrtopodium.—ord. Orchidacee. Stove epiphytal orchids. 
First introduced 1804. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts rich fibrous loam & decayed manure. 
Position, large pots or pans, well drained, in plant stove. Pot, March 
or April. Water freely Apel to Aug., moderately Aug. to Nov., after- 
wards keep nearly dry. Temp., March to Sept. 70° to 80°; Sept. to 
March 60° to 70°. Growing period, March to Aug. Resting period, 
Aug. to March. Flowers appear with new growth. Propagate by 
division of pseudo-bulbs at potting time. 
SPECIES LTIVATED: 0. Alice, yellow and brown, autumn, Brazil; Ander- 
soni, yellow and green, spring, West Indies; cardiochilum, yellow and green, 
Bits to March, India; punotatum, yellow, red, and purple, April and May, West 
indies. 
acy Opeeris (Bladder Fern).—Ord. Filices. Hardy deciduous 
erns. 
CULTURE: Soil, rich, deep, sandy loam, freely mixed with pieces 
of limestone or dried mortar. Position, well-drained shady sheltered 
rockery. Plant, March or April. Water moderately in dry weather. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts good loam, one part leaf-soil 
mixed with old mortar or sand. Position, well drained in cold frame 
or cold greenhouse in shade. Repot, March or April. Water freely 
April to Sept., moderately Sept. to Nov., keeping nearly dry after- 
wards. Propagate by spores sown on surface of fine sandy soil in 
shallow boxes or pans, cover with sheet of glass, & place in cold frame 
at any time; division of plant in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: OC. alpina, 4 to 6 in., Europe and Asia Minor; bulbi- 
fera, G6 to 12 in., N. America; fragalis, 6 to 8 in., and its varieties angustata and 
dickeana, Europe (Britain), etc.; montana, 6 to 8 in., Europe and N. America. 
Cytisus (Broom).—Ord. Leguminose. Greenhouse & hardy deci- 
duous evergreen flowering shrubs. 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost, two parts turfy 
loam, one part lumpy peat & sharp sand. Position, pots in green- 
house. Pot, May or June. Prune shoots to within 2in. of base 
directly after flowering, & place plants in temp. 50° to 55° to make new 
growth before potting. Place plants in sunny position outdoors from 
end of July to Oct. to ripen growth. Water freely March to May, 
moderately during May & June, freely June to Nov., moderately after- 
wards. Apply weak liquid or artificial manure to Plants during time 
they are in flower. Temp., Nov. to Feb. 45° to 50°; Feb. to May 50° 
to 55°; May to June 55° to 60°. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny 
tockery for C. Ardoini; shrubbery borders for C. albus, kewensis, 
C. purpureus, precox, scoparius andreanus, & choice kinds; rough 
banks, eed latte. etc., for C. scoparius. Plant Oct. to Dec. Prune 
directly after flowering, shortening old shoots to base of promising 
young ones. tec get best when young. C. precox, C. purpureus, 
& C. andreanus, make excellent pot plants for flowering early in cold 
greenhouse. : . 
Propagate greenhouse species by cuttings of young shoots 3in. 
long, with small portions of branches attached, inserted in sandy soil 
in well-drained pots under bell-glass in temp. 75° to 80° in March, 
April, or May; seeds sown 3 in. deep in well-drained pots of light soil ix 
temp. 65° to 70° in March ; hardy species by seeds sown 4 in. deep out- 
doors in March or April; layers in Oct. or Nov.; grafting in March or 
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