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GENERAL INDEX. 



^uio' A D i"98^ writings on gardening, page 

 Curtis, William, F. L. S. a British author on gar- 

 dening, page 1109. A. D. 1783. 



Curtisia, hassagay-tree, tetran. monog. and , 



a G. tr. C. B. S. which thrives in loam and peat, 

 and ripened cuttings root under a hand-glass in 

 sand. 



Curtiits, Benedictus, his works on gardening, pace 

 1129. A. D. 156U. ^ 



Curvilinear hot-houses, list of, erected by Messrs. 

 Bailey, 1587. 



Cuscuta, dodder, pentan. dig. and convolvulace£B, a 



G. an. and H. peren. and an. Eng. and China; 

 parasites which may be sown at the root of any 

 branchy plant, and they will spring up, and at- 

 tach themselves to it, — see 942. 



Gushing, a British writer on gardening, page 1114. 



A. D. 1812. ^ 

 Cussonia, pentan. dig. and aralia, G. tr. C. B. S. 



which thrive in sandy loam, and cuttings root in 



sand under a hand-glass. 

 Custard-apple, — see Annona. 

 Cusworth Hall, Yorkshire, 7582. 

 Cutting, as an operation on plants, 1884. 

 Cuttings, to propagate by, 2063. 

 Cyanella, hexan. monog.' and asphodelese, G. peren. 



C. B. S. bulbs of common culture. 

 Cyathea, cryptog. filices, and filices, a S. peren. 



W. Ind. a fern of the usual culture. 

 Cycas, dioec. polyan. and palmeEc, S. tr. E. Ind. 



which grow in light soil and moist heat, and 



are increased by seeds. 

 Cyclamen, pentan. monog. and primulacese, a G. 



peren. gjid H. peren. Eur. which grow in loam 



and peat, and are increased by seeds ; wlien not 



in a growing state, the tubers should Iiave no 



water. 



Cyclopia, decan. monog. and leguminosoae, a G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which grows in sandy loam and peat, and 

 very young cuttings will root readily in sand 

 under a bell-glass, care bein;r taken to wipe the 

 glass frequently, to prevent their damping off. 



Cydonia, quince, icos. di-pcntag. and rosaceas, F. 

 and H. tr. Eur. and Amer. of easy culture, and 

 increased by cuttings, layers, or grafting on tliorn 

 stocks. 



Cydonia vulgaris, the common quince, pyrus cy- 

 donia, L. 4459. 



Cyfartha, a seat in Brecknockshire, 7613. 



Cylista, diadelph. decan. and leguminoscaa, S. tr 

 Ind. climbers which succeed well in loam and 

 peat, and cuttings will root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Cymbaria, didyn. angios. and scrophularineas, a H. 



peren. Dauria, a rock-work plant, which prefers 



light, sanely soil, and may be increased by seeds. 

 Cymbidium, gynan. dian. and orchidece, S. peren. 



£. Ind, which thrives in sandy loam mixed R'ith 



potsherds and bits of woods, and well drained ; 



the species are increased by dividing at the root. 

 Cynanchum, pentan. dig. and asclepiadeje, S. and G. 



tr. Eur. and C. B. S. climbers which thrive in 



loam and peat, and cuttings root freely in sand 



under a hand-glass ; the H. peren. thrive in light 



soil, and increase freely by seeds or the root 

 Cynara, artichoke, syngen. polyg. aqual. cynaro- 



"cephalecB, G. and H. peren. Eur. and C. B. S. 



of common culture. 

 Cynara scolymus, the garden artichoke, 3917. 

 Cynara cardunculus, the cardoon, 3929. 

 Cynips, the gall-flj', a hymenopterous insect, 2259. 

 Cynips quercus folii, the oak gall-fly, 7075. 

 Cynodon, trian. dig. and graminea, a S. peren. 



and H. peren. Eng. and E. Ind. grasses of the 



easiest culture. 

 Cynoglossi^m, hound's tongue, pentan. monog. and 



boragineae, a G. bien. an. H. peren. and an. 



Eur. and Amer. of easy culture. 

 Cynometra, decan. monog. and leguminoseae, a S. 



tr. E. hid. which grows in sandy loam, and large 



cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass in heat. 

 Cynosurus, dogstail-grass, trian. dig. and grami- 



neffi, a H. peren. and an. Eur. grasses of easy 



culture. 



Cyon (cion, sion, or scion, a twig of a tree), in 

 grafting; that part which is attached to the stock, 

 in order to become the future tree ; the shoot en- 

 grafted on a stock, — see Grafting, 7075. 



Cyperus, trian. monog. and cyperacese, S. G. and 



H. peren. and an. Eur. Ind. Amer. grasses of 

 easy culture. 



Cyperus esculentus, the rush-nut, 6034. 



Cyphia, pentan. monog. and carapanulacese, G. 

 peren. C. B. S. which thrive in loam and peat, 

 and cuttings root readily under a bell-glass in sand. 



Cypress, — see Cupressu.-;. 



Cyprinus auratus, the gold carp fish, 608G. 



CjTJripedium, lady's slinf.er, gvnan. dian. and or- 

 chidecE, H. peren. Eng. and N. Amer. which 

 will thrive only in peat soil and in the shade, and 

 are the better of protection during winter ; they 

 are difficult to increase, but sometimes they per- 

 fect seeds. 



Cyrenaica, gardens of, 6, 



Cyrilla, pentag. monog. and erices, a G. tr. Caro- 

 lina, which grows in sandy loam, and young cut- 

 tings root in sand under a bell-glass, but not freely. 



Cyrtanthus, hexan. monog. and amaryllideas, G. 

 peren. C. B. S. bulbs which grow in sandy loam 

 and peat, require plenty of water when in a grow- 

 ing state, but scarcely any when dormant. 



Cyrtopodium, gynan. monan. and orchideas, S. 

 peren. Amer. requiring the same treatment as 

 cymbidium. 



Cysticapnos, diadel. hexan. and papaveraceaj, a H. 

 an. C. B. S. of common culture. 



Cytisus, diadel. decan. and leguminoseas, G. F. and 

 H. tr. Eur. As. and Amer. chiefly shrubs which 

 prefer a light soil, and are propagated readily by 

 seeds or layers. 



Cytisus alpinus, the tree or Scotch laburnum, 7113. 



Cytisus laburnum, the shrubby laburnum, 7020. 



Czartoryska, Princess Isabella, her work on gar- 

 dening, page 1131. A. D. 1808. 



Dactylis, cocksfoot-grass, trian. dig. and gramineae, 

 H. peren. Eur. of the easiest culture. 



Darmia, i)entan. dig. and asclepiadeae, a S. tr. E. 

 Ind. which grows in loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Daffodil, — see Narcissus. 



Daldman, G. T., his works on gardening, oaee 

 1130. A.D. 1728. ^' ^ 



Dahuron, Rene, a French author on gardening, 

 page 1116. A. D. 1696. 



Dailsford, a seat in Worcestershire, 7566. 



Dais, decan. monog. and thymeleae, a G. tr. C. B. S. 

 which grows freely in loam and peat, and may 

 be increased by cuttings of the roots placed in a 

 warm situation. 



Daisy, — see Bellis. 



Dalbergia, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, S. tr. 



E. Ind. which do well in sandy loam, and ripened 



cuttings root under a hand-glass in sand. 

 Dalea, diadel. decan. and leguminoscce, S. and G. 



an. and H. peren. Ind. and Amer. of common 



culture. 



Dalechampia, monoec. monad, and euphorbiaceae, 



a S. tr. W. Ind. a climber, which grows in sandy 



loam, and roots freely in sand under a hand-glass. 

 Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, 7618. 

 Dalibarda, icos, polyg. and rosacete, a H. peren. N. 



Amer. a creeper, which prefers peat soil, and a 



shaded situation. 

 Dalkeith Park, Midlothian, 7618. 

 Ballinger, Prosper, his works on gardening, page 



1126. A. D. 1798. 

 Dalmahoy, a seat in Midlothian, 7618. 

 Dabnar, Basse N , his works on gardening, 



page 1120. A. D. 1800. 

 Dalmeny Park, kitchen-garden at, 2455 ; hot-houses 



there, 2661. 

 Dalystown, a seat in Galway, 7672. 

 Damascena, the damson, or Damascus plum, — see 



Prunus. 



Damasonium, hexan. polyg. and hj'drocharideas, a 

 S. peren. E Ind. an aquatic. 



Dampiera, pentan. monog. and goodenovije, a G. 

 peren N. S. W. which grows well in loam and 

 peat, and young cuttings root freely under a 

 hand-glass. 



Dan y Park, a seat in Brecknockshire, 7613. 



Dancer's Court, a seat in Tipperary, 7667. 



Dandelion, — see Leontodon. 



Danson Hill, a seat in Kent, 7537- 



Daphne, octan. dig. and thymeleas, a S. tr. w'hich 

 thrives in loam and peat, and roots by cuttings 

 under a hand-glass ; and H. tr. beautiful under, 

 shrubs, which prefer peat soil, and are increased 

 by seeds or grafting on the D. laureola, 6562. 



lYArsenville, Dezallier Ant Joseph, a French 

 author on gardening, page 1117. A. D. 1713. 



