CUL CUP 
CUP CUR 
19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compositw. An ornamental, 
greenhouse plant, growing well in any common 
soil, and propagated by cuttings. Synonyme : 1. 
Cacalia salicina. 
salielnum, 1 . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820 
CuLLUMiA, R. Brown. In honour of Sir Thomas 
Ctillum, Bart., F.L.S., a great promoter of botany. 
Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Composita. Curious spe- 
cies, growing well in a mixture of peat and loam, 
and cuttings will strike root in soil, under a glass, 
in heat. 
ciliarls .... Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
setosa .... Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1780 
squarrOsa . . . Yellow . 7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1786 
Culm, the stem of grasses, scitamineous plants, and 
the like. 
CuLMiFEROus, producing culms. 
cS^’oRM,} Shaped like a pruning-knife. 
Cumin, see Cuminum. 
Cumin, see Lagoeczd. 
Cuminum, Bauhin. Altered from quamoun, its Arabic 
name. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbelliferas. A 
plant of little beauty, and merely requires to be 
sown in ciny open border, to succeed. 
C}Tnmum . . . White. . 6, H. A. Egypt . . 1594 
CummingTa, D. Don. In honour of Lady Gordon 
Cumming, of Altyre, near Forres, Scotland. Linn. 
6, Or. 1, Nat. Or, Liliaceos. Pretty frame bulbs, 
with blue flowers ; a mixture of loam and peat suits 
them, and they are multiplied by offsets. Syno- 
nyme: 1. Conanthera campanulata. 
campanulata, 1 . Blue . . 8, F. Bu. P. Chile . . 1823 
tenella .... Blue . . 11, F. Bu. P. Chile . .1829 
trimaculata . . Blue . . 12, F. Bu. P. Chile . . 1829 
Cumulate, heaped, overflowed. 
CuNKATE, wedge-shaped. 
Cuneiform-ovate, between wedge-shaped and egg- 
shaped. 
CuNiLA, Linn. The derivation of this word is doubt- 
ful; by some botanists it is supposed to be from 
konos, a cone, and by others, to be from Cunila, 
the name of a town. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Labiatx. Pretty species. C. coccinea requires the 
heat of a greenhouse, and will succeed in a mixture 
of loam and peat. C. mariana will thrive in the 
open border, in any common soil ; they may both 
be increased by division. C. mariana is used bene- 
fici2illy in slight fevers and colds, with a view to 
excite perspiration. 
coccinea . . . Scarlet . 9, G. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
mariana . . . Red . . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1759 
CuNNiNGHAMiA, Richard. In honour of J. and A. 
Cunningham, botanists and travellers in New 
South Wales. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Coniferae. 
This is a very handsome species ; it succeeds best 
in a mixture of peat and loam, and may be pro- 
pagated by cuttings, or seeds. It will grow freely 
planted out in a warm situation, if protected during 
the winter from severe frost. Synonyme : 1. Finns 
lanceolata, Belis jaculijlora, C. lanceolata. 
sinensis, 1 . . Apetal . G. Ev. T. China . . 1804 
CuNONiA, Linn. In honour of John Christian Cuno, 
of Amsterdam, who described his own garden in 
verse, in 1750. Linn. 10, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cuno- 
niacece. An ornamental, greenhouse tree, attaining 
a height of twenty feet; it prefers a mixture of 
sandy loam and peat, and cuttings root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. 
capensTs . . . White. . 8, G. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 1816 
Cup, anything in the shape of a cup. 
CupANiA, Plumier. In memory of Father Francis 
Cupani, an Italian monk, and botanical author, 
who died in 1710. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapin- 
dacece. An ornamental stove genus. The species 
vary in height from six to twenty feet ; they flou- 
rish in a mixture of equal parts peat and loam, and 
young plants may be obtained from cuttings, under 
a glass, in sand. Synonyme : 1 . Molinia canescens. 
canescens, 1 . . White . S. Ev. T. E Ind. . . 1818 
dentata .... White . S. Ev. T. Mexico . . 1824 
excelsa .... Wliite . S. Ev. T. Mexico . . 1824 
glabri .... "White . 5, S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1822 
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iaponarioides . . "Wliite . 4, & Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1810 
setigera . . .White . 11, S. Ev. T. C. Moret. B. 1830 
tomentosa . . . White . S. Ev. T. W. Ind. .1818 
CuPH&A, Jacquin. Derived from ArupAoj, curved ; in 
reference to the form of the capsule. Linn. 11, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Lythraceae. This is rather a pretty 
genus ; the stove species require to be grown in 
sandy loam, and are propagated by cuttings. The 
annual kinds should be raised in a gentle hotbed, 
and when strong enough, may be potted ofi", and 
kept in the. greenhouse. Synonyme: 1. Melvillea 
speciosa. 
circaeoldes . . Purple . 9, G. A. S. Amer. . 1821 
decandra . . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1789 
gracilis . . . Purple . 7» S. Ev. S. Orinoco . . 1824 
lanceolata . . Purple . S. B. Mexico . . 1796 
Llavea . . . Purple . 6, F. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1830 
Melvilla, 1 . . Scarlet . 8, S. Her. P. Guiana . . 1823 
micropetaia . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1824 
multidora . . Purple . 9, S. Ev. S. Trinidad . 1820 
parviflora . . . Pink . . 11, S. Ev. S. Oemerara . 1824 
procumbens . . Pa. pur. . 8, S. A. Mexico . . 1816 
racem6sa . . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1820 
serpyllifdlra . . Red . . 8, S. Ev. S. Trinidad . 1822 
viscosissima . . Purple . 7, G. A. America . 1776 
virgata . . . Purple . 8, G. A. Mexico . . 1824 
CupiA, Decandolle. Cupi is the Malabar name of one 
of the species. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cincho- 
nacecE. The species of this genus deserve to be in 
every collection of plants, being very showy when 
in blossom, and the flowers very fragrant. For 
culture and propagation, gee Rondeletia. Syno- 
nymes : 1 . Webera coriacea. 2. JV. corymbosa. 3. 
JV. cymosa. 
coriacea, 1 . . . "White . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1828 
corymbosa, 2 . . Wl.ite . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1759 
cymosa, 3 . . . White. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . ."1811 
CuPREssus, Linn. From kuo, to produce, and parisos, 
equal ; in reference to the branches being regular. 
Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Coniferce. The species 
comprising this genus are handsome, evergreen 
trees, varying in height from ten to forty feet. 
The hardy kinds are beautiful ornaments for lawns, 
grass plots, &c. They prefer a good, rich, loamy 
soil, and are generally multiplied by seeds ; but 
cuttings may be made to root, under a glass, in the 
shade. Synonymes : 1. glauca. 2. Thuja sphce- 
roidea. 
australis . . . Apetal . 4, G. Ev. T. N. Roll. . 
bacciformis . . Apetal . 5, H. Ev. T. . 1818 
lusitSnica, 1 . . ApeUl . 4, F. Ev. T. Goa . . . 1683 
pendula . . . Apetal . 5, G. Ev. T. Japan . . 1808 
sempervirens . . Apetal . 5, H. Ev. T. Candia . . 1548 
horizontalis . Apetal . 5, H. Ev. T. Mediter. . 
stricta . . . Apetal . 5, H. Ev. T. Mediter. . 
thyoides, 2. . . Apetal . 5, H. Ev. T. N. Amer. . 1736 
torulosa . . . Apetal . G. Ev. T. Nepal . . 1824 
CupRKus, copper-coloured. 
Cupula, the cup of an acorn, and such -like fruits. 
CuPULATE, shaped like a cup, or a reversed bell. 
CurateliaI, Linn. From kureno, to shave ; in refer- 
ence to the leaves being used in Guiana for polish- 
ing bows, sabres, &c. Linn. 13, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Diileniaceoe. Stove shrubs of some beauty, suc- 
ceeding in sandy loam, and cuttings, made of the 
ripened wood, root Ifeely in sand, under a glass. 
alatA .... AVliite . . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 
americana . . . Wi'iite . . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 
CuRcuLiGo, Gcertner. Derived from curcnlio, a wee- 
vil ; the seeds have a process resembling the beak 
of that zmimal. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarylli- 
dacece. Pretty, herbaceous species, succeeding in 
a mixture of loam and peat, and increased by offsets, 
brevifolia . . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1804 
latifOlia . . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. Poolo Pin. . 1804 
orchioides . . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1800 
plicata .... Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1788 
glabra . . .Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. .1788 
recur vata . . . Yellow . S. Her. P. Bengal . . 1805 
sumatrana . . . Yellow . 7> S. Her. P. Sumatra . 1818 
Curcuma, Linn. Derived from kurkum, its Arabic 
name. Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Scitamineoe. In- 
teresting species, thriving well in a rich, light 
soil, and increased by offsets, from the root. Tur- 
meric is obtained from C. longa ; it is cordial and 
stomachic, and considered by the native doctors 
of India an excellent application in powder for 
cleansing foul ulcers. A kind of arrow-root is pre- 
pared from C. angustifolia. 
