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CUNNINGIIAMIA; McharcL In hoiioar of J . and
A. Cunningham, botanists and travellers in
New South Wales. Linn, 21, Or. 10, Nat.
Or. Pind^cccB. This is a very handsome species
; it succeeds best in a mixture of peat and
loam, and may be propagated by cuttings or
seeds. It will grow freely planted out in a
warm situation, if protected during the winter
from severe frost. Synonyme: 1, Plmts Ianceolatay
Belis jaciiUJidra, C. lanceoldta.
sinensis 1 . . Apetal . 5, G. Ev. T. 20 China . 1804
CUN5NTA, Linn, In honour of John Christian
Cuno, of Amsterdam, who described his own
garden in verse, in 1750. Linn. 10, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. CunoniacecB, 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.
cap6nsis . . White . 8, G. Ev. T. 20 C. G. H. . 1816
CUNONIACE^, or CUNONIADS. An order consisting
of trees and shrubs, natives of the East
Indies, South America, the Cape, and Australia.
]\Iany of them are exceedingly pretty.
CUP, anything in the shape of a cup.
CuPANiA, Pliimier. In memory of Father
Francis Cupani, an Italian monk, and botanical
author, who died in 1710. Linn, 10, Or.
1, Nat. Or, Sapinclacece, An ornamental stove
genus. The species vary in height from six to
twenty feet; they flourish in a mixture of
equal parts peat and loam, and young plants
may be obtained from cuttings, under a glass,
in sand. Synonymes : 1, MoUnico canescens;
2 , Stadmdnnia australis.
canescens 1 . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 14 E. Ind. 1818
Cunninghami 1 G. wht.
5, G. Ev. T. 20 N. Holl. 1820
dentata
White
5, S. Ev. T. 15 Mexico 1824
excélsa . .
White
5, S. Ev. T. 20 Mexico 1824
gíábra . .
White
5, S. Ev. T. 12 Jamaica 1822
Pindaìba. .
White
5, S. Ev. T. 12
saponarioìdes
White
4, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. 1810
setígera . .
White
11, S. Ev. T. 20 C.Mor.B 1830
tomentósa .
White
4, S. Ev. T. 12 W. Ind. 1818
CtrPHEA, Jacqnin. Derived from kuplios, curved ;
in reference to the form of the capsule. Linn,
11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lytliràccce, 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 off, and kept in the
greenhouse. Synonymes : 1, Melvillea speciosa;
2 , C, ignea ; 3, G. puMJlòra.
cinnabarìna . Crim. 6, G. Ev. S. 1 Guatemala 1849
. Purple 9, G. A. J S. Amer. . 1821
. Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. 1 Peru . . 1842
. Purple 7, S. Ev. S. I J Jamaica . 1789
. Yel.red6, S. E v. S. 1
. Purple 7, S. Ev. S. 1 Orinoco
. Purple 6, S. B. l i Mexico
. Purple 6, P. Ev. S. Mexico
clrcaeoides
cordât a
decándra ,
éminens .
grácilis
lanceolata
Llàvea .
Melvílla 1, . Scarlet 8, S. Her. P, 2 Guiana
micropétala . Pui-ple 7, S. Ev.
miniàta . . Pr. cri. 6, S. Ev.
multiflòra . Purple 9, S. Ev.
parviflòra . . Pink 11, S. Ev.
Pellièri . . Purple 7, G. Ev.
platycéntra 2 Scr. w. 6, G. Ev.
procùmbens . Pa pur. 8, S.
purpùrea . . Pur.ro. 8, G. Ev.
racemósa . . Purple 6, S. Ev.
serpyllifòlia . Red . 8, S. Ev.
1824
1796
1830
1823
1824
1847
1820
S. 1 Mexico
S. 1 Mexico
S. 1 Trinidad
S. IDemerara 1824
S. 1 Hvbrid, gard.
S. 1 Mexico . 1845
A. 1 Mexico . 1816
S. 1 Hybrid, gard.
S. 1 W. Ind. . 1820
S. 1 i Trinidad . 1822
silenoìdes. .Bluish 9, H. A. 2 Mexico .1886
spicàta. . . Rose . 7, H. A. 1 Peru . . 1819
strigillòsa 3 . Violet. 7, S. Ev. S. 1 The Andes,
virgàta . . Purple 8, G. A. I J Mexico . 1824
viscosissima . Purple 7, G. A. 1 America . 1776
Zemaplini, . Purple 8, G. Ev. S. Hybrid, gard.
CiiPiA, B e CandoUe. Cnpi is the Malabar name
of one of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Cinchonàceoe, The species of this genus
deserve to be in every collection of plants,
being very showy when in blossom, and the
iiowers very fragrant. For culture and pi'opagation,
sqq Rondeletia, Synonyines : 1, Wé~
beva coriàcea ; 2, W. corymhòsa ; 3, W. cymòsa,
coriàcea 1. . White . S. Ev. S. E. Indies . 1828
corymbò.'^a 2 . White , S. Ev. S, E. Indies . 1759
cymòsa 3 . . White . S. Ev. S. E. Indies . 1811
CuPRÉssus, Linn. From Jcuo, to produce, and
parisosy equal ; in reference to the branches
being regiilar. Linn. 21, Or. 10, ISTat. Or.
Pinàceoe. 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, grassplots,
&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, g lauca;
2 , Thùjct sphoeroidea ; 3, <7. Lamhertiàna ; 4,
p é n d u l a ; 5, Chainoecpparis Boursièri, Se o
Schubértia^^ Taxodium, A raitcària, Biota^
Cryptomèria, Frenèla^ and Widdringtonia,
austràlis . . Apetal 4, G. Ev. T. 10 N. HoU. .
baccifòrmis . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 . 1818
Comeyàna . Apetal 5, H. Ev. S. 10
Coultèrl . . Apetal 5, H. De. S. 10 Mexico . . 1838
excélsa . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 50
expánsa . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. S. 6 . 1834
flàccida . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. S. 6 Mexico . .
fun^bris 4 . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 China . .1849
Goveniàna . Apetal 4, H. Ev. S. 10 California . 1848
japónica . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. S. 10 Japan . . 1850
Knìghtil . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. S. 6
LawsoniànaS Apetal 5, H. Ev. S. 10 S. Francisco 1852
lusitánica 1 . Apetal 4, E. Ev. T. 10 Goa . . . 1083
Macnabiàna . Apetal 5, H. Ev. S. 10 Oregon . . 1852
macrocàrpa 3 Apetal 5, H. Ev. t". 60 Himalaya . 1826
majéstica . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 15
péndula . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 15 Japan . . 1808
sempervìrens Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Candia. . 1548
horizontàlis Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Mediter. .
striota . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Mediter. .
sinensis . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. S. 6 China .
thurifera . . Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 60 Mexico .
. Apetal 5 thyoìdes 2 , H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer.
fol. variegàtis
.
torulòsa .
triquétra .
- Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 20 Ireland .
. Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 20 Nepal .
. Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 10 C. G. H.
1852
1836
1T36
1831
1824
1820
CUPREUS, copper-coloured.
CÚPULA, the cup of an acorn, and such-like
fruits.
CUPULATE, shaped like a cnp, or a reversed
bell.
CuRAGÍJA. See Zéa Curagua,
CüRATÉLLA, Linn. From hureito, to shave ; in
reference to the leaves being used in Guiana
for polishing bows, sabres, &c. Linn. 18, Or.
2, ISTat. Or. Dilleniacece. Stove shrubs of
some beauty, succeeding in sandy loam, and
cuttings, made of the ripened wood, root freely
in sandj under a glass.
aláta . . . White , S. Ev. S. 6 Guiana,
americana . White . S. Ev. S. 6 S. Amer.
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CtJRCAS. See Jdtroplia Curcas,
CURCULTGO, Gcertner, Derived from curcuHo, a
weevil ; the seeds have a process resembling
the beak of that animal. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat.
Or. Ilyptoxidacece, Pretty, herbaceous species,
succeeding in a mixture of loam and peat, and
increased by offsets.
brevif61ia . . Yel. . 6, S. Her. P. J E. Indies
latifolia . . Yel. . 6, S. Her. P. Poolo Pin.
Q, S. Her. P. i E. Indies
6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H.
6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H.
7, S. Her. P. 1 Bengal
orchioides
plicàta . .
glàbra .
recurvàta .
sumatràna
Yel.
Yel.
Yel.
Yel.
Yel. 7, S. Her. P. 3 Sumatra
1804
1804
1800
1788
1788
1805
1818
CÚRCUMA, Liiin, Derived from JcurJcicnij its
Arabic name. Li7in. 1, Or. 1, ISTat. Or. Zingiberàcece.
Interesting species, thriving well
in a rich, light soil, and increased by offsets,
from the root. Turmeric is obtained from C.
lónga ; 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 prepared
from C. angustifolia.
A'mada . . Red yl. 4, S. Her. P.
amaríssíma . Red yl. 4, S. Her. P.
seruginbsa . Red yl. 5, S. Her. P.
Bengal.
1819
angustifôlia . Yellow 7, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
1822
aromática . Yellow 6, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
1807
csfesia . . . Yellow 5, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
1822
comôsa . . Bed yl. 5, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
1804
cordUta . . Red yl. 7, S. Her. P.
Bengal
1819
elàta . . . Crímson 5, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
1819
ferrugínea . Yellow 5, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
1846
latifólia . . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. 10
E. Ind.
1819
E. Ind.
1819
leucorhiza . Red yl. 5, S. Her. P. 1
E. Ind.
1820
lónga . . . Red w. 8, S. Her. P. 2
E. Ind.
1819
montana . . Red w. 5, S. Her. P. 2
2 E Ind.
1759
parviflora . . W. vio. 1, S. Her. P.
2 E. Ind.
1824
petioliita . . Blue . 8, S. Her. P.
J Rome
1828
reclinàta . . Pink . 4, S. Her. P.
2 Pegu.
. 1822
Roscoeàna . Red yl. 5, S. Her. P.
^ E. Ind.
. 1824
rubéscens . . Red. . 7, S. Her. P.
3 E, Ind.
, 1837
rubricaulis . Yellow 5, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
. 1805
viridiflora . Yel. gr. 7, S. Her. P.
E. Ind.
, 1822
xanthorhiza . Red . 5, S. Pier. P.
Sumatra 1822
zedoaria . . Red . 7, S. Her. P.
Amboynal819
zei-umbet . . Yellow 7, S. Her. P.
E. End. . 1797
E. Ind. . 1807
CURRANT-WORTS. See Grossulariàceoe.
C U R R A N T . See Rïbes and Yltis,
CURTA, broken off, curtailed.
CURTÍSIA, Aitón. In honour of the late William
Curtis, the founder of the Botanical Magazine.
Linn, 3, Or. 1, ISTat. Or. Cornàceoe, This, in
its native country, is a timber tree, attaining
the height of eighty feet, and from which the
Hottentots and Caffres make the shafts of their
javelins. It succeeds in loam and peat, and
cuttings strike readily in sand,
faginea . . Pale . 4, G. Ev. T. 35. C. G. H. . . 1775
CuRTÓGYNE, Eaworth. From hurtos, curved,
and gyne, a style ; referring to the gibbous
ovaria. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Crassidàceoe.
Greenhouse species, flourishing in sandy loam,
and propagated by cuttings, which should be
laid a few days in the sun to dry. Bynonyme :
1 , Crâssula icndàta,
undàta 1 . . White . 8, G. Ev. S. ^ C. G. H. . 1818
undosa . . White . 8, G. Ev. S. ^ C. G. H. . 1824
undulàta . . AVhite . 8, G. Ev. S. ^ C. G. H. . 1797
C U R Ù R A . Sec Paullînia Cnrûra.
CüSCUTÁCE.55. A small order of leafless, twining
parasites, occupying the temperate parts of both
hemispheres. Often very destructive to growing
crops.
CÙSCUTA, Linn. Derived from its Arabic name,
kecliout. Linn, 5, Oi\ 2, ITat. Or. Ciiscutàcece,
A genus of curious parasitical plants. They
will grow on almost any plant they can lay
hold of, producing, in the autumn, abundance
of sweet-scented flowers. Synonyme: 1, G,Te-
Jléxa verrucòsa.
amerìcàna . Wht.yl. 8, Parasite 1 S. Amer. . . 1816
austràlis . . White 8, Parasite 1 N. Holland . 1818
chilénsis . . White 8, Parasite 1 Chile . . . 1821
chinénsis . . White 8, Parasite 1 China . . . 1803
Epithymum . White 7, Parasite 1 Brit., heaths,
europea . . White 7, Parasite 1 Brit., heaths.
Hookèrl 1 . White 9, Parasite 1 E. Indies . .1823
verrucòsa . . White 8, Parasite 1 Nepal . , . 1821
CussÒNiA, Thunberg. In honour of Fette Cusson,
a celebrated French botanist, and professor
at Montpelier. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or.
Araliàcece, Greenhouse shrubs, succeeding
well in a mixture of peat and loam, and cuttings
root freely in sand, under a glass,
spicàta . . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. PI. . 1789
thyrsiflòra . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1795
tripteris . . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 G. G. H. . 1816
CUSTARD APPLE. See Anòna.
CUTANEOUS, relating to the skin.
CUTICLE, the scarf skin, or epidermis.
CUT-TOOTHED, cut and toothed at the same
time.
CTAMÓPSIS, De Gandolle. From IcijamoSy a bean,
and opsis, resemblance; on account of the
plant resembling a bean. Linn, 16, Or. 6,
Nat. Or. Fabacem. An annual species, of
some beauty, growing freely in any common
soil. Synonyriies: 1, Dòlichos psoraleMes^
B . fabceformis, Psoralea tetragonólobus, Luplmis
trifoliàtus.
psoraleoìdes 1 . Purple . 7, H. A. 1 Arabia . 1813
C V A M U S . See NelUmbium speeiòsurìi,
CYANANTHUS, WallicK From hyanos, blue,
and aiithos, a flower. Linn. 5, Or. 1, ISTat.
Or. Polemoniàcece, '^A delicate hardy little
herbaceous plant, with small fleshy roots, like
those of some species of Campanula. It grows
best in a mixture of sandy heath mould and
leaf mould, with plenty of moisture during the
growing season, but should afterwards be kept
rather dry and allowed to rest." It increases
freely by cuttings.
lobàtus . Pur. blue 8, H. Her. P. 1 Chinese Tar. 1844
CYANÉLLA, Linn. A diminutive of Icyanos,
blue; alluding to the flowers. Linn. 6, Or.
1, E^at. Or. Liliàcem, These are pretty, bulbous
plants, thriving in a mixture of sandy
loam and peat, and increased by offsets.
51ba . . . White . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H, 1819
capénsis . . Blue . . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 17^'8
lineàta . . Striped . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 1816
lùtea . . . Yellow . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 1788
orchidiformis Blue . . 7, G. Bu. P. 1 C. G. H. 1826
CYANÌTIS. See Adàmia.
CYANOTHAMNUS, Endlicher. From Icyanos, bhie,
and thamnoSy a shrub ; flowers. Linn. 8, Or.
1, Nat. Or. Eutàcece. New Holland plants,
requiring to be grown in an airy situation in
the greenhouse, in a mixture of sandy loamand
heath mould ; and cuttings strike freely