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Cyrilla (after Dominico Cyrillo, professor of medicine at Naples, 1734-1799). Cyrillaceae. Woody or nearly tree-like, rarely cultivated for its handsome bright green foliage and white flowers in slender racemes. Leaves alternate, without stipules, short-petioled, entire, glabrous, deciduous or nearly persistent: fls. small, white, in narrow slender racemes, 5-merous; stamens 5-10; ovary superior with 2 short styles: fr. a small indehiscent 2-celled caps, with 2 seeds.—Probably one variable species from N. C. to Fla. west to Texas, and in W. India and S. Amer. Plant with handsome bright green foliage, and graceful racemes of white fls., hardy north to N. Y. Thrives best in humid sandy soil and shady position. Prop. by seeds and cuttings under glass, with slight bottom heat. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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+Cyrilla (after Dominico Cyrillo, professor of medicine at Naples, 1734-1799). Cyrillaceae. Woody or nearly tree-like, rarely cultivated for its handsome bright green foliage and white flowers in slender racemes.
+Leaves alternate, without stipules, short-petioled, entire, glabrous, deciduous or nearly persistent: fls. small, white, in narrow slender racemes, 5-merous; stamens 5-10; ovary superior with 2 short styles: fr. a small indehiscent 2-celled caps, with 2 seeds.—Probably one variable species from N. C. to Fla. west to Texas, and in W. India and S. Amer. Plant with handsome bright green foliage, and graceful racemes of white fls., hardy north to N. Y. Thrives best in humid sandy soil and shady position. Prop. by seeds and cuttings under glass, with slight bottom heat.
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