Cyrilla

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Read about Cyrilla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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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Cyrilla racemiflora in Myrtle Beach, SC


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