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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Comparettia continued. 
house, where they will not be fully exposed to the sun. 
Comparettias require a liberal supply of moisture during 
the growing season, and at no time should they be 
allowed to become dry.  Propagated by division of the 
plants. 
coccinea let)* JL, se and petals brilliant scarlet; lip 
wn same x petam. 0 stan рез апа Lv the base ; racemes three 
to seven-flowered. November. l. bright green on the upper 
surface, elegant purple beneath. Brazil, 1838. (B. R. 24, 68.) 
C. falcata (sickle-shaped).* fl., sepals and petals rich rosy-purple ; 
lip the same colour, but thickly veined with a deeper shade. 
Columbia, 1836, Not very dissimilar to C. coccinea, but having 
broader leaves and somewhat differently shaped flowers. Very 
rare. 
1. two to three, 
дїп. to Sin. long by jin. to ljin. broad, leathery, green above ; 
i h rusty-yellow, beneath. New 
wit 
С. rosea (rosy.* Very small, but pretty, with shorter and more 
compact racemes than C. falcata. Spanish Main, 1845. Rarely 
seen. (P. М. B. 10,1.) 
COMPLICATE, COMPLICATED. 
Folded up 
upon itself. 
COMPOSITES, or ASTERACEZE. The most ex- 
tensive order of herbs and shrubs, or trees, in the vegetable 
kingdom. There are between 700 and 800 genera, and 
about 10,000 species. Flowers collected into a head on a 
common receptacle, and surrounded by an involucre. 
Leaves alternate or opposite, exstipulate. Among the more 
important genera are : Aster, Chrysanthemum, and Dahlia. 
COMPOSTS. A term applied to any mixture of 
different soils or manures, either for 
or to keep it suff- 
passage of air and water. 
sharp sand, leaf soil, burnt earth, peat, and 
things, besides so-called manures, may be used 
purpose; and, although it may be necessary to add 
8 т for sustaini any given 
All manures should 
and none 
often prove 
most useful ingredients for Composts 
has never been placed in Sufficien: nat 
heating, is the best. Tf obtained from 
decay has taken place very gradually, it 
о be preferred. It should then be collected 
‘use as required, and it will not, as a rule 
uficient heat afterwards to cause injury, Hard. 
| Plants succeed in peat and 
never be applied to them. Tt must be 
; ing а Compost for such subjects 
to last for a period of at least 
3 following questions should be con- 
mg a mixture of soil. What is the 
for which it is intended? Is; a 
60 subject? and Is it to bo pot 
be used wh 
applied when in a fresh Mato, 
€. Good leaf soi] is 
— — —. 
Composts—continued. 
temporarily or permanently? Young plants are, in all 
eases, benefited by having a lighter soil than others better 
established, as root action is thereby encouraged. These 
principles should always be considered, and all subjects 
treated accordingly. Suitable Composts for most plants 
are given under their respective headings; consequently, 
it is only necessary here to give instructions for general 
guidance. Study and personal experience with the various 
requirements of the plants to be potted, must be exercised 
in the application of suitable ingredients in the Compost. 
See also Manures. 
COMPOST YARD. An inclosure in gardens, gene — 
rally in the neighbourhood of the potting sheds, where | 
different soils, manures, &c., are stored until required 
for nse. A great advantage is gained if the Compost 
Yard eontains an open shed, in which the whole or a 
part of the soils used for potting, сап be placed, and 
kept dry, or be prepared in wet weather for use. А rule 
should always be enforced of having that portion of any 
soil or manure left properly placed together and tidy 
each time any is taken away. 
COMPOUND. When formed 
of several parts united in one у C) G 
common whole. A Compound Leaf 
is shown at Fig. 505. \\) 
FiG. 505. CoMPOUND 
COMPOUND CORYMB. ^ 
branched Corymb, the divisions of LEAF 
which are corymbose. S 
COMPRESSED. Pressed together and flattened. 
COMPSANTHUS. A synonym of Tricyrtis (which 
see). 
COMPSOA. A synonym of Tricyrtis (which see). 
COMPTONIA (named after Henry Compton, once 
Bishop of London, the introducer and eultivator of many 
curious exotic plants, and a great patron of botany). ORD. 
Myricacee, An ornamental hardy deciduous shrub, re- 
quiring peat earth and a shady situation. Propagated by 
layers, which should be put down in autumn. 
c. lia (Spleenwort-leaved).* Л. whitish ; male 
lateral, cylindrical; female catkins lateral, ovate. 
April. i. simple, alternate, i 
downy, sprinkled with yellowish, 
Stipules half heart-sha: 
A distinct shrub, with 
genus is allied. 
С. ramondioides (Ramondia-like).* 
linear bracts, borne on 1 E 
which is at first droo 
eye, rotate, twice h 
whitish; calyx about 4in. lon E 
sometimes so. , Stalked, 
dark green and rugose. h. біп, 
Japan, (B. M. 6484.) 
CONANTHERA (from konos, a cone, and anthera, 
anther ; in reference to the six anthers forming a cone 
the early stage of the flower). ORD. Liliacee. 7 
pretty little half-hardy bulbous plants, rather difficult t° 
preserve, and hence rarely seen in English gardens. They 
should be planted in sandy soil, in a warm border, and | 
well protected throughout the winter from excessive тай 
and frosts; ог liftéd and stored in sand, in frost-proo' 
quarters. Propagated by offsets, or by seed. L 
C. bif: two-leaved blue, in small panicles. April. 
sR ЫРШ eat 
c. April ^ 
linear, 1825. SYM. 
i M. 2496, under the name 
