378 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Coreopsis—continued. : CORE-TREE. See Quercus Suber. 
тага a ed). fete тее tines te 52 CORNACEJE. А small order of trees or shrubs, 
divided ; leaflets lanceolate, acute, entire. A. 4ft. to 9ft, United 
States. Perennial. The flower-heads, when bruised, exhale the 
odour of Anise. SYN. Chrysostemma tripteris (under which name 
it is figured B. M. 3553). 
€. verticillata (whorled). * f.-heads rich golden yellow, п. 
across, numerous, erect, solitary on the ends of the many sub- 
divisions of the branches. Summer. J. much divided into linear 
segments, whorled. Stem furrowed, branched. lft. to 2ft. 
United States, 1780. Perennial. SYN. C.tenuifolia. See Fig. 525. 
CORETHROSTYLIS (from korethron, à broom, and 
stylos, a style; referring to the consolidated styles being 
clothed with hairs). ORD. Sterculiacee. There are about 
eight species, all from Australia, which may be referred 
to this genus. It is, however, now generally sunk under 
Lasiopetalwm. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, thriving best 
in a compost of peat and silver sand, with the addition 
of a little charcoal. Propagated by cuttings of young or 
half-ripened wood, inserted in sandy soil, under a bell glass. 
С. bracteata (bracteate). rose-coloured, cymosely racemose, 
opposite the i (Ae leafy, саге, f pri 
Plant beset with stellate hairs. Л. 3ft. 
cordate, entire. 1843, 
(B. R. 1844, 47.) 
CORIACEOUS. Of the consistence of leather; thick 
and tough. 
CORIANDER. See Coriandrum. 
CORIANDRUM (a name used by Pliny, derived 
from coris, a bug; in reference to the footid smell of the 
leaves). Coriander. ORD. Umbellifere. С. sativum is a 
hardy annual, native of Southern Europe, but occasionally 
found in a semi-wild state, in waste places in the South 
and East of England. The young leaves of this plant are 
occasionally employed in soups and salads, and the seed 
are used in confectionery, and for other flavouring pur- 
poses. They ripen about August, and should be sown, in 
в warm position, in autumn, and again in spring. If the 
leaves are required, small quantities of seed should be sown 
about every month for succession, in drills 1ft. apart. 
с. аа К, Ё white ; umbels of three or four rays, 
olucre ; 
1. decompound. Stems terete. A. ljft. 
referring to the 
ORD. Qoriariec. 
of South Europe, North Afri i 
Zealand and tho ca, Japan, Himalayas, New 
petals smaller than the sepals, thickened after 
54 ; put down in autumn. 
C. myrtifolia is the only hardy species; the two others 
а conservatory or greenh f ouse 
+ myrtifola (Myrtle-leaved).* Myrtle-leaved Sumach; Тап. 
кхе o greenish ; racemes rather erect, terminating the 
ches and branchlets, leafy at the base. May to August. 
e-lanceolate, . Branches somewhat tetra- 
opposite or tern. А, 4ft. to 6ft. South Europe, 1629. 
=. An interesting natural ord _ 
‘the single genus Coriaria, from which it 
^ hardy we aic 
rockwork, in a dry, sandy, peaty soil. Тоу 
Bown, as soon as ripe, in a cold f Increased 
, А frame. 
: elongat Акуа ^ with orange 
Mop. Аген. Моо. боб 
EK | 
rarely herbs. Flowers in terminal or axillary umbels, 
cymose clusters, or sometimes involucrate heads. Leaves 
opposite or alternate, exstipulate. There are about twelve 
genera, the three best-known being: Aucuba, Cornus, 
and Garrya. 
CORN BLUE-BOTTLE. A common name of 
Centaurea Cyanus (which see). : 
CORN COCELE. ‘See Githago segetum. 
CORNEOUS. Horny; of the consistence of horn. 
CORN FLAG. See Gladiolus. К 
CORNICULATE. Having processes like small horns, 
CORNISH MONEYWORT. ‘See Sibthorpia — 
europea. 
CORN MUSTARD. See Sinapis arvensis. 
CORN SALAD, or LAMB’S LETTUCE (Valeria 
nella olitoria). Annual. This is not largely used in this 
country, but still, it makes a very good change in the 
salad bowl. In summer, the whole plant may be used, 
as it is then tender, being in active growth. About four 
sowings will be found sufficient, and, if these are made in 
February, April, August, and September, a fair supply 
will be kept up, quite sufficient for any ordinary house- 
hold. The ground should be deeply dug, but it need mof 
be heavily manured. Sow the seed in rows, about 9i. — 
asunder, and thin out to 6in. apart in the rows. Кеер 
the plants clear of weeds, and, in winter, during hard 
frost, throw а little dry litter over the bed. Y 
Fic. 524. CORN SALAD, 
Sorts. The common Corn Salad (see Fig. 524), the Round 
leaved (a stronger-growing form, with larger leaves), 
the Italian, are the varieties usually cultivated. ‘The 
is supposed to belong to another species. 
CORNUS (from cornu, a horn; the wood is thong 
to be as hard and durable as horn). ‚Ж 
Cornacew. Hardy deciduous trees and shrubs, sometime’ 
out involucre. Leaves, with few exceptions, opposu 
entire, sometimes alternate or in whorls. АП the woody 
species are desirable for shrubberies. Many. will 879% 
under the drip of trees; this renders them valuable ! 
thickening strips of plantations which have become nas 
below. They may be readily increased by cuttings, 
layers, or by suckers, either of which operations 80 
be performed in autumn. С. canadensis and C. 
should be grown in sandy peaty soil, in a rather 80%, 
situation, on the rockery, or in a border; they шау _ 
increased by dividing, when the plants have run «= 
siderably at the roots. See also Benthamia. p 
ruptly-pointed, clothed 
