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a. C. Americana Walt., Canada and eastern U. S. and (b) 

 C. rostrata Ait., British America south to Georgia and 

 Oregon (a variety in California), are the American Hazel- 

 nut bushes, the latter the Beaked Hazel, (c) €. Avellana L. 

 (C. maxima Mill. ), Europe and Asia, is the European Hazel 

 (Hezzle, Haul, Halse) or Filbert (Filberd, Filbeard, Philbert), 

 Beard tree, Halenut, Nuttal tree. Nut-bush, Nuitre, Wood- 

 nut, (varieties known as Full-beards, Cob-nuts, Cosford 

 and Downton Filberts, Barcelona Nuts); Ger. Plasel; Fr. 

 Noisetier. Seeds of all species yield hazel-nut oil. Spicidce 

 from involucre of (b) used like those of Mucuna. 



680. CORYPHA, L. Talipot Palm. Sabalaceae. 



From Greek, ''tall". Fan-leaved Palms. About 7 species, 

 tropical Asia. 



a. C. ninbraculifera L. Ceylon and India. Talipot Palm (Tali- 

 put, Talipat), Basket Palm, Shreetalum, Smeetalum. Leaves 

 used for umbrellas, us a substitute for paper, etc. 



581. COSCINIUM, Colebr. Columbo-wood. Menispeniiaceae. 



Syn. Menispermum, in part. Shrubs. About 4 species, 

 tropical Asia. 



a. C. feuestratiim (Gaertn. ) Colebr. (M. fenestratum Gaertn.). 

 Ceylon. Columbo-wood, False Calumba. Wood, bark and root, 

 bitter tonic. 



682. COSMOS, Cav. (Cosmus, Cosmea). Compositae. 



From Greek, "ornament". Ornamental herbs. About 20 

 species, Mexico and adjacent region; 3 in U. S. 



583. COTINUS, Adans. Smoke-tree. Anacardiaceae. 



Greek name of the Oleaster. Syn. Rhus, in part. Shrubs 

 or small trees. One species of Europe and Asia, one of America. 



a. C. cotiiioides (Nutt. ) Brit. (R. cotinoides Nutt. 1838, C. Ameri- 



canus Nutt. 1849.). American Smoke-tree, Wild Smoke-tree, 

 Chittam-wood, Yellow-wood. Also other synonyms from the 

 following. 



b. C. Cotiims (L. )Karst. (R. CotinusL., C. coriaria Duham). 



Europe and Asia. Venice Sumac (Sumach), Venetian Sumac, 

 Smoke-tree, Smoke-plant, False Fringe-tree, Purple Fringe, 

 Wig-tree, Feather-tree, Aaron's- beard. Wood, called young 

 Fustic and Zante-wood, yields a yellow dye. 



584. COTONEASTER, Medic. Fire Thorn. Pomaceae. 

 From Latin, "star quince". Syn. Crataegus, Mespilus, in 



part. Ornamental shrubs or small trees. About 20 species, 

 Old World. 



a. C. Pyracantha (L. ) Spach. (Crataegus Pyracantha Medic. 

 (Kew), M. Pyracantha L. ). Evergreen Thorn, Fire Thorn, 

 Pyracanth, Christ's Thorn*, Egyptian Thorn*. 



586. c6tULA, L. - Cotula. - Compositae. 



Diminutive of cota, classical name of a composite plant. 

 Herbs. About 40 species, widely distributed; 2 in U. S. 



