122 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



seeds, which should be sown in gentle heat in spring, and 

 the young plant turned out in May ; the perennials, by root 

 division. Also called more correctly Cosmos, 



C. bipinnata (bi-pinnate) ; half-hardy annual ; 3 feet ; flowers 

 purple, in July ; Mexico ; 1799. C. diversifolia (various-leaved) ; 

 half-hardy tuberous perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers lilac, in Septem- 

 ber ; Mexico; 1835. C. Ititea {yoWow)-, half-hardy annual ; 2 

 feet; flowers yellow, in September ; Mexico; 181 1. C. scabio- 

 soides (scabious-like) ; half-hardy tuberous perennial ; 4 feet ; 

 flowers scarlet, in September; Mexico; 1836. C. sulphurea 

 (sulphur); half-hardy annual; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in July; 

 Mexico ; 1.799- ^- tenuifolia (slender-leaved) ; half-hardy an- 

 nual ; 2 feet ; flowers red, in September ; Mexico ; 1836. 



CoTONEASTER. [Rosaceas.] Hardy trees and shrubs of 

 an ornamental character. Common soil. Increased by 

 layers and seeds. Most of the species require protection in 

 the Northern States. The evergreens are very ornamental 

 in leaf and berry. 



C. acuminata (pointed-leaved) ; 4 feet ; flowers pink, in May ; 

 Nepaul ; 1820. C. affi?iis (similar); 4 feet; flowers pink, in 

 May; Nepaul; 1820. C. bacillaris (rod); Nepaul; 1841. C 

 buxifolia (box-leaved) ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in May ; Nepaul ; 

 1824. C. buxifolia marginata (white-margined) ; 3 feet ; flowers 

 white, in May ; Sahrunpore ; 1838. C. denticulata (fine-toothed- 

 leaved) ; 6 feet ; flowers white ; Mexico ; 1826. C emarginata 

 (notched); flowers white, in May ; Nepaul. C. frigida (cold) ; 

 10 feet; flowers white and green, in May ; Nepaul ; 1824. C 

 laxijlora (loose-flowered); 4 feet ; flowers pink, in May ; 1826. 

 C. laxijlora unijlora (one-flowered) ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in 

 May ; Nepaul. C. microphylla (small-leaved) ; 4 feet ; flowers 

 white, in May ; Nepaul ; 1825. C. imdtifiora (many-flowered) ; 

 4 feet; flowers white, in May; Altai; 1837. C. Nufn?7tularia 

 (moneywort-leaved) ; 10 feet ; flowers white and green, in May ; 

 Nepaul; 1824. C. rotundifolia {roMn&-\Q2iV&d) ; 3 feet; flowers 

 white, in May ; Nepaul ; 1820. C. Roy lei (Dr. Royle's) ; flowers 



