GARDEN FLOWERS. II9 



CoRBULARiA. Hoop Pett'uoat Narcissiis. [Amaryllidaceae.] 

 Hardy bulbs, separated from Narcissus. Garden soil. In- 

 creased by offsetts. 



C. bitlbocodiiun : hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in 

 May ; south of Europe ; 1629. C. conspiaia (showy) ; hardy 

 bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May. C. lobtitata (lobed) ; 

 hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May. C. teimifolia 

 (slender-leaved) ; hardy bulb ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in May ; 

 Spain; 1760. 



Coreopsis. [Compositae.] A genus of showy perennials 

 (for the annuals see Calliopsis), propagated by division, and 

 thriving in garden soil. All the species we describe have 

 yellow flow^ers in July and August. 



C. angnstifolia (narrow-leaved) ; 2 feet ; North America ; 

 1778. C. argtita (sharp); 2 feet; Carohna ; 1786. C. atirea 

 (golden) ; 3 feet ; North America ; 1785. C. gratidiflora (large- 

 flowered) ; 3 feet ; North America ; 1826. C. lanceolata (iance- 

 leaved) ; 3 feet; Carohna ; 1724. C /^;/?^//^/m (slender-leaved) ; 

 2 feet; North America; 1780. C //-/^/^r/j (three-winged) ; 5 

 feet; North America; 1737. C. verticillata (whorl-leaved); 3 

 feet; North America; 1759. 



There are many other species. 



Corn-Flag. See Gladiolus. 



Cornelian Cherry. See Cornus. 



CoRNUs. [Cornaceae.] Hardy deciduous trees, shrubs, 

 and perennials. Propagated by seeds, cuttings, layers, and 

 division of the root. C.florida is a very beautiful ornamen- 

 tal tree. C mascula is the Cornelian cherry. All require a 

 rich loamy soil. 



C. alba (white-berried) ; 10 feet ; flowers white, in July ; Si- 

 beria ; 1 741. C alba Rossica (Russian) ; 8 feet ; flowers white, in 

 July ; Siberia ; 1 820. C. alba Siberica (Siberian) ; 10 feet ; flowers 

 white, in August; Siberia; 1824. C. alternifolia (alternate- 

 leaved) ; 15 feet ; flowers white, in July ; North America ; 1760. 



