50 CARPET PLANT 



Carpet Plant. See Ionopsidium. 



Castor-oil Plant. See Ricmus. 



Catchfly. See Silene. 



Celo'sia — Cockscomb (from Gr. kelos^ dry, burnt, in 

 reference to the appearance of some species). Nat. 

 Ord. Amaranthacew. 



Mostly tropical annuals, and therefore tender 

 and more suited for the greenhouse, but they are 

 frequently planted out in the open air and make 

 brilliant beds in a hot summer. The well-known 

 Crested Cockscomb with its varieties is really an 

 encouraged monstrosity of its original parent, the 

 broad flattened crest being formed by the union of 

 its branches. The Feathered Cockscomb, however, 

 is by far the most effective of the two kinds for 

 putting out in the open, and extensively used in 

 the London Parks. It also lasts a long time in 

 water when cut. 



C. crista' ta, The Crested Cockscomb. Height 15 ins. 

 Dark crimson. July. From Asia in 1570. 



C crista'ta au'rea. Golden yellow. July. 



C crista'ta cocci'nea. Height 4 ft. Magenta. 

 July. India, 1597. 



C crista'ta compa'cta. Height 2 ft. Dark red. 

 July. Asia, 1570. 



C. crista'ta ela'ta. Height 2 ft. Dark red. July. 

 Asia, 1570. 



C. crista'ta Jlaves'cens. Height 2 ft. Yellow. 

 July, Asia, 1570, 



