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CoBve'a — continued. 



C. soan'dens — contimced. 



glass it has been known to grow 200 ft. in a 

 season, and will usually attain 10 ft. of growth 

 outdoors during the summer. Mexico, 1792. 



C. scan' dens a'lba has white flowers. 



Sow the seeds i in. deep in sandy soil in pots 

 in temp. 75° during February or March. Plant 

 out in June in not too rich a soil, otherwise it will 

 develop too vigorously at the expense of the 

 flower growth. 



If treated as a biennial the young plants become 

 established sooner and flower earlier. Sow in July 

 in thumb pots, house from frost during the winter, 

 shift into 4-in. pots in February, using rich soil, and 

 transplant outdoors at the end of May. Water 

 freely during the growing season. 



Cochlea'ria acau'lis. See Ionopsidium acaule. 



Cockscomb. See Celosia. 



Collin'sia — Collins'' Flower (named after Zaccheus 

 Collins, an early botanist). Nat. Ord. Scrophu- 

 lariacece. 



Pretty, shrubby, free-flowering N. American 

 hardy annuals, of very simple culture, attractive 

 for beds or mixed borders, even doing well in 

 town gardens. They should be grouped together. 

 There are several varieties, all of which flower 

 during the summer. 



