CONVOLVULUS 73 



Collo'mia (from kolla, glue, in reference to the sticky 

 secretion round the seeds). Nat. Ord. Polemoni- 

 aceoe. 



Hardy annuals of compact habit, having large 

 heads of brilliant flowers from July to October. 

 There are several kinds, the ones mostly cultivated 

 being :■ — 



C. coccin'ea. Grows to about 12 ins. with clusters 

 of small bright scarlet flowers. From Chili 

 in 1832. Syn., C. lateritia. 



C. grandiflo'ra. About 2 ft. high. This erect 

 plant supports a compound flower, consisting 

 of a cluster of small trumpet-shaped rose and 

 buff florets. From Columbia, 1826-1831. 



Propagate by seeds sown \ in. deep where they 

 are to grow in September, or else in March and 

 April, thinning out to 3 ins. apart. It hkes a warm 

 position, but produces more bloom on a poor soil 

 than when highly cultivated. 



Common Corn Poppy. See Papaver Rhceas. 



Common Foxglove. See Digitalis purpurea. 



Common Marigold. See Calendula. From Mary, 

 i.e., the Virgin Mary, and gold. Mary's Plant. 



Common Yellow Sunflower. See Helianthus annuus. 



ConvolVulus — Bindweed (from L. convoho, to entwine). 

 Nat. Ord. Convolvulacew. 



Of the numerous species belonging to this family 

 there is only one (together with its varieties) of any 



