BOTANICAL NAMES 67 



Columbaria (kol-um-ba-ri-a). L. " Columbarium " (a 

 dovecote). Second hot. name Small Scabious. 



Columnae (kol-um-nae). After Columna, the Italian 

 botanist, died 1650. Second bot. name Common 

 Roumulea. 



Colza (kol-za). French. " Colza " (the wild cabbage); 

 a cabbage cultivated for its seed, and from which 

 Colza oil is got ; the refuse is the oil-cake given to 

 cattle. 



Comarum (kom-a-rum). G. " Komaros," name for 

 the Strawberry tree. Linneus put a plant, now 

 grouped as Marsh Potentil, into a separate group, 

 which he named " Comarum." 



Comfrey (kum-fre.) L. Is a corruption of " con- 

 firma " (to establish) ; refers to the plant being good 

 for uniting bones. Eng. name for Symphytum 

 group. 



Commixtus (kom-mix-tus). L. adj., " mingling." A 

 second bot. name, probably applied to plants sup- 

 posed to be cross-bred. 



Communis (kom-mun-is). L. adj., " common." A 

 very common second bot. name used for sorts of 

 plants so common as to be unmeaning. 



Commutatum (kom-mu-ta-tum). L. adj., " altered." 

 Second bot. name, variety Heath Galium. 



Comosa (ko-mo-sa). L. adj., " hairy." A second bot. 

 name. 



Compactum (kom-pak-tum). L. adj., " compact." A 

 second bot. name. 



Complanatum (kom-pla-na-tum). L. " Complano " (to 

 make level). A second bot. name. 



Compositae (kom-poz-it-e). L. " Compositus " (put 

 together). A number of little florets put together 



