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CORBULARIA. Hoop Petticoat Narcissus. [Amaryllidaceae.] 

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

 creased by offsetts. 



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

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

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

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

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

 Spain ; 1760. 



COREOPSIS. [Composite.] 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 flowers in July and August. 



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

 1778. C. arguta (sharp); 2 feet; Carolina; 1786. C. aurea 

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

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

 leaved) ; 3 feet; Carolina ; 1724. C. tenuifolia (slender-leaved) ;, 

 2 feet; North America; 1780. C. tripteris (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 ; 1820. 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. 



