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COLUMNEA 



C. heterophy'lla (various-leaved). See C. BICOLOR. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). See C. BARTSI.BFOLIA. 



multicolor (many-coloured). Purple, crimson. Cali- 

 fornia. 1852. 



Pa'rrvi (Parry's). California. 



par-siflo'ra, (small-flowered), i. Purple, blue. June. 

 Columbia. 1826. Trailer. 



sparsiflo'ra (scattered-flowered), i. Violet. May. 

 California. 1836. 



tincto'ria (dyer's), i. Pale pink. May. California. 

 1848. 



Torre'yi (Torrey's). California. 



re'rna (spring), i. Purple, blue. June. N. Amer. 

 1826. 



viola'cta (violet). Violet. N. Amer. 1871. 



OOLLDJSO NIA. (Named after P. Coltinson, a great 

 promoter of botany. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiata?]. 

 Linn. 2-Diandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Cunila and 

 Hyssop.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division ; common 

 soil in moist places. 

 C. anisa'ta (anise-scented). 3. Yellow. October. 



Carolina. 1806. 



canade'nsis (Canadian). 3. Lilac, yellow. Sep- 

 tember. N. Amer. 1735. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). 3. Lilac, yellow. Sep- 

 tember. N. Amer. 1734. 

 ova' ta (eg%-leaved) . 3. Lilac, yellow. September. 



N. Amer. 1734. 



,, ova' Us (ova\-leaved) . See C. SCABRIUSCULA. 

 ,, scabriu' scula (roughish). 2. Red, yellow. August. 



East Florida. 1776. Greenhouse. 

 tubero'sa (tuberous). 2. Yellow. August. Carolina. 

 1806. 



COLLO'MIA. (From kolla, glue ; referring to the 

 mucous which surrounds the seeds. Nat. ord. Phlox- 

 n-orts [Polemoniaceas] . Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Gilia.) 



Hardy annuals. The best is C. cocci'nea. Seeds in 

 open border ; spring or autumn. 

 C. Cavanille'sii (Cavanilles's). See C. GRANDIFLORA. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. July. Chili. 1832. 

 gilioi'des (Gilia-like). i. Pink. August. California. 



i8.33. 



glutino'sa (glutinous). See C. GILIOIDES. 

 gra'cilis (slender). J. Rose. June. N. Amer. 1827. 

 grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 2. Pink. July. Co- 

 lumbia. 1826. 

 ,, heterophy'lla (various-leaved), i. Pink. June. 



Columbia. 1826. 



lateri'tia (brick-red). See C. COCCINEA. 

 linea'ris (nanovr-leaved) . i. Red. June. N. Amer. 

 1826. 



COLOCA'SIA. (From kolokasia, the Greek for the 

 root of an Egyptian plant. Nat. ord. Arads [Araceae]. 

 Linn. zi-Moruecia, 7-Heptandria. Allied to Caladium.) 



The Colocasias are remarkable alike for their milky 

 juice and for producing eatable tubers, though belonging 

 to an order which an acrid principle generally pervades. 

 Divisions ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55 ; greenhouse not quite so warm. 

 C. affi'nis (allied. Himalayas. 1867. 

 antiquo'rum (ancient). 2. Green. June. Levant. 



1551. Tuberous-rooted. Greenhouse. 

 escule'nta (edible). Whitish. Sandwich Islands. 



1739- 

 ,, nymphceifo'lia (Nymphaea-leaved) . White. India. 



1800. 

 drvansaya'na (Devansayan). Leaves veined purple. 



New Guinea. 1886. 

 escule'nta (eatable-rootei). See C. ANTIQUORUM 



ESCULENTA. 



fa'llax (deceitful). Himalaya. 



i'ndica (Indian). Now referred to Alocasia indica. 



.. Marcha'Ui (Marchall's). Leaves with dark blotches 



and silvery band. India. 1811. 

 ne'o-guinee'nsis (New Guinea). Leaves blotched 



white. New Guinea. 1880. 

 odora'ta (fragrant). 3. Green, yellow. May. Peru. 



1810. Now referred to Alocasia odor a, 

 ., viola'cta (violet). 

 ., Wendla'ndii (Wendland's). See C. FALLAX. 



COLOCYNTH. See CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS. 



COLOGANIA. (Named after M. Cotogan, who 

 hospitably entertained naturalists visiting TenerifTe. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. 17- 

 Diadelphia, 4-Decandria. Allied to Clitoria.) 



Stove evergreen twiners, natives of Mexico, &c. ; 

 cuttings of half-ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, in 

 April ; seeds sown in a hotbed, in March ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. Violet. 1827. 



N.W. Amer. 



,, bi'loba (two-lobed). 20. Purple. Mexico. 1827. 

 ., Broussone' tii (Broussonet's). 3. Violet. 1827. 

 pukhf'lla (pretty). 3. Rose. September. 1837. 

 N.W. Amer. 



COLPOON-TREE. Cassi'ne cape'nsis. 

 COI/TS-FOOT. Tussila'go Fa'rfara. 



COLUBRI NA. (From coluber, a snake ; in re- 

 ference to the twisted stamens. Nat. ord. Rhymnads 

 [Rhamnaceael. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Ceanothus.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs ; cuttings of young shoots in 

 sand, under glass ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 6o e to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. asia'tica (Asiatic), 12. Pale yellow. July. Ceylon. 



1691. 

 cube'nsis (Cuba). Now referred to Ceanothus 



cubensis. 

 ferrugino'sa (rusty). 20. Green. July. Bahama. 



1762. 

 reclina' ta (bent-down). 5. Green. August. Jamaica. 



1758. Now referred to Ceanothus reclinatus. 

 triflo'ra (three-flowered). Pale yellow. Mexico. 

 1826. 



COLUMBINE. AquUe'gia. 



COLUMBO-ROOT or CALUMBA-ROOT. Jateorrhiia. 

 Calu'mba. 



COLUMFLLIA. (Commemorative of L. /. M. Coln- 

 mella, who lived about A.D. 42. Nat. ord. Columelliaceae.) 



A small order of three shrubs, natives of Peru and 

 Ecuador. They require greenhouse culture and treat- 

 ment like Thibaudia in peat and loam. 

 C. oblo'nga (oblong). Yellow. Peru. 1875. 



COLUMNEA. (Named after Fabius Columna, an 

 Italian nobleman. Nat. ord. Gesnerworfs [Gesnerareae]. 

 Linn. n-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Bes- 

 leria.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings in sandy soil and in heat, 

 under a hand-light ; peat and loam, with pieces of char- 

 coal and rotten wood, well drained. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 45 to 55. 



TWINERS. 



C. auranti'aca (orange). Orange. June. Andes of 



Colombia. 1851. 

 au'reo-ni'tens (bright-golden). i. Orange, red. 



September. Colombia. 1843. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Scarlet. August. W. Ind. 



1759. 

 schiedia'na (Schiede's). . Orange. June. Mexico. 



1840. 



re'pens (creeping). Yellow, red. Costa Rica. 1845. 

 rotundifo' lia (round-leaved). Trinidad. 



SHRUBS. 



C. crassifo'lia (thick-leaved) i. Rose. October. 1837. 

 erythropha'a (red-brown). Dusky red. November. 



Mexico. 1858. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). z. Pale purple. September. 



Jamaica. 1780. 

 hi'spida (bristly). Scarlet. September. Jamaica. 



1824. 

 ,, ftalbreyeria'na (Kalbreyerian). Yellow. Colombia 



1882. 

 magni fica (magnificent), i. Flame. Central Amer. 



1902. 

 oerstedia'na (Oerstedian). Scarlet. Costa Rica. 



1910. 

 pi'cta (painted). Colombia. 



