COLURIA 



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COMESPERMA 



C. ru'tilans (red-leaved). 2. Purple. September. 



Jamaica. 1823. 



sple'ndens (shining). See NEMATANTHUS LONGIPES. 

 trifolia'ta (three-leaved). See STEMODIA TRIFOLIATA. 

 zebri'na (zebra-marked). See ALLOPLECTUS DICH- 



ROOS. 



COLU'RIA. (From kolouros, deprived of a tail ; in 

 reference to the seeds. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceae]. 

 Linn. iz-Icosandria, 3-Trigynia. Allied to Geum and 

 Potentilla.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Divisions ; loam and 

 leaf-mould. 

 C. potenlilloi'des (Potentilla-like). i. Orange. June. 



Siberia. 1780. 



COLU'TEA. Bladder-senna. (From koloutea, a name 

 adopted from Theophrastus. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosje]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria. 

 Allied to Caragana.) 



The leaves of the bladder-senna are used to adulterate 

 the Senna of the druggists. Cuttings planted in the end 

 of summer ; seeds sown in spring ; common soil. 

 C. arbore'scens (common tree-like). 10. Yellow. July. 



France. 1548. " Bladder senna." 

 cili'cica (Cilician). Yellow. Asia Minor. 

 crue'nta (bloody). 4. Scarlet. June. Levant. 



1710. 

 frute'scens (shrubby). See SUTHERLANDIA FRUTE- 



SCE>JS. 



galegifo'lia (Galega-leaved). See SWAINSONIA CORON- 



ILLIFOLIA. 



,, hale'pica (Aleppo). See C. ISTRIA. 

 i' stria (Istrian). 6. Yellow. June. Asia Minor. 

 longiala'ta (long-winged). Yellow. Asia Minor. 



1892. 



me'dia (intermediate). 10. Orange. July. 

 melano' calyx (black-calyxed). See C. LONGIALATA. 

 nepale'nsis (Nepaul). See C. ARBORESCENS. 

 pere'nnans (perennial). See LESSERTIA PERENNANS. 

 ,, pe'rsica (Persian). Persia. 

 Poco'kii (Pocock's). See C. ISTRIA. 



COLUTEOCA'RPUS. (From Colutea, and karpos, a 

 fruit ; the fruits are bladdery as in Colutea. Nat. ord. 

 Cruciferae. Allied to Vesicaria.) 



Hardy herb. Seeds ; cuttings under a hand-light in 

 summer. Well-drained garden soil. 

 C. reticula'tus (netted), i. Yellow. May. Asia Minor. 

 1700. 



COLVI'LLEA. (Named after Sir Charles Colville, 

 governor of Mauritius. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants 

 [Leguminosa?]. Linn. ig-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Caesalpinia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings in sand, under glass, 

 and in bottom-heat ; seeds when procurable ; loam and 

 leaf-mould. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 

 to 55*. 



C. racemo'sa (/arge-racemed). 45. Scarlet. April. 

 Madagascar. 



COLY'SIS MEMBRANA'CEA. See POLYPODIUM MEM- 

 BRAN ACEUM. 



COMACLI'NIUM AURANTI'ACUM. See DYSODIA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



COMANTHOSPHA'CE. (From home, hair, anthos, a 

 flower, and sphake, the Greek name for a Salvia ; in 

 allusion to the long, hair-like stamens. Nat. ord. 

 Labiatae.) 



A hardy undershrub from Japan with terminal spikes 

 of small, yellow flowers. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in 

 autumn or summer in sandy soil under a hand-light or 

 in a cold frame. Ordinary garden soil. 

 C. japo'nica (Japanese). Yellow. Japan. 1894. 



COM ARE LLA MULTIFOLIA'TA (many-leafleted) . See 

 POTENTILLA DEPAUPERATA. 



COMARO PSIS DONIA'NA and C. FRAGARIOI DES. 



See WALDSTEINIA FRAGARIOIDES. 



COMAROSTA'PHYLIS. (From komaros, the Arbutus, 

 and staphule, a grape ; referring to the clusters of fruit 

 Nat. ord. Hgaihworts [Ericaceae]. Linn. S-Octandna, 

 i-Monogynia. Now referred to Arctostaphylos.) 



Pretty bushes from the alpine regions of Guatemala, 

 bearing succulent fruit, which is eatable. Seeds; cuttings 

 under a hand-light, in the beginning of autumn ; grafted 

 on the Arbutus in spring ; loam and peat. If not kept 

 in a cold greenhouse, will require protection out of doors. 

 C. arbutoi'des (Arbutus-like). See ARCTOSTAPHYLOS 



ARBUTOIDES. 



formo'sa (beautiful). See PIERIS FORMOSA. 



,, ni'tida (shining). See ARCTOSTAPHYLOS ARGU'TA. 



polifo'lia( Folium-leaved). See ARCTOSTAPHYLOS POLI- 



FOLIA. 



COMAROU'NA ODORA'TA. See DIPTERIX ODORATA. 

 COMA'RUM PALU'STRE. See POTENTILLA PALUSTRIS. 



COMBRE'TUM. (An ancient name adopted from 

 Pliny. Nat. ord. Myrobalans [Combretaceae]. Linn. 

 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen climbers, except two shrubs. Cuttings 

 of young shoots, or rather, stiffish side-shoots, taken off 

 with a heel, in sand, under glass, and in bottom-heat ; 

 sandy peat and loam, with a little charcoal and broken 

 pots, to keep the soil open. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; 

 winter, 50 to 60. C. purpureum is one of the best- 

 known species and is a good climber for the stove, having 

 branching racemes of crimson flowers. The best means 

 of propagating is to graft half-ripe wood on the roots 

 taken from the same plant. 

 C. Afze'lii (Afzel's). See C. GRANDIFLORUM. 

 a'ltum (tall). Red. Trop. Africa. 

 arge'nteum (silvery). Guatemala. 

 ,, barba'tum (bearded). 10. White. Madagascar 



1820. 



,, bracteo'sum (bracted). S. Africa. 

 cocci 'neum (scarlet). 25. Scarlet. September. 



Madagascar. 1818. 

 como'sum (long-haired). 20. Scarlet. Trop. Africa. 



1822. 

 deca'ndrum(ten-&nthered). 20. White. April. India. 



1826. 



e'legans (elegant). 15. Scarlet. May. Brazil. 1820. 

 ,, exte'nsum (extended). 10. India. 1845. 

 farino'sum (mealy). 10. Orange, red. May. Mexico. 



1825. 

 . ., formo'sum (handsome). Yellow, red. March. Brazil. 



1824. 

 grandifto'rum (large-flowered). 5. Scarlet. May. 



Sierra Leone. 1824. Shrub. 

 ,, interme' 'dium (intermediate). See C. COMOSUM. 

 Ixtifo'lium (broad-leaved). Scarlet. May. E. Ind. 



1838. 



la'xum (loose). Yellow. W. Ind. 

 ,, Lcefti'ngii (Lcefling's). Green, orange. Trop. Amer. 



1867. 



,, micra'nthum (small-flowered). See C. ALTUM. 

 ,, micrope' talum (small- petaled). See C. LOSFLINGII. 

 ,, na'nutn (dwarf). 2. White. Nepaul. 1825. Shrub. 

 ,, panicula'tum (panicled). 50. Scarlet. September. 



Guinea. 1824. 

 pincia'num (Pince's). Purple, red. May. Sierra 



Leone. 1845. 



,, pilo'sum (pilose). India, Burma. 

 purpu'reum (purple). 25. Scarlet. Madagascar. 



1818. 

 ,, racemo'sum (racemose). 12. White. May. Benin. 



1826. 



,, Raimbau'ltii (Raimbault's). Trop. Africa. 

 secu'ndum (side-flowering). 10. Yellow-striped. May. 



Trinidad. 1818. 



., sundai'cum (Sundaic). Sumatra. 

 ,, wightia'num (Wight's). See C. EXTENSUM. 



COMESPE'RMA. (From home, hair, and sperma, a 

 seed ; in reference to the seeds being enveloped with 

 hairs. Nat. ord. Milkworts [Polygalaceae]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, 5-Octandria. Allied "to Polygala.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Australia. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in April, under a glass ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. cordifo'lium (heart-leaved). 2. Purple. June. 1822. 



,, coridifo'lium (Cons-leaved). See C. ERICINUM. 



eri'cinum (heath-like). 3. Purple. June. 1822. 



gra'cile (slender). See C. VOLUBILE. 



,, virga'tum (twiggy). Purple. May. 1826. 



volu'bile (twining). 2. Blue. April. 1834. 



