CORREA 



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CORYDALIS 



C. ju'ncea (rush). 3. Yellow. June. France. 1656. 



Evergreen shrub. 

 minima (smallest), x. Yellow. S. Europe. 1658. 



Herbaceous perennial. 

 rtwnta'na (mountain). 2. Yellow. June. Caucasus, 



Persia. 1776. Herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, repa'nda (waved), i- Yellow. July. Spain. 1805. 

 scorpioi'des (scorpion-like). . Yellow. July. 



Mediterranean region. 1506. 

 ,, squama' ia (scaly). See HIPPOCREPIS SQUAMATA. 

 ,, vagina' Us (sheathing). Yellow. Europe. 

 va'ria (various), i. Pink. September. Europe. 



1597. Deciduous creeper. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS, &c. 



C. arge'ntea (silvery-leaved). 2. Yellow. May. Crete. 

 1664. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 2. Yellow. July. France. 

 1722. 



variega'ta (\&nega.ted-leaved). 4. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Gardens. 



pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 

 Algiers. 1700. 



stipula'ris (stipuled). See C. VALENTINA. 



valenti'na (Valencia). 2. Yellow. August. S. 

 Europe. 1596. 



vimina'lis (twiggy). 3. Yellow. August. Mogador. 

 1798. 



CORREA. (Named after Correa, a Portuguese 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutacea?]. Linn. 8- 

 Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The settlers in New Holland employ the leaves of 

 Correas, particularly those of C. alba, for tea. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots hi sand, under glass, in bottom-heat, 

 in spring. The finer sorts are also grafted on the com- 

 moner ones, such as C. a'lba. C. specio'sa will scarcely 

 strike at all ; three parts sandy peat and one of turfy 

 loam. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 40 to 48. 

 C. a'lba (white). 6. White. June. 1793. 

 backhousia'na (Backhousian). See C. SPECIOSA 



BACKHOUSIANA. 



bi color (two-coloured). See C. SPECIOSA BICOLOR. 



cardina'lis (scarlet). 2$. Scarlet. Australia. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). See C. LAWRENCIANA. 



Harri'sii (Harris's). See C. SPECIOSA HARRI'SII. 



,, lawrencia'na (Lawrencian). 3. Green, white. April. 



1836. 

 hngiflo'ra (long-flowered). Pale rose. December. 



Hybrid. 1839. 



magni'fica .(magnificent). See C. SPECIOSA MAGNIFICA. 

 ,, pi'cta (painted). See C. SPECIOSA. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). See C. SPECIOSA PULCHELLA. 

 ru'fa (reddish). See C. ALBA. 

 specio'sa (showy). 3. Scarlet. June. Australia. 



1800. 



backhousia'na (Backhousian). 

 bi'color (two-coloured). Crimson, tipped white. 



1840. 



,, Harri'sii (Harris's). Crimson, or deep scarlet. 

 ,, ,, magni'fica (magnificent). White, large. 

 ,, ma'jor (larger). Scarlet, large. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). 3. Scarlet. June. 1824. 

 ventrico'sa (inflated). Crimson, tipped green. 

 ventrico'sa (inflated). See C. SPECIOSA VENTRICOSA. 

 vi'rens (green). See C. SPECIOSA. 



CORRUGATE. Wrinkled. 



CORTADE RIA. (Nat. ord. Grammes?.) 

 Strong-growing, autumn-flowering, and highly orna- 

 mental perennial grasses. Seeds and division. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 

 C. arge'ntea (silvery). Silvery white. Brazil. 1848. 



" Pampas Grass." 

 conspi'cua (conspicuous). Grey. New Zealand. 



" Silvery Reed-grass." 



juba'ta (maned). Andes of Ecuador. 1878. 

 kermesi'na (carmine). Reddish. 1866. 



CORTEX. The bark or corky layer. 

 CORTICAL. Like bark, or belonging to the bark. 



CORTU'SA. Bear's-ear Sanicle. (Named after Cor- 

 tusus, an Italian botanist. Nat. ord. Primeworis [Primu- 

 laceas]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy perennials, with frame protection in winter ; 

 do best as pot-plants ; root division ; loam and peat. 

 C. hirsu'ta (hairy). Country unknown. 

 Matthi'oli (Matthioli's). i. Red. April. Austria 



1596. 

 ,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered). Flowers large, deep 



red. Central Asia. 1879. 



,, pu'bens (downy). Magenta-purple. May. Transyl- 

 vania. 1878. 



,, Semeno'vii (Semenow's). See KAUFMANNIA SEMENOVH. 

 villo'sa (long-haired). Country unknown. 



CORYA'NTHES. Helmet-flower. (From korus, a 

 helmet, and anthos, a flower ; in reference to the shape 

 of the lip, or labellum. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceas]. 

 Linn. 2O-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Division ; in pots well-drained ; 

 fibrous peat, chopped sphagnum, and small-broken pot- 

 sherds. Growing temp., 75 to 85 ; rest, 50 to 60. 

 See ORCHID CULTURE. 

 C. Bungero'thii (Bungeroth's). Green, white, orange, 



red-spotted. Venezuela. 1890. 

 ,, Co'bbii (Cobb's). See C. MACAULATA COBBII. 

 ,, elega'ntium (more elegant). Rio Negro. 1868. 

 Fifldi'ngi (Colonel Fielding's). Yellow, brown. May. 



S. Amer. 1845. 



lentigino'sa (freckled). Yellow. May. Guiana. 1837. 

 ,, leuco'corys (white helmet). Greenish-yellow; lip 



purple with white hood. Peru. 

 ,, macra'ntha (large-flowered), i. Brown, yellow. June. 



Caraccas. 

 ,, macro' corys (large helmet). Large, pale yellow 



spotted purple. Peru. 

 ,, macrosia'chya (large-spiked). Orange, yellow, brown. 



Mexico. 1843. 

 macula' ta (spotted-lipped) . i. Yellow-spotted. June. 



Demerara. 1829. 

 Alberti'na (Mrs. Albertine's). Yellow, spotted 



crimson. 

 Co'bbii (Cobb's). Yellow-white, orange, unspotted. 



1903. 

 Parke'ri (Parker's), i. Yellow, purple. June. 



Demerara. 1839. 



,, puncta'ta (spotted). Yellow, spotted red. 

 ,, ,, vitri'na (glass-green). Light greenish-yellow. 



1895. 

 ,, mastersia'na (Mastersian). Yellowish, freckled light 



claret-crimson. Colombia. 1901. 

 ,, Sande'ri (Sander's). Yellow, spotted with purple ; 



hood apricot. 1910. 

 specio'sa (showy), ij. Yellow, green. May. Brazil. 



1826. 

 a'lba (white- flowered). ij. White. June. 



Demerara. 1840. 

 ,, sumneria'na (Sumnerian). Chocolate-brown. July. 



Brazil. 1854. 

 Wo'lfii (Wolf's). Yellow and brownish-red. Ecuador. 



1893. 



CORY CIUM. (From korus, a helmet ; referring to 

 the shape of the flower. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



One of those terrestrial orchids from the Cape of Good 

 Hope which rarely succeeds in this country. 

 C. cri' spurn (curled), i. Yellow. July. 1825. 

 orobanchoi'des (Orobanche-like). i. Yellow. July. 

 1825. 



CORY'DALIS. (From korudahs, a lark, the spur of 

 the flower resembling that of the lark. Nat. ord. 

 Fumeworts [Papaveraceaa]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 2-Hex- 

 andria.) 



Beautiful hardy plants. The perennial kinds are in- 

 creased by root division at any season ; and the annuals 

 sown in the open ground, in spring or autumn, in common 

 soil. 



ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS 



C. acau'lis (stemless). See C. OCHROLEU'CA. 

 au'rea (golden), i. Yellow. June. N. Amer. 1812. 

 Biennial. 



