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C. arbore'scens (tree-like). White. Himalaya. 

 . bacilla'ris (rod). Nepaul. 1841. 

 ,, bulla'ta (wrinkled). See C. MOUPINENSIS FLORIBUNDA. 

 ,, buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 3. White. April. Nepaul. 



1824. 



,, ,, margina'ta (trfczfe-margined). See C. BUXIFOLIA. 



conge' sta (crowded). See C. MICROPHYLLA GLACIALIS. 



denticula'ta(fine-toot'hed-leaved). 6. White. Mexico. 



1826. 



di'sticha (two-ranked). White. Himalaya. 

 emargina'ta (notched). See C. MICROPHYLLA. 

 , Fontane'sii (Fontanes's). See C. NUMMULARIA. 

 Franche'ii (Franchet's). 3 to 5. White. Fruit, 



orange-yellow. Yunnan, China. 1902. 

 fri'gida (cold). 10. White, green. April. Nepaul. 



1824. 



himala'ica (Himalayan). White. Himalaya. 1875. 

 Hooke'ri (Hooker's). See C. MICROPHYLLA GLACIALIS. 

 horizonta'lis (horizontal). 2 to 3. White. Fruit red. 



China. 1879. 

 humifu'sa (spread on the ground). White. Fruit 



scarlet. Central China. 1907. 

 iniegt'rrima (very entire). 4. Pink. April. Great 



Orme's Head, England, also Europe. 1656. 

 ,, eryihroca'rpa (red- fruited). 4. White. Europe. 

 lana'ia (woolly). White. Himalaya. 

 laxifio'ra (loose-flowered). 4. Pink. April. 1826. 

 , uniflo'ra (one-flowered). See C. BUXIFOLIA. 

 Ltn^'yt(Lindley's). 10. White. Himalaya. 1824. 

 microphylla (small-leaved). 4. White. April. 



Nepaul. 1825. 

 glacia'lis (glacial). A dense bush, i to ij ft. 



1868. 

 moupine' nsis (Moupine) White, tinted red. Western 



China. 1870. 



floribu'nda (free-flowering). 1902. 

 muliiflo'ra (many-flowered). 4. White. May. Altai. 



1837. 

 Nummula'ria (Moneywort-leaved) of Fischer and 



Meyer. Europe, Asia. 

 Nummula'ria (Moneywort-leaved) of Lindley. See C. 



LINDLEYI. 

 panno'sa (woolly). 4 to 6. White. Fruit red. China. 



1905. 

 prostra'ta (prostrate). See C. ROTUNDIFOLIA PROS- 



TRATA. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 3. White. April. 



Nepaul. 1820. 



prostra' ta (prostrate). White. Himalaya. 1868. 

 Ro'ylei (Dr. Royle's). See C. ACUMINATA. 

 rugo'&a Henry'i (Henry's wrinkled). White. Fruit 



crimson-brown. China. 1908. 

 sikkime'nsis (Sikkim). White Fruit coral-red. 



Sikkim. 1890. 

 Simo'nsii (Simon's). White or pink. Berries scarlet. 



Himalaya. 1868. 

 thymifo'lia (thyme-leaved). 2. White. April. 



Himalaya. 



tamento'sa( woolly). 4. Pink. April. Europe. 1759. 

 uniflo'ra (one-flowered) of Bunge. Siberia. 

 ,, vulga'ris (common). See C. INTEGERRIMA. 

 erythroca'rpa (red-fruited). See C. INTEGERRIMA 



ERYTHROCARPA. 



COTTON. See GOSSYPIUM. 

 COTTON GRASS. See ERIOPHORUM. 



COTTO'NIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytal orchid, with the habit of a Vanda. 

 Divisions. Fibre of peat, sphagnum, and plenty of 

 crocks in baskets. 



C. macrosta'chya (long-spiked), i. Greenish : lip purple 

 July. India; Ceylon. 1840. 



COTTON THISTLE. See ONOPORDON ACANTHIUM. 

 COTTON-TREE. See BOMBAX. 

 COTTON-WOOD. See POPULUS DELTOIDEA. 



CO TULA. (From kotule, a little hollow or cup ; in 

 allusion to the cup-like heads of some of the species 

 Nat. ord. Composite.) 



Dwarf, creeping herbs, with finely cut leaves, as a 



rule. C. dioica, sometimes named Leptinclla dioica, is 

 used for carpeting the ground in carpet bedding and 

 alpine gardening. Seeds and divisions. Ordinary soil. 



C. dioi'ca (dioecious). ^. Leaves fern-like. Plant 



creeping. New Zealand. 

 pyrethrifo'lia (Pyrethrum-leaved). Leaves small, 



fern-like. New Zealand. 1898. 

 ,, qui'nqueloba (five-lobed). See LIDBECKIA LOBATA. 

 ,, squa'lida (dirty). Leaves like Asplenium fontanum. 



Plant creeping. New Zealand. 1898. 



COTYLE'DON. Navelwort. (From kotule, a little 

 hollow or cup ; in allusion to the hollow in the leaves 

 of some species, such as C. Umbilicus. Nat. ord. House- 

 leeks [Crassulaceas], Linn. lo-Decandria, 4-Pentagynia 

 Allied to Sedum.) 



These plants feed as much, if not more, by the myriads 

 of pores or mouths all over their leaves, than by the 

 roots, which seem only necessary for holding them 

 stationary in the driest and most barren situations. 

 Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of Good Hope, 

 except where otherwise mentioned ; sandy loam, with a 

 little old mortar mixed with it, and plenty of drainage ; 

 cuttings at any season. 



C. acutifo'lia (acute-leaved), i. Scarlet, yellow. April. 

 Mexico. 1841. 



adu'nca (hooked). 2 to 4. Yellow, pink. Mexico. 



,, agavoi'des (Agave-like), i. Orange. Mexico. 



,, Aizo'on (Aizoon). Asia Minor. 



,, alie'rnans (alternate-tea^). See C. MACULATA. 



amce'na (pleasing). Mexico. 



atropurpu'rea (dark purple). Coral- red. Mexico. 

 1869. 



,, Barbe'yi (Barbey's). Abyssinia. 



,, bracteola'ia (small-bracted). Red, yellow. Colombia. 

 1840. 



bractep'sa (large-bracted). Mexico. 



,, cacalioi'des (Cacalia-like). i. Yellow. May. 1818. 



ccespito'sa (tufted), i. Yellow. July. N.W. Amer. 

 1796. 



,, califo'rnica (Californian). J. Light yellow. Cali- 

 fornia. 1855. 



canalicula'ta (small-channelled) of Haworth. See C. 



UNGULATA. 



,, canalicula'ta (small-channelled) of Baker. Mexico. 

 carni' 'color (flesh-coloured). }. Coral-red. Mexico. 



1869. 

 ,, chrysa'ntha (yellow-flowered), j. Yellow. Asia 



Minor. " Houseleek Penny-wort." 

 clavifo'lia (club-leaved), i. Purple. September. 



1824. 

 crista'ta (crested), i. Variegated. September. 



1818. 



,, cocci'nea (scarlet). 2. Scarlet. Mexico. 1816. 

 Coope'ri (Cooper's). J. Pink. S. Africa. 1860. 

 Cordero'yi (Corderoy's). ij. Red, yellow. Mexico. 



1874- 



coru'scans (glittering), i. Orange. June. 1818. 

 ,, crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 2. 1824. 

 ,, crena'ta (round- toothed). See KALANCHOE CRENATA. 

 ,, cunea'ta (wedge-like), i. May. 1818. 

 ,, cuneifo'rmis (wedge-shaped-leaved), i. 1823. 

 ,, curviflo'ra (curve-flowered). 2. Orange. October. 



1818. 



cymo'sa (cymose). i. Yellow. Mexico. 1869. 

 ,, deci'piens (deceiving), . White. Peru. 1868. 

 ,, decussa'ta (cross-leaved). 2. Scarlet. August. 1819. 

 ,, desmetia'na (De Smet's). Mexico. 

 ,, dicho'toma (ioik-spined) . i. June. 1818. 

 ecklonia'na (Ecklonian). S. Africa. 

 edu'lis (edible). Pale green. August. California. 



1883. 



,, ela'ta (ta.\l-powdered) . See C. ORBICULATA. 

 e'legans (elegant). Bright red, yellow inside. Mexico. 



1905. 



,, ere'cta (erect). See C. LUSITANICA. 

 ,, farino'sa (mealy). California. 

 ,, fascicula'ris (fascicled), i. Red. July. 1759. 

 ,, fu Igens (shining). i. Coral-red, yellow inside. 



Mexico. 



,, Fu'nkii (Funk's). Country unknown. 

 ,, gibbiflo'ra (bulging-flowered). 2. Yellow, pink. 



September. Mexico. 1826. 

 deco'ra (adorned). Leaves variegated. 



