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C. gibbiflo'ra Fu'lini (Fulin's). 

 ,, meta'ttica (metallic-leaved). Leaves metallic in 



colour. Mexico. 



,, gigante'a (gigantic). 6. Yellow. Mexico. 1910. 

 gla'bra (smooth). Pale yellow, purplish. Turkestan. 



1880. Hardy. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). J. Scarlet, tipped yellow. 



Mexico. 

 ,, globularicrfo'lia (globular-leaved). White, red. Asia 



Minor. 1869. 



., zra'cilis (slender), i. July. 1800. 

 ,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered). See C. TUBERCULOSA. 

 ,, 'hfmispha'rica (half-globular), i. White, purple. 



June. 1731. 

 hispa'nica (Spanish). J. Red. June. Spain, 



Morocco. 1706. Hardy biennial. 

 insi'gnis (remarkable). 2. Light red, greenish inside. 



British Central Africa. 1905. 

 ,, interje'cta (cast-down). J. July. 1824. 

 jasminiflo'ra (jasmine-flowered), i. White, purple. 



July. 1818. 



,, lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). California. 1879. 

 lancifo'lia (lance-leaved). See C. LANCEOLATA. 

 ,, Lieve'nii (Lieven's). J. Red. May. Altai. 1832. 

 lingua fo'lia( tongue-leaved), i. Yellowish. Mexico. 

 ., pulverule'nta (powdery). 



,, lu'nda (lurid). Mexico. 1830. (Bot. Mag., t. 3570.) 

 ,, lusita'nica (Portuguese). J. Yellow. Europe. Hardy. 

 macula'ta (spotted), i. White, purple. June. 1818. 



mxlacophy'lla (soft-leaved), i. Pale yellow. June. 



Davuria. 1815. Hardy. 

 mamilla'ris (nippled). i. White, purple. June. 



1818. 



,, na'na (dwarf), i to i^ in. S. Africa. 1901. 

 ,, navicula'ris (little-boat-shaped). Country unknown. 

 ., nodulo'sa (knotted). J. Yellow, red. Mexico. 

 ,, nu'da (naked). J. Yellow, red. Mexico. 

 ,, oblo'nga (oblong-leaved). See C. ORBICULATA. 

 ., orbicula'ta (round-fcaDAi). 2. Red. July. 1690. 

 ,, ova'ia (egg-leaved). See C. ORBICULATA.' 

 ,, Pachyphy' turn (Pachyphy turn), i. Red. Mexico. 

 ,, papiila'ris (papillose). 2. Red. June. S. Africa. 



1822. 

 Peaco'ckii (Peacock's), i. Orange-red. July. N. 



Amer. 1874. 



peruvia'na (Peruvian), i. Orange-red. Peru. 

 Pestalo'zxa (Mrs. Pestalozz's). Pink. Orient. 1877. 

 platyphy'lla (broad-leaved). \. White. Altai. 



1880. Hardy. 

 pubes'cens (downy). Coral-red, yellow inside 



Mexico. 

 pulverule'nta (dusty). White, red. September. 



Calif oruia. 1840. 



,, pulvina'ta (cushioned). Orange-red. Mexico. 1903. 

 ,, pu'mila (dwarf). J. Yellow-red. Mexico. 

 ,, Purpu'sii (Purpus's). Red. Sierra Nevada. 1896. 

 quite nsis (Quitan). J. Scarlet. August. Quitto. 



1851. 

 ,, racemo'sa (racemed). 2. Scarlet. October. Mexico. 



1836. 



,, ramo'sa (branched). See C. ORBICULATA. 

 ramosi'ssima (most-branched), i. May. S. Africa. 



1816. 

 reticula'ta (netted). Small, whitish. S. Africa. 



1897. 



., retu'sa (retuse). ij. Yellow. Mexico. 1846. 

 ,, floribu'nda (free-flowering). Orange-red. Mexico. 



1874. 



rkombifo'lia (diamond-leaved), i. June. 1823. 

 ,, ro'sea (rosy). I. Rose, yellow. April. Mexico. 



1840. 



,, rosea'ta (roseate). Rose. Mexico. 1840. 

 ,, rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). See C. ORBICULATA. 

 ,, Saltma'nni (Salzmann's). See C. HISPANICA. 

 Schee'rii (Scheer's). ij. Creamy-yellow. Mexico. 



1841. 

 ., sfcu'nda (one-sided), i. Reddish-yellow. Mexico. 



1837. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). Leaves sea-green. The most 



popular variety. 



,, Semeno'vii (Semenow's). Siberia. 

 ., Sempervi'vum (houseleek-/rfc). }. Deep red. Cau- 

 casus. 1836. 

 .. serra'ta (saw-edged). Purple. June. Asia Minor. 



1732. Hardy. 



C. seto'sa (bristly). |-i. Red, yellow at apex Mexico. 



1910. 

 spino'sa (spiny). J. White. June. Northern Asia. 



1790. Hardy. 



,, spu'ria (spurious), i. July. 1731. 

 stoloni'fera (runner-bearing). Scarlet, yellow. Mexico. 

 subalpi'na (subalpine). i. Vermilion-red, yellowish 



inside. Mexico. 1910. 

 tcretifo'lia (round-leaved). i. Yellow. July. S. 



Africa. 1862. 



tricuspidd 'ta (three-spined). Se C. PAPILLARIS. 

 triflo'ra (three-flowered), i. Pink, white. June. 1821. 

 tuberculo'sa (knotted), i. Orange. July. 1820. 

 turkcsta'nica (Turkestan). |. White, purple. 



Turkestan. 1880. Hardy. 

 Umbi'licus (Umbilicus). Yellow. June. Europe 



(England). 1828. Hardy. 

 ,, undula'ta (waxed-leaved) . i. June. 1818. 

 ungula'ta (nail-shaped) . 2. May. Purple. 1818. 

 ,, unifto'rum (one-flowered). San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 



1905- 

 veluti'na (velvety). 2 to 3. Yellow, red. S. Africa. 



1840. 



ventrico'sa (inflated). S. Africa. 

 ,, vi'ridis (green). 2. 1824. 

 Walli'chii (Wallich's). S. Africa. 



COUCH GRASS. (Agropy'rum re' pens). A weed, the 

 creeping underground stems of which render it very 

 difficult to be destroyed : constantly and carefully 

 forking it out of the soil whenever seen, and burning it, 

 is the most effectual remedy. 



COULTE'RIA. See C^SALPINIA. 



COUROU'PITA. (The native name. Nat. ord. 

 Myrtaceae.) 



Stove, deciduous tree. Seeds when obtainable, and 

 cuttings of ripe wood in sand, in a close case with bottom- 

 heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. C. gvianensis, 

 the Cannon-ball Tree, is the best known. 

 C. guiane'nsis (Guianan). Flowers from the trunk and 

 branches. Guiana. 



COURSETIA. (Named after Courset, a botanist. 

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

 Diadelphia, 4-Decandria. Allied to Robinia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of firm young shoots, 

 in spring or beginning of summer, in sand, under glass, 

 and in a mild bottom-heat ; loam and peat, well drained. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 C. tomento'sa (downy). Yellow. June. Peru. 1824. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). Yellow. June. Trinidad. 1820. 



COUSI NIA. (Named after Cousin, a French botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 i~,Equalis. Allied to Carlina.) 



Hardy plants. Annuals and biennals, by seeds at 

 the end of March, in the garden-border ; perennials, 

 by division in autumn or spring. 

 C. carduifo'rmis (this tie- form). Purple. July. Iberia. 



1804. 



,, cynaroi'des (Cynara-like). White. Caucasus. Biennial. 

 ,, Hohena'keri (Hohenaker's). Yellow. July. Caucasus. 



1836. 



,, Hy'strix (porcupine). Purple. June. Russia. 1838. 

 macroce" phala (large-headed) Pale yellow. Cau- 

 casus. 1823. Biennial. 



tene'lla (tender). Purple. America. 1837. Annual. 

 uncina'ta (hooked). Northern Asia. 

 volge'nsis (Wolga). Purple. Wolga. 1804. 



COUSSA'POA. (A native name. Nat. ord. Urticaceae.) 

 A stove evergreen related to Ficus. Cuttings in sand, 



in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, 



and sand. 



C. dealbata (whitened). Leaves covered with silvery 

 hairs. Brazil. 1867. 



COUTA'REA. (From Coutari, its name in Guiana. 

 Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, 

 i-.Vfono?ynia. Allied to Cinchona.) 



The Cinchona bark of French Guiana is the produce 

 of C. speciosa. Stove evergreens. Sandy peat and 

 loam ; cuttings in heat, under glass, in spring months. 

 C. scherffiia'na (Scherffian). White. Colombia. 1878. 

 ,, specio'sa (beautiful). 12. Purple. Guiana. 1803. 



