36 AMATEUR cultivator's GUIDE 



NO. PRICE 



COSM"_AJVTJETTJS. Nat. Ord., Hydrophyllacece. 

 A neat little plant, with prettily fringed flowers of a somewhat spreading habit. 



420 Cosmanihus Fimbriaius. Lilac and white. Hardy annual; firom North America. 



I foot ^.05 



coiSM:ii>ruM:. nat. ord., composUa. 



421 Cosmidium Burridgeanum. An elegant annual; grows about two feet high, with 



beautiful Coreopsis-like flowers, with remarkable rich crimson, brown centre, 

 and golden-orange, yellow border. Admirably adapted for brilliant-colored 

 groups or marginal lines . . • 10 



COSMIEA.. Nat. Ord., Composite. 



422 Cosmea Grandiflora. A hardy annual, with large lilac flowers of Dahlia form. 2 feet .05 



423 — Atropurpurea. Purplish-crimson. 2 feet 05 



COIX. Nat. Ord., Graminacece. 



424 Coix Lachryma (Job's Tears). A very curious ornamental grass, having seeds which 



have the appearance of large tears ; from East Indies 05 



COTVS1L.II*. Nat. Ord., PHmulaceie. 



Favorite, early, free-flowering plants, which should be extensively grown for filling the 

 beds and borders of spring flower-gardens. Hardy perennial. 



425 Cowslip, New Giant. Mi.\ed; very large. Three-quarters foot , . . . . .10 



426 Fine mixed. From Britain. Three-quarters foot 05 



CUCXJlMCIlS (Ornamental Cucumber). Nat. Ord., Cucurbitacea. 



A most interesting tribe of plants, remarkable for luxuriance and rapidity of growth, 

 which, if the soil be rich, is truly mai-vellous. Treat the same as the cucumber, and train 

 against a wall or trellis, or in any way that maybe desired. Cucumis Flexuosus, commonly 

 known as the Snake Cucumber, is most singularly interesting in its fmit. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



427 Cucumis Acutangulus. Curious forms 10 



423 Aradac. Fruit small, growing in pairs ; yellow ....... .lo 



429 Dipsacus. Pale-yellow; Teasle-like ; fine 10 



430 ■ Flexuosus (Snake Cucumber). Very peculiar, growing three feet long . . . .10 



431 Melochito. Variegated; brown and yellow 10 



432 Meduliferus. Scarlet and thorny 10 



433 Mixed. The above mixed 10 



CXJCXJKBITA. (Ornamental Gourds). Nat. Ord., Cuctirbitacece. 



The tribe of Cucurbita or Gourds are well known as producing some of the most curiously 

 shaped of all fruits, and being, like the Cucumis, of extremely rapid growth, are very desira- 

 ble for covering, trellis-work of arbors, &c., the varied and fantastic forms of the fruit add- 

 ing a peculiar charm to the luxuriance of the foliage. 



434 Cucurbita Digitata. A rapid grower, with fine-cut foliage marbled vrith white. The 



fruits are a beautiful dark-green striped with white. A solendid variety , . .25 



435 Leucantha Longissima. A curious variety, from four to six feet long . . . .10 



436 Melopepo Variegata. A small variety ; green and yellow 10 



437 Maxima. Green and yellow . .10 



433 Powder-horn. Powder-horn-shaped 10 



439 Mixed. Above varieties mixed . ..10 



(For other varieties, see Gourds.) * 



CXJI»H[EA.. Nat. Ord., Lythracece. 



A highly ornamental and exceedingly beautiful genus of profuse-blooming plants, equally 

 valuable for the ornamentation of the flower house, drawing-room, and flower-garden. If 

 sown early, they can be used for bedding-plants the first year. 



440 Cuphea Galcottlana. A new species, vrith flowers nearly black ; remarkable . . .25 



441 ^^ Platycentra. Well-known variety ; flowers scarlet, black, and white ; fine for pot- 



culture 10 



442 ^— Stpygulosa (coarse-haired). Scarlet and yellow 10 



4^3 — Silenoides. Dark crimson-brown ; a fine variety. Half-hardy annual . . .10 

 444 ^— Zimapanl. A new variety, with large violet-red flowers 25 



