(.•OBBETT 



p.'rio.l l.ff.iri- iiri'hariiing over large areas gave rise to 

 is>riitiallv Aimrican horticultural writings. Unfortu- 

 tiir :ii. h t< r iMirti.-ulturists of the present day, Cobbett's 

 tltiiiMlrr -rrni- forBVer silenced. He has the fatal 

 faults 111' li.iiii.' nld and amusing. Yet, to the discrimi- 

 nating mind, Cobbett's horticultural writings, especially 



'" The American Gardener "( wh 



in second-hand book stores), a 



and refreshment. W. U 



COBffiA (after Father Cobi 

 seventeenth century, naturalis 

 for many years ) . Polemonicit 

 American climbers, of which 

 ennial plant, is amongst tin 

 commonly treated as annuals 

 climbers in the order. Pmi. 

 placed in moist earth, edse d 



COCCOLOBA 



339 



COCCtNEA (Latin, svrirlel ; referring to the orna- 

 mental gourds). CucurbitAceie. Thirteen species of 

 tender perennial vines, from the tropics of Asia and 



tender peren^^.^^ . 

 Africa, usually wi 



Lvs. angled 



i 



glandular : fls. white or yellowish, 

 a small, scarlet gourd, sometimes marbled, 

 with an insipid pulp. A. Coigneaux in DC, Mon. Phan. 

 3: .528. C. cordifotia is treated as a tender annual, re- 

 quiring an early start and no special culture. 



A. TrriilriJs simple : male fls. solitary : lvs. small. 



cordiSolia, Cogn. (C. Indica, Wight & Am.). Height 

 about 10 ft.: lvs. small, 1-2 in. long, glossy, ivy-like, 

 short-petioled, obtusely 5-angled : fls.white, bell-shaped: 

 fr. roundish at both ends, about 2 in. long, 1 in. thick. 

 India. 

 AA. Tendrils bifid: male fls. in racemes; lvs. targe. 



palmita, Cogn. (Cephaldndra palmdta, honA.). At- 

 tiiiniug 30 ft.: lvs. large, 3-4 in. long and wide, long- 

 petioled, palmately 5-Iobed : fls. yellowish : fr. ovate, 

 acute. Natal. Int. by P. Henderson «S; Co.. 1890. -A rare 

 greenhouse plant. -^ jj_ 



C0CC6L0BA (Greek, Ubed berry ; referring to the 

 iiids of tlif pear-shaped fr.). PolygonAcece. Thisgenus, 



wliicli r,,iiiaii]s till- 2 interesting fruits described below, 

 . .ii-i-i- 1 all. Hit sfl tropical trees and shrubs, some- 

 ■ 111- ' iM ImiiIh Is, with alternate, usually leathery, en- 

 iin i\-,. ulmh an- sometimes very large, sometimes 



fls. 



For C. 



502. Coboea scande 



M. 



v. Pigs. 502, 503, 504. Height 10-20 ft. : 

 Ifts. in 2 or 3 pairs, the lowest close to the stem, and 

 more or less eared : fls. bell-shaped, 1-lK in. across, 

 light violet or greenish purple, with protruding style 

 and stamens: tendrils branched. Mex. B.M.851. There 

 is a white-fld. form ( C. alba, Hort. ). and one with varie- 

 gated lvs., var. variegita, Hort. -The terminal Ift. is 

 represented by a tendril (Fig. 502). Sometimes there 

 are indications of tendrils on other Ifts. (Fig. .504), mak- 

 ing the plant an interesting one for students of mor- 

 phology. 



macrostfimma, Pav. Taller, la 

 and foliage not purple-tinged : 

 exserted stamens. Guatemala. 



lowering, the stems 

 yellow-green, with 

 W. M. 



COBNUT. Consult Corylus. 



COBTJRGIA. See Sletiomesson. 



COCA. The lvs. of Erythroxylon Coca, used in 

 medicine. Sold chiefly as a fluid extract. Cocaine is the 

 famous local anaesthetic. 



504. Monsti 



Coccoloba is a genus 

 trees, mostly of an on 

 the Sea-grape or Shorr 

 an edible fruit, and li 

 This species is the mo; 



