64 PLANT NAMES 



hence applied to the monkey face on the Coconut. 

 The original sense was skull, allied to French coque, 

 a shell; Latin concha. 



Cole or Kale, Cauliflower, from the Greek 

 kaulis, a stalk, from koilos, hollow. (From this came 

 the Latin ccelum, heaven, French del, and English 

 deling, sometimes spelt ceiling.) 



CoLEUS, from koleos, a sheath, referring to the 

 way in which the bases of the stamens are combined. 



Composite. This order of plants is so called 

 because (as in the Daisy) the blooms are compounded 

 of a number of small flowers. 



Convolvulus, from convolvo, to entwine. 



CoRDYLiNE, the Club Palm, from kordule, a 

 cudgel. 



Coreopsis, from koris, a bug, and opsis, appear- 

 ance, referring to the seeds. 



CoRNUS, Dogwood, from kornu, a horn, referring 

 to the hard wood. 



CoRONiLLA, corona, a crown, referring to the dis- 

 position of flowers. 



CoRYLUS, the Hazel nut, from korus, a hood, 

 referring to the calyx covering the nut. 



CoTONEASTER, from Cotonea, Pliny's name for the 

 Quince (see Cydonia), and ad instar, like — that is, 

 like a Quince. 



Crassula, dim. of crassus, thick, referring to the 

 succulent leaves, 



Crataegus, from kratos, strength. 



Croton, from kroton, a tick — shape of 

 seeds. 



