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in March, and flowers in the greenhouse, in sum- 

 mer. Light, rich soil. 



C, procu'mbens (lyinar-down). 2. White. July. 

 E. Ind. 1699- 



CO'LEA. (Named after General Cole, 

 governor of the Mauritius. Nat. ord., 

 Crescentiads [Crescentiaceae]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia. Allied to the 

 Calabash-tree.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sand, under a glass, and in moist bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam, both fibry, and mixed with a little 

 sand and charcoal. Summer temp., 60 to 80; 

 winter, 48 to 55. 



C.floribu'nda (abundant-flowering). 8. Yellow. 

 August. Madagascar. 1839. 



COLEBROO'KIA. (Named after H. F. 

 Colebrooke, a botanist. Nat. ord., Labiates 

 [Lamiacese]. Linn., \k-Didynamia '2-An- 

 giospermia. Allied to Mint.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 half-ripe shoots, in April or May; sandy peat 

 and fibry loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 C.oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). 3. White. 

 Nepaul. 1820. 



ternifo'lia (three-leafleted-leaved). 3. White 



E. Ind. 1823, 



COLEONE'MA. (From koleos, a sheath, 

 and nema, filament ; in reference to the 

 way the filaments, or anther-threads, 

 are combined with the base of the flower. 

 Nat. ord., Bueivorts [Rutacea]. Linn. 

 5-Pcntandria I-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Diosma.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Cape ol 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of youn^ shoots, getting 

 firm at the base, in sand, under a bell-glass ; peal 

 one part, loam two parts, with sand, to keep it 

 open. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 C. a'lha (white). 2. White. June. 1798. 



pu'lchrum (beautiful). 6. Rose. May. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved). Rose. March 



COLESAT, or COLESEED. Sra'ssica 

 campe'stris olei'fera. 



CO'LEUS. (From Icoleos, a sheath ; re 

 ferring to the way that the bottom of tb< 

 stamens, or anther-threads, are combined 

 Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamiacese]. Linn. 

 L^-Didynamia 1- Gymnospermia. Allied to 

 Plectranthus.) 



Evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, in heat 

 Loam and peat. Summer temp, for the stovi 

 species, 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 55; for thi 

 other, common greenhouse temperatures. 

 C. aroma'ticus (aromatic). 2. Violet. May. In 

 dia. 1826. Stove. 



barba'tus (bearded). 3. Blue. October 



Abyssinia. 1806. Stove. 



Blu'mei (Blume's). ij. Purple and white 



June. Java. 



frutico'sus (shrubby). 3. Blue. July. Cap 

 of Good Hope. 1774. 



Mucree'i (Macrae's). 2. Purple and white 



August. Ceylon. 1852. 



COLEWORT, or COLLET. See CABBAGE, 

 COLLA'NIA. (Derivation unknown. Nat. 

 d., Amdryllids [Amaryllidaceffi]. Linn., 

 \-Hexandria 1-Monugynia.) 



A splendidly-flowering greenhouse perennial, in 

 he style of Alstromeria. Collectors should strive 

 o import these. Division of bulbs and olfsets ; 

 )eat and loam, in frame or greenhouse, or deeply 

 ilanted out of doors. 



P. Andinamarca'na (Andinamarca). 6. Red, 

 green. April. Peru. 1845. 



du'lcis (sweet- flowered). Pale cream, green. 



August. Peru. 1845. 



COLLE'TIA. (Named after M. Collet, 

 a French botanical writer. Nat. ord., 

 Rlwmnads [Ehamnacese]. Linn., 5-Pe;i- 

 andria \-Monoyyn ia. ) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 n sand, under a glass, in spring; sandy loam. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55. 



C. crucia'ta (cross-spmed). 4. Pale yellow. 

 Chili. 1824. 



ho'rrida (horrid). 3. Greenish-white. May. 



Chili. 1832. 



serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



Peru. 1822. 



spino'sa (spiny). 2. Apetal. June. Peru. 1823. 



uli'cina (furze-like). 2. Pale yellow. May. 



Chili. 



COLLIFLOWER. See CAULIFLOWER. 



COLLI'NSIA. (Named after Collins, a 

 North American naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia %-Angiopermia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds in March, in open 

 borders ; some in autumn, and slightly protected 

 during winter ; or some in a slight hotbed, in 

 March, and transplanted in patches, in April and 

 May ; autumn-sown ones will bloom earliest. 

 C. bi'color (two-coloured). 2. Purple, white. 

 June. California. 1833. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Pink, blue. 



June. Columbia. 1826. 



hcterophy'lla (various-leaved). 2. Lilac. July, 



Columbia. 1838. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 1. Purple, blue. 



June. Columbia. 1826. Trailer. 



sparsiflo'ra (scattered-flowered). 1. Violet. 



May. California. 1836. 



tincto'ria (dyer's). 1. Pale pink. May. 



California. 1848. 



ve'rna (spring). 1. Purple, blue. June. N. 



Amer. 1826. 



COLLINSO'NIA. (Named after P. Col- 

 linson, a great promoter of botany. Nat. 

 ord., Labiates [Lamiacese]. Linn., "2- 

 Diandria I-Monogynia. Allied to Cunila 

 and Hyssop.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division ; com- 

 mon soil in moist places. 



C. anisa'ta (anise-scented). 3. Yellow. CK> 

 tober. Carolina. 1806. 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). 3. Lilac, yellow. 



September. N. Amer. 1735. 

 corda'ta (heart-leaved). 3. Lilac, yellow. 



September. N. Amer. 1734. 

 ova'ta (egg-ZramJ). 3. Lilac, yellov? 



September. N Amer. 1734. 



