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C. ova'lis (oval-leaved'). 2. Yellow. August. 

 Carolina. 1812. 



scabriu'scula (roughish). 2. Red, yellow. 



August. East Florida. 1776. Greenhouse. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). 2. Yellow. August. 



Carolina. 1806. 



COLLO'MIA. (From kolla, glue ; refer- 

 ring to the mucous which surrounds the 

 seeds. Nat. ord., Phloxworts [Polemo- 

 rdacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Gilia.) 



Hardy annuals. The best is C. cocci'nea. 

 Seeds in open border ; spring or autumn. 

 C. Cavanille'sii (Cavanilles's), ]. Red, yellow. 

 June. Chili. 1832. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. July. Chili. 1832. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Pink. July. 



Columbia. 1826. 



Gilioi'des (Gilia-like). 1. Pink. August. 



California. 1833. 



glutino'sa (glutinous). Red. September. Cali- 



fornia. 1833. 



gra'cilis (slender). . Rose. June. N. Amer. 



1827. 



heterophy'lla (various-foauetf). 1. Pink. June. 



Columbia. 182!5. 



iinea'ris (narrow-leaved). 1. Red. June. N. 



Amer. 1826. 



COLOCA'SIA. (From kolokasia, the Greek 

 for the root of an Egyptian plant. Nat. 

 ord. f j.r<td [Aracese], Linn., 21-Moncecia 

 1-Heptandria. Allied to Caladium.) 



The Colocasias are remarkable alike for their 

 milky juice and for producing eatable tubers, 

 though belonging to an order which an acrid 

 principle generally pervades. Divisions ; peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 

 55; greenhouse not quite so warm. 

 C. antiquo'rum (ancient). 2. Green. June. 

 Levant. 1551. Tuberous-rooted. Green- 

 house. 



escule'ntea (eatable-rooted), 2. Green, pur- 



ple. June. S. Amer. 1739. 



odora'ta (fragrant). 3. Green, yellow. May. 



Peru. 1310. 



COLOCY'NTII. Cu'cumis colocy'nthus. 



COLOGA'NIA. (Named after M. Coloyan, 

 who hospitably entertained naturalists 

 visiting Teneriffe. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., Yl -Diadelphia 

 k-Decandria. Allied to Clitoria.) 



Stove evergreen twiners, natives of Mexico ; 

 cuttings of half-ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, 

 in April ; seeds sown in a hotbed, in March ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80; winter, 

 40 to 45. 



C. nngustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. Violet. 1827. 

 Broussone'tii (Broussonet's). 3, Violet. 1827. 



pulcfie'lla (pretty). 3. Rose. September. 



1837. 



COLPOON-TREE. Cassi'ne colpoo'n. 



COLT'S-FOOT. Tttssila'go. 



COLUBRI'NA. (From coluber, a snake ; 

 in reference to the twisted stamens. Nat. 

 ord., Rhamnads [Rhamnacese] . Linn., 

 5-Pentandrid \-Mono'jynia. Allied to 

 Ceanothus.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs ; cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. Asia'tica (Asiatic). 12. Pale yellow. July. 

 Ceylon. IfiQl. 



Cube'nsis (Cuba). 5. Crimson. Cuba. 1820. 



ferrugino'sa (rusty). 20. Green. July. Ba- 



hama. 1762. 



reclina'ta (bent-down). 5. Green. August. 



Jamaica. 1758. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). Pale yellow. Mexico. 



1826. 



COLUMBINE. Aquile'gia. 



COLUMBO-ROOT. Koot of Go'cculus pal- 

 ma'tus. 



COLU'MNEA. (Named after Fdbiits 

 Columna, an Italian nobleman. Nat. ord., 

 Gesnerworts [Gesneracese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia, Allied to 

 Besleria.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings in sandy soil and 

 in heat, under a hand-light ; peat and loam, with 

 pieces of charcoal and rotten wood, well drained. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 45 to 55. 



TWINERS. 



C, au'reo-ni'tens (bright-golden). 1$. Orange, 

 red. September. Columbia. 1843. 



Schiedia'na (Schiede's). $. Orange. June. 



Mexico. 1840. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Scarlet. August. 



W.Ind. 1759. 



SHRUBS. 



C, crassifn'lia (thick-leaved). 1. Rose. October. 

 1837. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 2. Pale purple. September. 



Jamaica. 1780. 



hi'spida (bristly). Scarlet. September. Ja- 



maica. 1824. 



ru'tilans (red-leaved). 2. Purple. September. 



Jamaica. 1823. 



sple'ndens (shining). 2. Scarlet. July. Brazil. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 3. Blue. Septem- 



ber. 1823. 



eebri'na (zebra-marked). Pale yellow. Brazil. 



1843. 



COLU'RIA. (From kolouros, deprived of 

 a tail ; in reference to the seeds. Nat. 

 ord., Roseworts [Eosacese]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria 3-Trigynia. Allied to Geum 

 and Potentilla.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Divisions ; peat 

 and loam. 



C. potentilloi'des (potentilla-like). I. Orange. 

 June. Siberia. 1780. 



COLU'TEA. Bladder-senna. (From 

 koloutea, a name adopted from Theo- 

 phrastus. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabacese]. Linn., 17 '- DiadelpJiia 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Caragana.) 



The leaves of the bladder-senna are used to 

 adulterate the Senna of the druggists. Cuttinp 

 planted in the end of summer; seeds sown in 

 spring ; common soil. 



C. arbore'scens (common tree-like). 10. Yellow. 

 July. France. 1548. 



crue'nta (bloody). 4. Scarlet. June. Levant. 



1710. 



