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CONOSTE'GIA. (From konos, a cone, and 

 stege, a covering ; alluding to the lobes of 

 the calyx clasping the angles of the 

 ovary. Nat. ord., Metastomads [Melas- 

 tomaceffi]. Linn., IQ-Decandria I-Mono- 

 t/ynia. Allied to Aplectrum.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of shoots, 

 well ripened, and the cut ends allowed to pet 

 dry; peat and sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 

 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



C. Balbisia'na (Balbis's). 20. White. May. Ja- 

 maica. 1825. 



pro'cera (tall). 12. White. June. Jamaica. 



1822. 



semicrena'ta (half-scolloped-edged). 20. 



White. April. W. Ind. 1823. 



CONOSTE'PHIUM. (From konos, a cone, 

 and Stephanos, a crown ; referring to the 

 disposition of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Epacrids [Epacridacese]. Linn., 6-Pen- 

 tandria l-Monogynia. Allied to Styphelia.) 

 This belongs to the berry-bearing section of 

 Epacrids. The berries, though not much liked 

 by Europeans, are eatable and wholesome. The 

 "Native Currant" of New Holland and the 

 Tasmanian Cranberry belong to this section. 

 They are all favourite plants with gardeners for 

 the beauty of their flowers and the great skill re- 

 quired to grow them into fine specimens. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, in April ; peat and sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 75; winter, 40 to 50. 

 C. pe'ndulum (hanging-down). Swan River. 



CONO'STYLIS. (From konos, a cone, 

 and stylos, a style ; the style, or female 

 organ, grows in the shape of a cone 

 at the bottom. Nat. ord., Bloodroots 

 [Ho?raodoraceee]. Linn., Q-Hexandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Anigozanthos.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, from New 

 Holland. Divisions; sandy loam. Summer 

 temp., 55 to 75; winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. aculea'ta (prickly). 1. 1820. 



au'rea (golden-cowered). Yellow. 



dealba'ta (mealy-stemmed). 



serrula'tu (fine-saw-edged). 1824. 



stiti'gera (bristle-bearing). 1825. 



seto'sa (bristly). Yellow. September. 1843. 



CONOTHA'HNUS. (From konos, a cone, 

 and thamnos, a shrub ; from the form of 

 the shrubs. Nat., ord., Myrlleblooms 

 [Myrtaceee]. Linn., IS-Polyadelphia 2- 

 Polyandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Swan 

 River. Cuttings of young firm shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass. For culture, see CALO 

 THA'MNUS. 

 C. erioca'rpus (woolly-fruited). Red. May. 



Ittteru'lis (spreading). Red. June. 



trine'rvis (three-nerved). Red. June. 1840. 

 CONRA'DIA. (Named after Conrad Ges- 



ner, a botanist of Zurich. Nat. ord., 

 Gesnerworts [Gresneracere]. Linn., 14 

 Didynamia %-Anyiospermia. Allied to 

 Gloxinia.) 

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Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of ripe 

 shoots under a glass, in bottom-heat ; loam, sunii, 

 and peat. Common temperature of stove. 

 C. calyci'na Ua^e-calyxed). 1. Red and white. 

 Jamaica. 1824. 



fiorilu'ndu (many-flowered). Deep reddish- 



scarlet. October. S. Amer. 1843. 



longiflo'ru. (long-flowered). 1. June. Ja- 



maica. 1823. 



sca'bru (rough). 2. Scarlet. July. Jamaica. 1820. 



CONSERVATIVE WALLS. See WALLS. 



CONSERVATORY is often used synony- 

 mously with Greenhouse, and then it 

 denotes a suitable structure for the cul- 

 tivation of those exotic plants which 

 are just too tender for our climate, yet 

 do not require the hot temperatures of 

 plant-stoves, orchid-houses, &c., which 

 are set apart chieily for plants from the 

 tropical regions. With the greenhouse 

 should be associated the idea of plants 

 cultivated in pots or boxes; but with 

 conservatory we would associate the idea 

 of plants growing in suitable soil, with- 

 out at least the apparent intervention of 

 pots and boxes, and the structure con- 

 nected with the residence. To keep up 

 the interest of such places, it is neces- 

 sary that plants in bloom should be in- 

 troduced ; but in every case the pot 

 should be plunged, so that the plant may 

 appear to be growing in the soil. We 

 would only make one exception in the 

 case of very small ornamental plants, 

 or even those not so very small, but to 

 which particular attention is wished to 

 be directed. We would elevate them in 

 groups into ornamental vases or baskets, 

 for which suitable places shot Id bo 

 formed, and which would be quite as 

 much in harmony in such a place as 

 in ornamenting a regular geometrical 

 flower-garden. For several reasons, 

 therefore, the planting out in conserva- 

 tory fashion should not be attempted, 

 except with climbers for the rafters, 

 where the space is but limited, as a few 

 plants, however beautiful at times, when 

 seen every day all the year round in the 

 same position, lose, to a certain extent, 

 the power of pleasing. The having the 

 plants in large pots or tubs would enable 

 you at any time to effect fresh combina 

 tions. Where the range of glass is 

 varied and extensive, though the plants 

 be chiefly turned out in the soil, the 

 same feeling of sameness is not engen- 

 dered, as the owner may easily enter his 

 house at different points ; and in such 

 circumstances the very number of ob- 

 jects will constitute variety. 



