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COU 



C. discolor (two-coloured-7eae<f). 4. White. 

 June. Maran. 1S23. 



lanaftus ^woolly). 3. May. S.Amer. 1820. 



maculivtus (spotted). 2. White. July. Sierra 



Leone. 1822. 



Nepale'nsis (Nepaul). 3. White. July. E. Ind. 



1799- 



pi'ctus (painted-jflowerecf). 2. Yellow, pur- 



ple. July. Mexico. 1832. 



Piso'nis (Pison's). 3. Crimson. June. Maran. 



1823. 



specio'sus (showy). 3. White. August. E. 



Ind. 1799- 



spica'tus (spiked). 1. Yellow. June. W. Ind, 



1793. 



spira'lis (spiral). 4. Scarlet. November. St. 



Vincent. 



villosi'ssimus (most hairy). 6. Yellow. No- 



vember. St. Vincent. 1822. 



COTONEA'STER. (From cotonea, Pliny's 

 name for the quince, and aster, a corrup- 

 tion of ad instar, generally used to ex- 

 press likeness; literally, quince -like. 

 Nat. ord., Appleworts [Pomacese]. Linn., 

 12-Icosandria 2-Digynia.} 



Hardy shrubs, easily increased by layers or 

 seed. Common soil. 



C. acumina'ta (pointed -leaved). 4. Pink. April. 

 Nepaul. 1820. 



affi'nis (similar). 4. Pink. April. Nepaul. 1S20. 



baciliu'ris (rod). Nepaul. 1841. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 3. White. April. Ne- 



paul. 1824. 



margina'tii (MtfiiYe-margmed). 3. White. 



April. Saharunpore. 1838. 



denticula'ta (fine-toothed-/eawerf). 6. White. 



Mexico. 1826. 



emargina'ta (bordered). White. April. Ne- 



paul. 



fri'gida (cold). 10. White, green. April. 

 Nepaul. 1824. 



laxiflo'ra (loose-flowered). 4. Pink. April. 



1826. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). 3. White. May. 



Nepaul. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 4. White. April. 



Nepaul. 1825. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 4. White. May. 



Altai. 183"7. 



nummula'ria (moneywort-heaved). 10. White, 



green. April. Nepaul. 1824. 



rotundifu'lia (round-leaved). 3. White. April. 



Nepaul 1820. 



Ro'ylei (Dr. Royle's). White. North India. 



1845. 



tomento'sa (woolly). 4. Pink. April. 1759- 



vulga'ris (common). 4. Pink. April. Eu- 



rope. 1656. 

 depre'ssa (depressed). White. April. 



Europe. 

 erythroca'rpa (red- fruited). 4. White. 



April Europe. 

 < melanocu'rpa (black-fruited). 8. White. 



April. Europe. 



COTTON. Gossy'pium. 



COTTON THISTLE. Onc'-pordiim. 



COTYLE'DON. Navelwort. (A name 

 adopted from Pliny. Nat. ord., House- 

 leeks [Crassulaceael. Linn., 10-Decan- 

 dria k-Pentagynia. Allied to Seduni.) 



These plants feed as much, if not more, by the 



1818. 



4 1. 182S. 

 >ge. Octo- 



August. 



myriads of pores or mouths all over their leaves, 

 than by the roots, which seem only necessary for 

 holding them stationary in the driest and mo*t 

 barren situations. Greenhouse evergreens, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope, except where otherwise 

 mentioned ; sandy loam, with a little old mortar 

 mixed with it, and plenty of drainage ; cuttings 

 at any season. 



C. aUe'rnans (alternate-Jeaed). 1. July; 1816. 



cacalioi'dea (cacalia-like). 1. Yellow. May. 



1818. 



canalicula'ta (small-channelled). I. May. 1819. 



clavifoflia (club-leaved). 1. Purple. September. 



1824. 



coru'scans f glittering). 1. Orange. June. 1818. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 2. 1824. 



-- crista'ta (crested). 1. Variegated. September. 

 1818. 



cunea'ta (wedge-like). 1. May 



cuneifo'rmis (wedge-shape-t'e?;e 



curvifto'ra (curve-flowered). 2. C 



ber. 1818. 



decussa'ta (cross -.teaoed). 2. Scar 



1819. 



dicho'toma (fork-s/^t 7\ 1. Jur.t 



ela,'ta(te\\-poujdereu. June. 



fascicula'risff? -ter-'fet. 1. R< 



1759. 



gra'cilis (slender), i. ' ' ^L 



hemisphce'nca (half-glob,. 



purple. June. 1731. 



interje'cta (cast-down). . July. J 

 jasmmiflo'fa, (jasmine-flo- 



purple. July. 18ia. 



Lieve'nii (Lieven's). | 



1832. 



macula' t a (spotted). 1. WH 



1818. 



malacnphy'llum (soft-le'avi 



June. Davuria. 



mammilla'ris (nippled). 



June. 1818. 



oblo'nga (oblong-/eat*ed). i:. 



1690. 



orbicula'ta (round-leaved). 2. iw^.. ^ 



1798. 



ova'ta (eprg-leaved). 2. Red. August. 1789- 



papilla'ris (pimpled). 2. Red. June. 1822. 



ramo'sa (branchy). 1. June. 1748. 



ramosi'ssima (branchiest). 1. May. 1816. 



rhomhifo'lia (diamond-leaved). 1. June. 182S. 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 1. June. 1826. 



sempervi'uum (houseleek-Ae). . Caucasus. 



1836. 



spu'ria (spurious). 1. July. 1731. 



^r!CMSj3trfa7a(three-spined). 1. July. 1823. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). 1. Pink, white. 



June. 1821. 



tuberculo'sa (knotted). I. Orange. July. 1820. 



undula'ta (vr&yed- leaved). 1. June. 1818. 



ungula'ta (nz\\-shaped). 2. May. Purple. 1818. 



vi'ridis (green). 2. 1824. 



COUCH GRASS. (Agopy'rum rc'pens.) 

 A weed, the creeping underground stems 

 of which render it very difficult to be de- 

 stroyed : constantly and carefully forking 

 it out of the soil whenever seen, and 

 burning it, is the most effectual remedy. 



COULTE'EIA. (Named after Dr. Coulter. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminotis Plants [Fabaceee]. 

 Linn., \0-Decandria 1-Mvnogynia, Allied 

 to Poinciana.) 



