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peat. Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 

 40 to 48. The East Indian species re- 

 quire more heat in winter. 

 C. alaternoi' des (Alaternus-like). 2. White. 

 July. Cape of Good Hope. 1692. 



colU'na '(hill). 3. White. East Indies. 



1807. Stove. 



daphnoi'dcs (Daphne- like). 3. White. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



ericoi'des (Heath-like). 2. White. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



heterophy 1 lla (variable-leaved). 3. White. 



May. Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



pa' tula (spreading). 3. White. East 



Indies. 1812. Stove. 



polifo'lia (Poly-leaved). 2. White. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



poly gonoi' des (Polygonum-like) . 2. White. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



pub&scens (downy). 3. White. April. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1800. 



pulche'lla (neat). 2. White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1739. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). 3. White. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1817. 



tomento'sa (thickly-downy). 3. White. 



April. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



CNEO'RUM. "Widows - wail. (An 

 adopted name from Theophrastus, the 

 derivation not explained. Nat. ord., a 

 section of Rueworts fRutacese]. Linn., 

 3-Triandria, \-Monogynia). Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, 

 under a glass, in April ; peat and fibry 

 loam, with a little silver sand. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 



C.pulverulefntum (powdery). 6. Yellow. 

 June. Madeira. 1822. 



trico'ccum (three-grained). 6. Yellow. 



June. South Europe. 1793. 

 CNE'STIS. (From knao, to scratch, 

 referring to the prickly capsules. Nat. 

 Ord., Connarads [Connaracese]. Linn., 

 1 Q-Zheandria, ^-Pentagynia) . Stove ever- 

 greens. Cuttings of ripe young shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in sweet 

 bottom heat. Loam and peat, both 

 fibry, with sand. Summer temp., 60 to 

 80; winter, 50 to 60. 

 C. cornicula'ta (small-horned). 10. Purple. 



Guinea. 1793. 



gJa'bra (smooth). 10. White, green. 



Mauritius. 1823. 



polyphtflla (many-leaved). 6. Purple. 



Mauritius. 1823. 



COAL. See Fuel. 



COAL-ASHES. See Ashes. 



COBCE'A. (Named after M, Cobo, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Phloxworts 

 [Polemoniaccae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 

 l-Monogynia). Half-bar Jy evergreen 

 climbers. Cuttings of firm side shoots, 

 ia summer ; but best from seeds sown in 



a hotbed in March. Poor sandy soil, 

 otherwise they will grow too freely to 

 bloom profusely. Greenhouse, or poles, 

 or wall, during summer in open air. 

 C. macroste'ma (long-stamened). 20. Green, 

 yellow. October. Guayaquil. 1839. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 20. Purple. Au- 



gust. Mexico. 1792. 



stipula'ris (Zan^-stipuled). 20. Yellow. 



October. Mexico. 1839. 



COBU'RGHIA. (Named after Prince 

 Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg, now King of 

 Belgium. Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Ama- 

 ryllidaceae]. Linn., -Hexandria, I-Mo- 

 nogynia). Handsome half-hardy flower- 

 ing bulbs, which delight in strong rich 

 loam, and will grow on a warm sunny 

 border in summer ; to be taken up on 

 the approach of frost, and kept dry over 

 the winter. Propagated by offsets. 



C. cocci' nea (scarlet). 1. Scarlet. March. Cor- 

 dilleras. 1839. 



ftflva (i&Vinj-floicered). 1. Tawny. South 

 America. 1829. 



hurmilis (humble). |. Orange. March. 



Cordilleras. 1841. 



incarna'ta (flesh-coloured) . 2. Scarlet. 



August. Quito. 1826. 



minia'ta (vermilion-co/owerf) . 3. Ver- 



milion. April. Peru. 1842. 



stylo' sa (long-styled). Orange red. March. 



Quito. 1847. 



trichro'ma (three-coloured), 1. Scarlet, 



white, green. June. Andes. 1837. 



versi' color (changeable). 2. Red, white, 



green. June. Lima. 1840. 



COCCINE'LLJE. Lady Birds. There 

 are about thirty species of this useful 

 and beautiful insect. Let no one destroy 

 a coccinella, for it is one of the greatest 

 destroyers of the plant-louse or aphis. 

 This is much better appreciated on the 

 continent than in England, for there the 

 gardeners collect lady-birds and place 

 them upon rose trees, &c., infected with 

 aphides. 



COCCO'LOBA. Sea-side Grape. (From 

 kokkos, a berry, and lobos, a lobe ; in 

 reference to the fruit. Nat. ord., Buck- 

 tvheats [Polygonacece]. Linn., 8-Octan- 

 dria, S-Trigynut). Stove evergreen trees. 

 Cuttings of young firm shoots, in spring 

 or summer, in sand, under a bell-glas?, 

 and in bottom heat. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C atumina'ta (pointed-Jeai>*). 20. White, 

 green. New Grenada. 1820. 



excoria'ta (barked). 80. White, green. 



West Indies. 1733. 



flavfscens (pale yellow). 15. White. St. 

 Domingo. 1820, 



