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

 Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 



COLEWORT, or Collet ; see Cabbage. 



COLLA'NIA. (Derivation unknown. 

 Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceoe]. 

 Linn., -Hcxandria, \-Monogynia). A 

 splendidly flowering greenhouse peren- 

 nial in the style of Alstromeria. Col- 

 lectors should strive to import these. 

 Division of bulbs, and oifsets, peat and 

 loam in frame or greenhouse, or deeply 

 planted out of doors. 



C. Andinamarca' na (Andinamarca} . 6. Red, 

 green. April. Peru. 1845. 



dtflcis (sweet-flowered). Pale cream, green. 



August. Peru. 1845. 



COLLE'TIA. (Named after M. Collet, 

 a French botanical writer. Nat. ord., 

 Rhamnads \_Rhamnaceai\. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria, \-Monogynia). Stove evergreen 

 shrubs. Cuttings of ripe shoots, in sand, 

 under a glass, in spring ; sandy loam, 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55. 

 C. crucia'ta (cross-spined). 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'clnu (Furze-like). 2. Pale yellow. 



May. Chili. 



COLLIFLOWER. See Caulifloicer. 



COLLI'NSIA. (Named after Coffins, a 

 North American naturalist. Nat. ord., 

 Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn., 14- 

 Didi/namia, l-Angiosperinia}. 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. 



tincfafria (dyer's). 1. Pale pink. May. 



California. 1848. 



vefrna (spring). 1. Purple blue. June. North 



America. 1826. 



COLLINSO'NIA. (Named after P. Col- 

 linson, a great promoter of botany. 

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



2-Diandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Cunilaand Hyssop). Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. Division, common soil in 

 moist places. 



C. anisa'ta (Anise-scented). 3. Yellow. Oc- 

 tober. Carolina. 1806. 



canadefnsis (Canadian). 3. Lilac, yellow. 



September. North America. 1735. 

 corda'ta ( hear t-lear ed). 3. Lilac, 



yellow. September. North America. 



1734. 

 ova'ta (egg-leaved}. 3. Lilac, 



yellow. September. North America. 



1734. 



ova' Us (oval-leaved}. 2. Yellow. August. 



Carolina. 1812. 



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



August. East Florida. 1776. Green- 

 house. 



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



Carolina. 1806. 



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

 ring to the mucus which surrounds the 

 seeds. Nat. ord., Phloxworts [Polemoni- 

 aceso]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, l-monogynia. 

 Allied to Gilia). Hardy annuals. The 

 best is C. coccinea. Seeds in open border ; 

 spring or autumn. 



C. Cavanillc'sii (Cavanilles's). 1. Red, yel- 

 low. 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. 



California. 1833. 



gra'cilis (slender). . Rose. June. North 



America. 1827. 



heterophif lla (v&rio\i&-leaved). 1. Pink. 



June. Columbia. 1826. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved}. 1. Red. June. 



North America. 1826. 



COLOCA'SIA. (From kolokasia, the 

 Greek for the root of an Egyptian plant. 

 Nat. ord., Arads [Aracese]. Linn., 21- 

 Monceeia, 7 -heptandria. Allied to Cala- 

 dium). The Colocasias are remarkable 

 alike for their milky juice and for pro- 

 ducing eatable tubers, though belonging 

 to an order which an acrid principle 

 generally pervades. Divisions j peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; win- 

 ter, 50 to 55. Greenhouse not quite 

 so warm. 

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



Levant. 1551. , Tuberous - rooted. 



Greenhouse. 



esculefnta (eatable-roo/f). 2. Green, pur- 



ple. June. South America. 1739. 



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



Peru. 1810. 



