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COLOCY'NTH. Cu'cumis colocy ' ntlius. 



COLOGA'NIA. (Named after M. Cologran, 

 who hospitably entertained naturalists 

 visiting Teneriffe. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 plants [Fahaceae]. Linn., 1*1 -Diadelphia, 

 4rbcatdfia. 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. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. Violet. 



Broussone? tii (Broussonet's). 3. Violet. 



1827. 



pulchiflla (pretty). 3. Rose. September. 



1837. 



COLPOON TREE. CttSSinC ColpOOH. 



COLT'S-FOOT. Tussila'go. 



COLUBRI'NA. (From coluber, a snake ; 

 in reference to the twisted stamens. Nat. 

 ord., Rliamnads [Rhamnaceae]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria. \-monogynia. 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. i 1691. 



cube'tisis (Cuba). 5. Crimson. Cuba. 1820. 

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



Bahama. 1762. 



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



Jamaica. 1758. 



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



Mexico. 1826. 



COLUMBINE. Aquile'gia. 



COLUMBO ROOT. Root of Co CCuluS pal- 



ma'tus. 



COLTJ'MNEA. (Named after Fabius 

 Columna, an Italian nobleman. Nat. 

 ord., Gesncrworts [Gesneraceae]. Linn., 

 14-I)idynamia, 1-Angiospermia. Allied 

 to Besleria). Stove evergreens. Cut- 

 tings, 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). \\. Orange, 

 red. September. Columbia. 1843. 



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



Mexico. 1840. 



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



West Indies. 1759. 



SHRUBS. 



C. crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 1. Rose. Oc- 

 tober. 1837. 



C, hirsu'ta (hairy). 2. Pale purple. Septem- 

 ber. Jamaica. 1780. 



M'spida (bristly). Scarlet. September. 



Jamaica. "1824. 



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



tember. Jamaica. 1823. 



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



Brazil. 



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



tember. 1823. 



zebri'na (zebra-marked). Pale yellow. Bra- 

 zil. 1843. 



COLU'RIA. (From kolouros, deprived 

 of a tail ; in reference to the seeds. Nat. 

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

 Icosandria, Z-Trigynia. Allied to Geum 

 and Potentilla). Hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennial. Divisions ; peat and loam. 

 C. potentilloi' des (Potentilla-like). 1. Orange. 

 June. Siberia. 1780. 



COLU'TEA. Bladder Senna. (From 

 koloutea, a name adopted from Theo- 

 phrastus. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceas]. Linn., \1-Diadelpliia, 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Caragana). The 

 leaves of the Bladder-senna are used to 

 adulterate the Senna of the druggists. 

 Cuttings, planted in the end of summer, 

 seeds sown in spring; common soil. 

 (7. arbore' scens (common tree-like). 10. Yel- 

 low. July. France. 1548. 



cru^nta (bloody). 4. Scarlet. June. Le- 



vant. 1710. 



hale'ppica (Aleppo). 6. Yellow. June. 



Levant. 1752. 



me' dia (intermediate). 10. Orange. July. 



nepale'nsis (Nepaul). 5. Yellow. August. 



Nepaul. 1822. 



COLVI'LLEA. (Named after Sir Charles 

 Colville, Governor of Mauritius. Nat. 

 or&.,Leguminous Plants [Fabaceaa]. Linn., 

 IQ-JJecandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Cossalpinia) . Stove evergreen tree. Cut- 

 tings, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in 

 bottom heat ; seeds when procurable. 

 Summer temp., 6(T to 80 ; winter, 45 

 to 55. 



C. racemo'sa (?a?-^e-racemed). 45. Scarlet. 

 April. Madagascar. 



COMARO'PSIS. (From Icomaron, the 

 Comarum or Marsh cinquefoil, ando/ms, 

 like ; referring to its strong resemblance 

 to Comarum. Nat. ord., lioseworts [Ro- 

 sace]. Linn., \2-Icosandria, Z-Trigy- 

 nia. Allied to Geum and Potentilla). 

 Hardy North American perennials. Di- 

 visions ; seeds ; common soil. 



C. Donia'na (Don's). 1. Yellow. May. 1800. 



fragarioi'des (Strawberry-like). 1. White. 



May. 1803. 



