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COMAROSTA'PHYLIS. (From 

 the arbutus, and staphyle, a grape ; refer- 

 ring to the clusters of fruit. Nat. ord., 

 Heathivorts [Ericaceae]. Linn., S-Octan- 

 dria, \-Monogynia. Allied to Arctosta- 

 phylos). Pretty bushes from the Alpine 

 regions of Guatimala, bearing succulent 

 fruit, which is eatable. Seeds; cuttings, 

 under a hand light, in the beginning of 

 autumn ; grafted on the arbutus in 

 spring ; loam and peat. If not kept in 

 a cold greenhouse, will require protec- 

 tion out of doors. 



C. arbutoi'des (Arbutus-like). 6. White. May. 

 1842. 



polifo'lia (Folium-leaved). Crimson. May. 



1840. 



Co' M ARUM. Marsh Cinquefoil. (From 

 komaros, the arbutus, or strawberry-tree ; 

 in reference to the fruit being like that 

 of the arbutus. Nat. ord., Roseworts 

 [Rosaceae]. Linn., 12 - Icosandria, 3- 

 Polygynia. Allied to Potentilla). The 

 leaves of the Marsh cinquefoil have been 

 used for Peruvian bark. Hardy her- 

 baceous perennials. Divisions ; moist 

 places, common soil. 



C.palufstre (marsh). 2. Purple. June. Bri- 

 tain. 



varicffa'ium (striped-leaved). 1. Purple. 



July. Britain. 



COMBRE'TUM. (An ancient name 

 adopted from Pliny. Nat. ord., Myroba- 

 lans [Combretacece]. Linn., 8-Ocfandria, 

 \-Monogynia). Stove evergreen climbers, 

 except two shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shocts, or rather stifnsh side shoots, 

 taken off with a heel, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, and in bottom heat ; sandy 

 peat and loam, with a little charcoal, and 

 broken pots, to keep the soil open. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 3 to 90; winter, 50' to 

 60. 



C. e'legans (elegant). 15. Scarlet. May. 

 Brazil. 1820. 



farina' sum (mealy). 10. Orange-red. May. 



Mexico. 1825. 



forms/sum (handsome). Yellow-red. March. 

 Brazil. 1824. 



grandijlo'rum (large-flowered). 5. Scarlet. 



May. Sierra Leone. 1824. Shrub. 



latlfo'lium (broad-leaved). Scarlet. May. 



East Indies. 1844. 



na'num (dwarf). 2. White. Nepaul. 1825. 



Shrub. 



panicula' turn (panicled). 50. Scarlet. Sep- 



tember. Guinea. 1824. 



Pincea'num (Pince's). Purple-red. May. 



Sierra Leone. 1845. 



racemo'sum (racemose). 12. White. May. 



Benin. 1826. 



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C.sectfndum (s>vte- flowering). 10. Yellow- 

 striped. May. Trinidad. 1818. 



Wrightia'num (Wright's). 10. India. 1845. 



COMESPE'RMA. (From Jco>ne, hair, and 

 sperma, a seed ; in reference to the seeds 

 being enveloped with hairs. Nat. ord., 

 Milk worts [Polygalaceoe] . Linn., 16- 

 Monadelphia, 5 - Octandria. Allied to 

 Poly gala). Greenhouse evergreens from 

 Australia. Cuttings of young shoots in 

 April, under a glass ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 40 

 to 45. 



C. cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 3. Purple. June. 

 1822. 



coridlfaflia (Coris-leaved). Purple. May. 



1822. 



eri'cina (Heath-like). 3. Purple. June. 



gra'cilis (slender). 3. Blue. April. 1834. 



Twiner. 



virga! ta (twiggy). Purple. May. 1826. 



COMFREY. Sy'mphytum. 



COMMELI'NA. (Named after /. and G. 

 Commelin, Dutch botanists. Nat. ord., 

 Spidcrworts [Commelinaceoe]. Linn., 3- 

 Triandria, \-monogynia}. The fleshy 

 roots, or rhizomes, of most of the species 

 of Commelina are eatable when cooked. 

 Hardy kinds, by sowing in the open 

 ground, whether annual or perennial, 

 and by dividing the roots of the latter. 

 Evergreen trailing kinds, whether green- 

 house or stove, chiefly by cuttings, in 

 sandy soil, under a hand-light, in a 

 gentle hotbed. All the herbaceous species, 

 whether from tropical regions or New 

 Holland, &c., by seeds, sown in a hotbed, 

 early in spring, pricked off, and potted 

 and planted out towards the end of May, 

 will flourish in the flower-garden, and 

 constitute a pleasing feature until the 

 end of autumn. Before frost, the tuber- 

 ous kinds should be taken up and kept 

 like dahlias, but not over dry ; started a 

 little in spring, in heat, and then trans- 

 planted at the end of May, will bloom 

 stronger than the seedlings. The soil 

 should be light and rich, using either 

 rotten dung or leaf mould, with sandy 

 loam. Summer temp, for stove species, 

 50 to 75 ; winter, 40 to 45\ 



ANNUALS. 



C. commit nis (common). 2. Purple -blue. 



June. North America. 1732. Hardy. 



cuculla'ta (hooded). Blue. July. Brazil. 



1825. Greenhouse. 



