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COMPOST-GROUND. This should be an 

 enclosure concealed from sight, but in 

 the vicinity of the hotbeds, hot-houses, 

 and other similar structures, for the con- 

 venience of moving the pots to it, in the 

 potting season ; conveyance of manures, 

 &c. All the earths and manures should 

 be under a shed, and the dungs, being 

 liable to lose much of their fertile com- 

 ponents in drainage, should be in water- 

 tight tanks ; and if these are covered, all 

 the better. 



COMPTO'NIA. (Named after Bishop 

 Compton. Nat. ord., Gcdeworts [Myrica- 

 ceae]. Linn., 2l-Mo&eia, Z-triandria). 

 Hardy deciduous shrub. Layers ; sandy 

 soil. 



C. asplenifaflia (fern-leaved. Sweet -gale). 4. 

 Brown. April. North America. 1714. 



CONANTHE'RA. (From konos, a cone, 

 and antlwra^ an anther, or pollen bag ; in 

 reference to the six anthers forming a 

 cone in the early stage of the flower. 

 Nat. ord., Lily worts [Liliaceae]. Linn., 

 6 - Hexandria, 1 - monogynia. Allied to 

 Cumingia and Squill). Pretty little 

 half-hardy bulbs, very scarce, being dif- 

 ficult to preserve, like others of this 

 Chilian class of plants. Sandy soil and 

 a dry border in front of a greenhouse 

 suit them best, and to be protected from 

 wet and frost in winter. Propagated by 

 offsets. 



C. Ufo'lia (two-leaved). 1. Blue. April. 1823. 

 tf?MM (Sims's). i. Blue. April. 1823. 



CONCRETE WALKS. From personal 

 inspection we can say these are the best 

 we ever saw. Mr. Beaton's directions 

 for making them is as follows : A layer 

 of stones, brick-bats, shells, or clinkers, 

 six inches deep, to form a dry bottom ; 

 a layer of chalk or lime, in the propor- 

 tion of one to ten of the stones or other 

 foundation, and well rolled and watered 

 to the thickness of three inches, with a 

 rise of two inches in the centre ; over 

 this half an inch of gravel and lime, or 

 fine chalk ; water and roll well again ; 

 add one-eighth of an inch of the best 

 coloured gravel; and again roll until 

 quite solid. Have the walk two inches 

 wider on each side than you desire, as 

 this checks the turf and weeds from en- 

 croaching, and prevents the rain water 

 getting to the foundation of the walk. 



CONDA'LIA. (Named after Condal, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Rhamnads 

 [llhamnaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 1- 

 inonogynia. Allied to Zizyphus or Christ's 

 Thorn). Half-hardy evergreens. Cut- 

 tings of half-ripe shoots ; common soil. 

 Wants a little protection in winter. 

 C. microphif'lla (small - leaved) . 2. Green. 

 Chili. 1824. 



CONI'FER;E, or Cone-bearers, are such 

 trees and shrubs, with their allied genera, 

 as are commonly known as the Pines, 

 Larches, Firs, Cedars, Junipers and Ar- 

 bor Vitaes. 



CO'NIUM. Hemlock. (From Jconao, 

 to whirl round ; in reference to the gid- 

 diness caused by eating the leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Umbellifers [Apiaceae]. Linn., 5-- 

 Pentandria, \~monogynia. Allied to Ar- 

 racacha). Division of the roots, and 

 sowing the seeds in spring ; C. moschatum 

 by offsets. Common soil. 



C. croa'ticum (Croatian). 6. White. July. 

 Hungary. 1818. Hardy herbaceous 

 perennial. 



macula' turn (spotted. Common Hemlock}. 



5. White. June. Britain. Hardy 

 biennial. 



moscha' turn (musk). 2. White. June. 



South America. 1824. Stove tuber. 



CO'NNARUS. (From connaros, name of 

 a tree; adopted from the Greek of 

 Athena3us. Nat. ord., Connarads [Con- 

 naraceae]. Linn., 16-Monadelphia, 6- 

 decandria). Stove evergreen shrubs. 

 Cuttings of firm shoots in April, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in bottom heat. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 

 to 55. 

 C. ni'tidus (shining). 8. White. Silhet. 1824. 



panictda'tus (panicled). 8. White. Chit- 



tagong. 1824. 



pube'sccns (downy). 6. White. Guiana. 



1822. 



CONOCA'RPUS. Button Tree. (From 

 fconos, a cone, and carpos, fruit ; in re- 

 ference to the fruit growing so closely 

 together on the spikes as to resemble 

 cones. Nat. ord., Myrobalans [Combre- 

 taceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, \-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Terminalia). The 

 bark of C. racemosus, one of those plants 

 called Mangroves in Brazil, is in gene- 

 ral use for tanning at Ilio. Stove ever- 

 green shrubs. Treatment similar to 

 Co'nnarus. 



C. acutifoWus (pointed-leaved). 10. Pale 

 yellow. South America. 1824. 



