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C. erefctus (upright). 10. White. 

 1752. 



procifmbens (lying-down). 1. 



low. Cuba. 1730. 



racemtfsus (racemed). 10. White. 



America. 1820. 



Jamaica. 



Pale yel- 

 South 



CONOSPE'RMTJM. (From konos, a cone, 

 and sperma, a seed ; the fruit or carpels 

 growing close together and forming a 

 cone. Nat. ord., a section of Proteads 

 [Proteaceae]. Linn., k-Tetrand.ria, 1-Mo- 

 nogynia). Greenhouse evergreen shrubs 

 from New Holland. Cuttings in sand, 

 under a glass, either in spring or autumn ; 

 sandy peat. Summer temp., 55 to 7o; 

 winter, 35 to 45. 

 C. acero'sum (fine-leaved). 



acinacifo' Hum (scyme tar-leaved). 3. White. 



June. 1824. 



oenrvtleum (blue). Blue. 1830. 



capita' turn (flower-headed). 3. Blue. July. 



1824. 



densiflo'rum (thickly-flowered). 



elli'pticum (oval-leaved). 3. White. July. 



1822. 



ericif</lium (Heath-leaved). White. 1820. 



gluma'ceum (chaft'y). 



Hugeflii (Baron Hugel's). 



incu'rvum (incurved-fcafled). 



longifo'lium (long-leaved). 4. White. July. 



1824. 



sclerophy 1 Hum (hard-leaved). 



taxifo'lium (Yew-leaved). 3. White. July. 



1824. 



tenuifo'lium (thin-leaved). 3. White. July. 



1824. 



tripline'rvium (three-nerved). 1830. 



undula'tum (waved-feared). 



CONOSTE'GIA. (From konos, a cone, and 

 stege, a covering; alluding to the lobes of 

 the calyx clasping the angles of the ovary. 

 Nat. ord., Melastomads [Melastomaceae]. 

 Linn., \Q-Decandria, \-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Aplectrum). Stove evergreen 

 shrubs. Cuttings of shoots, well ripened, 

 and the cut ends allowed to get dry ; 

 peat and sandy loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. Balbisia'na (Balbis's). 20. White. May. 

 Jamaica. 1825. 



^roeeVa (tall). 12. White. June. Ja- 



maica. 1822. 



semicrena'ta (half -scolloped -edged). 20. 



White. April. West Indies. 1823. 



CONOSTE'PHIUM. (From konos, a cone, 

 and Stephanos, a crown ; referring to the 

 disposition of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria, \-Monogynia. Allied to Sty- 

 phelia), This belongs to the berry-bear- 

 ing section of Epacrids. The berries, 

 though not much liked by Europeans, are 



eatable and wholesome. The "Native 

 Currant" of New Holland, and the Tas- 

 manian Cranberry belong to this section. 

 They are all favourite plants with gar- 

 deners for the beauty of their flowers 

 and the great skill required to grow 

 them into fine specimens. Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sand, in April; peat and sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; win- 

 ter, 40" to 50. 

 C.pe'ndu him (hanging-down). Swan River. 



CONOS'TYLIS. (From konos, a cone, 

 and stylos, a style ; the style, or female 

 organ, grows in the shape of a cone 

 at the bottom. Nat. ord., Bloodroots 

 [Haemodoracese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria, 

 \-Monogynia. Allied to Anigozanthos). 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, from 

 New Holland. Divisions ; sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 55 to 75 ; winter, 40 

 to 45. 

 C. aculea'ta (prickly). 1. 1820. 



au'rea (golden-cowered). Yellow. 



dealba'ta (mealy-stemmed). 



serrula' ta (fine-saw-edged) . 1 824. 



seti'gera (bristle-bearing). 1825. 



scWsa (bristly). Yellow. September. 1843. 



CONOTHA'MNTJS. (From konos, a cone, 

 and thamnos, a shrub ; from the form of 

 the shrubs. Nat. ord., Myrtleblooms 

 [MyrtaceaeJ. Linn., 18-Polyadelphia, 

 2-Polyandria). Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs, from Swan River. Cuttings of 

 young firm shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 For culture see Calotha mnus. 



C. erioca'rpus (woolly-fruited). Red. May. 



later a! Us (spreading). Red. June. 



trine! 'rvis (three-nerved). Red. June. 1840. 



CONRA'DIA. (Named after Conrad Ges- 

 ner, a botanist of Zurich. Nat. ord., 

 Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae], Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia, 1-Angiospermia. Allied to 

 Gloxinia). Stove evergreen shrubs. 

 Cuttings of ripe shoots, under a glass, in 

 bottom heat; loam, sand and peat. Com- 

 mon temperature of stove. 

 Cl calyci'na (Zar^e-calyxed). 1. Red and 



white. Jamaica. 1824. 

 floribu'nda (many-flowered). Deep reddish 



scarlet. October. South America. 



1843. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). l\. June. Ja- 



maica. 1823. 



sea' bra (rough). 2. Scarlet. July. Ja- 



maica. 1820. 



CONSERVATIVE WALLS. See Walls. 

 CONSERVATORY is often used synony- 



