Cobcea 



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Cochlospermum 



COBURGIA. 



Pleasing half-hardy bulbs (onl. Amaryllidea;), 

 now included under Stenomesson. They are prop- 

 agated by offsets, and may be grown either in pots 

 or in a warm border in summer, lifting the bulbs 

 in autumn and keeping them dry, like Tigridias, in 

 winter, beyond the reach of frost. The species 

 generally grown under the name of Coburgia is 

 incarnata (tyn. S. incarnatum), 1', red. Others are 

 acuta (.</. S. incarnatum var. acutum) ; coc- 

 cinea (syn. H. coccineum), 1-J', red ; fulva, 1', tawny 

 yellow (a variety of incarnatum) ; humilis (syn. S. 

 humile), 6", orange red; trichroma, 1', scarlet and 

 yellow (a variety of incarnatum). Versicolor, red, 

 white, and green, is also a variety of S. incarna- 

 tum. 



Photo : Ctutsell it' Company, Ltd. 



CoBIKA SCAUDEN8. 



COCCOCYPSELUM (syn. COCCOCIP- 



SBLCK). 



This genus (ord Rubiacese) of soft -wooded 

 stove trailers comprises several species, but is of 

 no great horticultural value. 



COCCOLOBA. 



Fruit bearing stove evergreen trees (ord. Poly- 

 gonacese), that carry large leaves, and grow best 

 in loam and peat. Stock may be increased by 

 cuttings of ripe wood in sandy peat under a bell- 

 glass over bottom heat. 



Principal Species : 



grandifolia, 20',Aug.,wh., 

 gru. (syn. pubescens). 



plntyclada (we Muehlen- 

 beckia platyclada). 



Other Species : 

 peltata, 30', Jy., sc. 



uvifera, 20', Aug., wh., 

 gru. "Seaside Grape." 



tenuifolia, 30', Aug., gm., 

 wh. 



COCCULUS (syn. WENDLANDIA). 



The economic value of these stove evergreen 

 climbers (ord. Menispermacea;), lies in their medi- 

 cinal properties. They grow well in fibrous peat 

 and loam, with sharp sand, and may be propagated 

 from cuttings of firm growths in sandy soil under 

 a bell-glass in heat. 



Principal Species : 



laurifolius, 10', sum., wh., 

 grn. 



Other Species : 

 crispus, 10', sum., wli., 



grn. (now T'iuospora 



crispa). 

 Plukenetii, 10', sum., gr., 



villosus, 6', sum., grn., 

 yel. 



yel. (now Pachygone 

 ovata). 



suberosus, 20', sum., wh., 

 grn. (now Anamirta 

 paniculata). 



COCHLEARIA. (SCURVY GRASS.) 



A genus of hardy annual or perennial plants 

 (ord. Cruciferse), of little ornamental value. The 

 most useful is Armoracia, the Horse Radish (which 

 see). The native Scurvy Grass is officinalis, G", 

 May, white, there being also a variety alpina, 

 which is dwarfer in growth. Acaulis, (i", April, 

 lilac, is the only other worthy of mention. Com- 

 mon soil. Seeds or division. 



COCHLIODA. 



Stove and greenhouse, evergreen, epiphytic 

 Orchids (ord. Orchidaceaa), all natives of the 

 Andes. Division of the pseudo-bulbs is the only 

 practicable way of increasing stock, apart from the 

 importation of fresh pieces. The compost may 

 consist of fibrous peat two parts, live sphagnum 

 moss, chopped, one part, a little sand, and a few 

 small pieces of charcoal. All the species men- 

 tioned ,here make good basket plants for the cool 

 house. They do well in the Odontoglossum house, 

 provided they are not heavily shaded. 



Principal Species : 



Coccinella (sen Lailtjlird). 



miniata, red, said to be a 

 natural hybrid between 

 noe/liaua and vul- 

 canica. 



noezliana, 8'', win., spr., 

 cool house, or. sc., lip 



with a yel. disc (i/. 



uoet/.liaua). 



rosea,8",whi.,ro.car.,wh. 

 saiiguinea, 8",aut.,ro. pk. 

 vulcanica, 8", spr., dark 



ro., pale ro. lip. 



Other Species and Varieties : 

 stricta, 8", ro. vulcanica grandiflora, 8", 



spr. , dark ro. 



COCHLIOSTEMA. 



Handsome stove perennials (aril. Commelinacese) 

 with long, deep green and purple leaves, and showy- 

 flowers ; rare in cultivation. 



COCHLOSPERMUM. 



Azeredia, Maximiliana. and Wittelsbachia are 

 all referred to this genus (aril. Bixinerc). Stove 

 evergreen trees or shrubs, increased by cuttings of 



Coccus (see Scale). 



