Cornutia 



(240) 



Correa 



CORNUTIA. 



Evergreen shrubs (ord. Verbenacese), requiring 

 stove heat and producing small flowers, followed 

 by berried fruits, as in the case of CaUloarpa. 

 Propagated by cuttings in early spring in heat,, 

 under" a bell-glass or in a case. 'J he soil may 

 consist of peat and loam in equal proportions, 

 with sand. 



Principal Species : 

 puuctata, W. (syn. Hosta pyrnmidata, C', Jy., hi. 



cserulea). 



COROKIA. 



Half-hardy shrubs (ord. Coriacea;) of slender, 

 much branched habit, with small, evergreen leaves. 

 Propagated by cuttings in pots of sand under a 

 hand-light in moderate heat ; also by layers in 

 autumn. Any well-drained garden soil will suit 

 them. In the open they should have the shelter 

 of a wall facing west. They may also be planted 

 out in a cool conservatory or winter garden. 



Principal Species : 

 buddleioides, 10', yel. Cotoneaster, 10', yel. 



CORONILLA. (CROWN VETCH.) 



Pretty annual or perennial herbaceous plants or 

 shrubs (prd. Leguminosa?), valued for the green- 

 house, flower border, or rockery. The leaves are 

 pretty, and the. plants bear heads of small, Pea- 

 shaped flowers. The hardy species are propagated 

 by seeds sown in a, frame in spring by division, 

 and by cuttings of a few in spring, the cuttings 

 being placed in a cold or slightly heated frame ; 

 the greenhouse. species by cuttings in slight heat 

 under a bell-glass or in a frame. Loam, with a 

 little peat, is the most suitable soil for the green- 

 house species, but the others thrive in common 

 soil, except the Alpine plants, which should have 

 loam, peat, and leaf soil in equal proportions. 



Principal Species : 



A beautiful hlf-luly. 

 ev. 



varia, Je., etc., trailer, 

 pk., wh. A pretty but 

 rather rampant plant, 

 useful as a carpeter for 

 very tall plants (/. 

 Haussknechtii, hirta, 

 etc.). 



Je., 

 yel. 



hlf- 



cappadocica, Jy., trailer, 

 yel. A desirable rockery 

 plant, not hdy. every- 

 where. Usually called 

 iberica. 



coronata, 2', Jy., yel. A 

 pretty grh. shr. 



glauca,"31', My., etc., yel. 



Other Species : 



argentea, 2', My., hlf- 



ndy. per., yel. 

 cretica, 1', Je., grh. ami., 



wh., red. 

 emeroides, My., etc., hdy. 



per., yel. 

 Emerus, 3', Ap.,hdy. shr., 



yel. Scorpion Senna, 

 globosa, 1', Sep., per., 



wh. 

 juncea, 3', Je., hlf-hdy. 



shr., yel. 



CORREA. 



Description. Evergreen shrubs (ord. Rutaceoe) 

 with small, leathery leaves, suitable for a cool 

 greenhouse or Heath house ; formerly much more 

 appreciated than at present. The leaves of alba were 

 at one time used as tea by the settlers in Australia. 



Propagation. Take cuttings of the half-ripened 



minima, 



hdy. per. 



Clusii). 

 inontana, 6", Je., hlf- 

 hdy. slir., yel. 

 pentaphylla, 2', Je.j grh. 



shr., yel. 

 valeutina, 3', Mch., etc., 



grh. shr., yel. (-i*/". 



suaveoleus). 

 viniinalis, 3', Aug., grh. 



shr., pale red. 



side shoots and insert them in sandy soil or sand, 

 in pots, which should be plunged in the Cocoanut 

 libre refuse of a propagating bed and covered with 

 bell-glasses. This should be done in the early part 

 of summer. Some of the species root with difficulty, 

 and speciosa scarcely at all. This, as well as 

 others of slow growth which occasion any diffi- 

 culty, should be grafted on young plants of the 

 more common forms, such as alba. 



Soil. Use one part of good, fibrous loam and 



CORREA CAUDINALIS. 



three parts of peat, with plenty of sand to make 

 the compost porous. 



Other Cultural Points. Being of slow, stiff 

 growth, they require no staking and little 

 pruning ; the stronger shoots only need stopping 

 if inclined to destroy the symmetry of the bush. 

 The woolly stems and leaves should be kept dry, 

 but the roots just moist, as in the case of Heaths. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



backhousiana. 



bicolor, crim., tipped 

 wh. 



Harris!!, crim. 



major, flowers larger. 



pulchella, 5', Je., sc. 

 ventricosa, flowers in- 



alba, 0', Je., wh. (SI/HS. 



cotiiiifolia and rufa). 

 cardinalis, 3', Mch., sc.; 



handsome, 

 lawrenciana, 3', Ap., gr., 



wh. (fi/ii. ferruginea). 

 speciosa, 3', Je., sc. This 



and cardinalis are the 



most popular species. 



Other Species : 



ferruginea (see lawren- 

 ciana). 



flated. 



longiflora, Dec., hyb., ro. 

 rufa (see alba). 



