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Cluster cherry. See Otrasus Padus. 



Cluster pine. See Phius Pin&ster. 



Clustered, disposed in clusters. 



Clutia. See Cluptia. 



Cluytia, Alton. Named after Outgers Cluyt, a 

 Dutchman, who was professor of botany at 

 Leyden. Linn. 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Euphor- 

 Maceas. Ornamental species, thriving in a 

 mixture of loam and peat ; cuttings of the 

 young wood root freely in sand, under a glass, 

 alaternoldes. White . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1692 

 coUtaa . . "White . 5, S. By. S. 2 E. Ind. . 1807 

 daphnoldes . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1731 

 ericoldes . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 

 heterophylla White . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1818 

 patula . . , White . 5, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Ind. . 1812 

 polifdlia . . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 

 polygonoldes White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 

 pubescens . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 

 pulchella. . White . 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1739 

 tenui!61ia . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1817 

 tomentbsa . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1812 



Clymenum. See Lafhyrus Clymenum. 



Clypeate, buckler-shaped. 



Clypeola, Gartner. From clypeus, a buckler, 

 in allusion to its buckler-like silicle. Linn. 

 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacem. Pretty annuals, 

 which only require sowing in the open ground, 

 and to be treated as other hardy annuals. 

 eri6phora . White . 6, H. A. 1 Spain . . 1820 

 Ion Thlaspi Yellow . . 6, H. A. i 8. Eur. . 1710 



Cnem id6stachys, Martius. Derived from Tcnemis, 

 the spoke of a wheel, and stachys, a spike. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. EupAorbiacew. An 

 inconspicuous stove annual, growing in sandy 

 peat — Chameldsa. 



Cne6rum, Linn. Theophrastus gave the name 

 cneoron to some shrub resembling an olive. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutacece. Beautiful 

 species, delighting in a mixture of peat and 

 loam, and cuttings root freely in sand under 

 a glass. See also Convolvulus cneorum, Daphne 

 cne&rum, and Plewdndra cnebrum. 

 pulverulentum Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 6 Madeira . 1822 

 tricoccum . . Yellow 6, G. Ev. S. 6 S. Eur. . 1793 



Cnestis, Jussieu. From knao, to scratch ; in re- 

 ference to the prickly capsules. Linn. 10, Or. 

 4, Nat. Or. Connaracece. Ornamental shrubs. 

 See Conn&rus, for culture and propagation, 

 corniculata . Purple . 8. Ev. 8. 10 Guinea . 1793 

 glabra . . . wht. gr. 8. Ev. 8. 10 Maurit. . 1823 

 polypnea . Purple . 8. Ev. 8. 6 Maurit. . 1823 



CNfcus. See Centaury, Cirsium, Leuzca, Iiha- 

 pSntica, Serrdtula, Silybum. 



CnIdium, C'usson. The ancient name of Orach. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiaceas. Uninterest- 

 ing herbaceous plants ; for culture and propa- 

 gation, see Siseli. Synonymes: 1, Smprnium 

 atropurpiireum ; 2, Selkium canadense j 3, 

 Angelica FischeYi. See Laserpitium, PeucMa- 

 num., Silaus — atropurpureum 1, canadense 2, 

 Fischeri 3, Monnieri, pyrenamm. 



Cnidoscolus, Pohl. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 EupTwrbiaccm. For culture, &c, see Jdtropha. 

 Margraavii . White . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 3 Brazil . 1823 

 stimulbsus . White . 6, F. Ev. 8. 8 N. Amer. 1812 

 vitifolius . . White . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 4 Brazil . 1823 



Coadunate, united, soldered together. 

 CoAGULANS, congealing together. 

 Coarctate, pressed together. 



CoBJfcA, Cavanilles. In honour of B. Cobo, a 

 Spanish botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polemoniaceas. Very fast-growing climbers, 

 well adapted for a conservatory ; they thrive 

 well in the open air in summer, and look well 

 growing up by the side of a house ; if the wall 

 be rough on which they run, the tendrils will 



"' catch fast hold of the crevices and support the 

 branches without any assistance ; they maybe 

 increased by cuttings, which will root under a 

 glass, in a little moist heat, but it is best to 

 raise them from seed, which ripen in abund- 

 ance. Synonyme: 1, O. acuminata, lutea. 

 macrostema 1 Gr. yel. 10, G. Ev. CI. 20 Guayaquill839 

 scitndens . . Purple 8, P. Ev. CI. 20 Mexico . 1792 

 stipularis . . Yellow 10, P. Ev. CI. 20 Mexico . 1839 



CoB^EACEa;. See Polemoniacece. 



Cob nuts. See Cbrylus. 



Cob nuts op Jamaica. Si 



Cob pinks. See Didnthus horttnsis. 



Cobresia, Willdenow. Named after a German 

 nobleman of the name of De Kobres, stated to 

 have been a great promoter of botany and 

 natural history. Linn. 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Cyperacea. These plants resemble. Carex, and 

 having no ornamental appearance, are scarcely 

 worth cultivation'— cariclna. 



CoBfJRGHiA, Herbert. In honour of Prince 

 Leopold of Saxe-Coburgh, lato King of Bel- 

 gium. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. AmarylU- 

 dacece. Handsome species, requiring the same 

 treatment as Pancratium. Synonymes': 1, 

 Pancratium incarnaium; 2, Clitdnfhus hu- 

 milis, OhrysopMala incarnata. 



coccinea . Scarlet . 3, F. Bl. P. 2 Cordilleras . 1839 



falva . . Tawny . 4, G. Bu. P. 1 S. Amer. . 1829 



humilis 2 . Orange . 3, F. Bl. P. 1 Cordilleras . 1841 



incarnata 1 Scarlet . 8, P. Bu. P. 2 Quito . . 1820 



miniata Vermil. . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 Peru . . . 1842 



styldsa . . Or. red . 4, G. Bl. P. 2 Quito . . 1847 



trichrdma Sc. w. gr. 6, F. Bl. P. 1 Andes . . 1838 



versicolor . B. w. gr. 6, F. Bl. P. 1 Lima . . . 1840 



Cobwebbed, covered with loose hairs, as if with 

 a cobweb. 



Coca. See Erythrdxylon. 



Coccocypselum, Swartz. From Teolekos, fruit, 

 and Icypsele, a vase ; alluding to the shape of 

 the berries. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CmcJw- 

 nacece. An uninteresting stove herbaceous 

 genus, growing in sandy loam, and multiplied 

 by cuttings in sand, under a glass. — cordifb- 

 Hum, ripens. See Fernclia. 



Coccol6ba, Linn. From Teolekos, a berry, and 

 lobos, a lobe ; in allusion to the character of 

 the fruit. Linn. 8, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Polygo- 

 nacece. The Sea-side Grape is an ornamental 

 genus, varying in height from fifteen to eighty 

 feet ; the species are remarkable for their largo 

 leaves. They grow well in a mixture of loam 

 and peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood, 

 taken off at a joint, will root freely under a 

 glass, in sand ; the leaves of the cuttings must 

 not be shortened. See Sarcogbnum. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, O.mdcrdntha; 2, C.parviflhra; 3, 

 Polygonum platyclada. 



acuminata . W. gr. 7, 8. Ev. T. 40 N. Grenada 1820 

 barbadenBis . W. gr. 8, 8. Ev. T. 60 Barbadoes . 1790 

 braziliensis . W. gr. 0, 8. Ev. T. 50 Brazil . . 1825 

 diversifbHa . W. gr. 8, 8. Ev. T. 20 St. Domingo 1818 



