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Sibth&rpii . White 7, H. De. Tr. 1 France .1823 



sieulus . . Li. bi. 7, H. Tr. A. 1 S. Eur. . 1640 



strfctus' .' 1 Rose 6, H. Tw. A. ljEgypt . iS22 



sunruticdsutf Pink 7, G. Ev. Tw.. 3 Madeira . 1788 



tenants . . White 6, H. CL A. 4 N. Amer. 1812 



tenuissimus. Lilac 7, G. Her. CI. 6 Levant . 



', tefre'stris . White 7, H, Her. P. 1 Altai . .1828 



tiliiceus . J Purp. 7, Q. Ev. Twl 3 Brazil . 1820 



tricolor . ; Strip. 7, H. Tw, A. 3 S. Eur. . 1629 



. . albifldrus ., White 7, H. Tw. A. 1 8. Eur. . 1620 



undulatus . W. rd. 6, H. Tw. A. 3 S. Eur. .1816 



verrticipes . W. rd. 6, G. CI. A. 6 . 1841 



verticillatus. Blue 8, S. Ev. Tw. W. Ind. . 1819 



arvensis, blcolor, bogoUnsis, dentatus, filicaMis, 

 hirsiUus, intermildius, it&licus, micrdnthus, 

 multifidus, serblinus. • 



There are also many handsome, garden varie- 

 ties, and some with double flowers. 



Convolvulus. See Polygonum Convilvulus. 



Conyza, Linn. From konis, dust ; because it 

 was supposed to have the power, when it was 

 powdered and sprinkled, of driving. away flies, 

 whence the name Flea (Fly)-bane. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. Plants of no 

 beauty. The stove and greenhouse shrubby 

 kinds grow well in loanl and peat ; young cut- 

 tings root under a glass. The hardy herba- 

 ceous kinds grow in any garden soil, and in- 

 crease by divisions or seeds. The annual and 

 biennial species require the same treatment as 

 other hardy and tender annuals and biennials. 

 Synonyme : 1, Conyza cdndida. See Erigeron, 

 Psiadia, and Solidago. 



genistelloldes Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. . 1824 

 odorMa . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 India . .1759 



cegyptitaca, amcbna, ampleodcautis,-. arborisccns, 

 aurita, axillaris, balsdmifera, Ufrons, campho- 

 rala, cdndida, carolinehsis, chiUnsis, chinlnsis, 

 cin&r'm, fastigiata, fcetida, geminiflbra, glome- 

 rata, GoxiAni, hirsiUa, incisa, inuloldes, limo- 

 nifblia 1, maryldndica, panicidata, pdtula, 

 pinnatlfida, proll/era, purpurdscens, rlgida, 

 rugdsa, rupeslris, saxdtilis, seHcea, sicula, sdr- 

 dida, spatulata, sauarrbsa, Fendrii, thapso- 

 ides, verbascifdlia, virgatd. 

 Co&kia, Sonnerat. In memory of the cele- 

 brated circumnavigator Capt. James Cook, 

 K.N., who was killed in the Sandwich Islands 

 in 1779. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Auran- 

 tiacece. Au ornamental stove tree, requiring 

 to be cultivated in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood with 

 their leaves on will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in a moist heat. A fruit called wampee, 

 which is highly . esteemed in China and the 

 Indian archipelago, is the produce of this tree, 

 punctata . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 15 China . 1795 



Cook's tea-plant. See Leptospirmum sco- 

 parium. 



Cooperia, Herbert. In compliment to Mr. 

 Joseph Cooper, one of the most zealous and 

 successful cultivators of rare plants in this 

 kingdom, and who had, for upwards of 

 twenty years, the management of the botanic 

 garden at "Wentworth House, the property 

 and residence of Earl Fitzwilliam. Linn. 6, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece. Very inte- 

 resting flowering bulbs ; a sandy compost ap- 

 pears to suit them well, and a copious supply 



of water. They increase freely from seed. 

 The flowers of ft pedunculate/, are fragrant, 

 smelling like a primrose, and are produced at 

 night. Synonymes: 1, Zephyr&nthua Drum- 

 mtmdi, Sceptrdnthus Drumm6ndi. 

 chlorosdlen . Wht grn. 6, G. Bu. P. £ Mexico . 1885 

 ■ Drumm6ndii. Wht. red. 6, G. Bu. P. | Mexico . 1835 

 ' pedunculata 1 Wht. or. 7, S. Bu. P. | Texas . 1835 



CoPAfpEEA, Linn. Derived from the Brazilian 

 name, copaiba, and fero, to bear. The balsam 

 of Capaivi is the produce of this genus. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. Valuable spe- 

 cies, because of their medical properties. 

 They are best cultivated in sandy loam ; 

 ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 "glass, in heat, 

 guianensis . White . 4, S. Ev. T. 25 Guiana . 1826 

 officinalis . . White . 4, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. 1774 



CoPAlVA BALSAM. See Copaifera officinalis. 



CopAl-TE WOOD. See Vdchya guianensis. 



Copal, Brazilian. See Hymendsa Courb&ril. 



Copal, Indian. See Vatfo-ia indica. 



Copal, Madagascar. See Hymendsa verru- ■ 

 edsa. 



Copal, Mexican. See Hymendsa Courbdril. 



Copalch Bare. See Strychnos pseudoqulna. 



CoPRiNUS, Persoon. Named from kopria, dung ; 

 species found on dunghills. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Agaricacem. The species of this 

 genus are found on dunghills, trunks of trees, 

 shady damp places, &c. — atrainentarius, cini- 

 reus, comatus, domislicus, epUmtrus, Hender- 

 soni, Lagopus, macrociphalus, macrorhlzus, 

 micaceus, iftrens, pilaceus, pliedtilis, radiMus. 



Copr6sma, De Candolle. From copros, excre- 

 ment, and osme, smell ; the species have a 

 foetid smell. Linn. 4, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Cin- 

 cAonaceos. A genus of easy culture, requiring 

 to be grown in a mixture of sandy loam and 

 heath mould, and propagated by cuttings 

 planted in sand, and placed in a little heat. 

 hirteTJa . . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 1£ V. D. L. . 1837 



CdPTis, Salisbury. From koplo, to cut ; in 

 allusion to the divisions of the leaves. Linn. 

 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Sanunculacece. A pretty 

 species, well worthy of a place in every garden, 

 succeeding well in a bed of peat soil, or grown 

 in pots, and protected in severe weather; in- 

 creased by divisions or seeds. In the United 

 States, the root of this plant - is a populai 

 remedy for apthous affections of the mouth in 

 children. Synonyme: 1, HelUborus trifbiius. 

 trifoliata 1 . Brown 5, H. Her. P. % N. Amer. . 1782 



Coquaine parsnip. See Pastinaca saMva Co- 



qualna. 

 CoQuiTO'. See Jubdsa spectdbilis. 

 CorallIna, Tourn. From the resemblance of 



the plant to a coral. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 



Or. Ceramiacece. Sea weeds which, whilst 



fresh, exhibit all the colours of the rainbow. — 



officinalis. 

 Coralline. See Corallina. 

 Corallod^ndron. See Erythrina Coralloden- 



dron. 

 Coralloid, like coral. 

 Coral tree. See Ery(hr\na OorallodSndron. 



