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Corallorhiza, Swartz. Said to be from koral- 

 lion, a coral, and rhiza, a root. Linn. 20, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A genus of curious, 

 bulbous rooted, perfectly hardy plants. They 

 grow well in peat and loam, and are readily 

 increased by divisions. See Aplictnmi. 

 iiinuta . . . Green . 6, H. Ter. \ Scotland, woods. 

 inultifl6ra . . Green . 6, H. Ter. £ N. Amer. . 1824 

 odontorhlza . Green . 6, H. Ter. \ N. Amer. . 1S24 



Coraltjs. See Cfrrylus. 



Coeanic poison-bulb. See BrunsiAgia co- 

 r&nica, 



Co'rbularia, Havmrth. From corhila, a little 

 basket ; in reference to the shape of the nec- 

 tary. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amarylli- 

 daceas. An ornamental species, thiving best 

 in a light loamy soil in a sheltered situation ; 

 it also succeeds well in pots treated as a 

 bulbous frame plant. See Narcissus. 



C6rchorus, Linn. From lcore, a pupil, and 

 Icoreo, to purge ; in allusion to the laxative 

 qualities of 0. olitbrius. Linn. 13, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Tiliaccce. A genus of stove shrubs 

 and annuals, of easy cultivation. In India, 

 fishing lines and nets, rice bags, and a coarse 

 kind of linen, are made from 0. capsuMris. 

 See Kirria. 

 hirtus . . . Yellow 

 pildlobus . . Yellow 

 trldens . . Yellow 



acutdngulus, cestuans, capsularis, MrsUtus, 

 olitbrius, siliqubsus, trilocularis. 



Cordate, formed like a heart. 



Cordate, when joined by a hyphen to another 

 word, signifies a figure between the two, as 

 cordate-rcniform, a figure between heart-shaped 

 and kidney-shaped : cordate-auriculate, having 

 auricules at the base, so as to give the leaf the 

 figure of a heart, with two ears. 



C6rdia, Linn. In honour of E. Cordus, a 

 German botanist of the sixteenth century. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CordiUcex. An orna- 

 mental genus, many of the species being fine 

 timber-trees, growing upwards of sixty feet 

 high ; best cultivated in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. The flesh of the fruit of C. Mgxa and 

 Sebestina is succulent, mucilaginous, and emol- 

 lient. Synonymes : 1, Varrdnia dlba; 2, V.al- 

 nifdlia; 3, V. angustifolia ; 4, V. monospirma; 

 5, V. bullata ; V. globdsa; 6, V. Une.Ua; 7, 

 V. martinicinsis ; 8, V. mirabiloides'; 9, C. 

 angustifolia ; 10, ft supirba. See Patagdnula 

 and Varrdnia. 



7, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. . 1820 

 7, S. Bv. S. 2 S. Amer. . 1818 

 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Senegal . 1824 



lineaia 6 . . White 6, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Ind. . 1793 



macrophtflla . White 7, S. Ev. T. 50 W. Ind. . 1752 



martiniciSnsis 7 White 8, S. Ev. 8. 6 Martiniq. . 1795 



micrantha . . White 8, S. Ev. T. 40 Guiana . . 1822 

 mirabiloides 8 . White 9, 8. Ev. T. 12 Hispaniola 1798 



monoica. . . White 4, S. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. . . 1799 



Myxa. . . . White 4, 8. Ev. T. 30 E. Ind. . .1644 



nervdsa . . . White 5, S. Ev. 8. 6 Guiana . . 1820 



noddsa ■ . . White 6, S. Ev. S. ' 6 Guiana . . 1803 



obllqua . . White 7, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . . 1818 



parvifldra . . White 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1819 



reticulata 9 . . Yel. . 6, 8. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. . . 1820 



rugdsa . . . Omg. 6, S. Ev. T. 30 S. Amer. 1825 



Sebesttna 10 . White 7, S. Ev. T. 12 W. Ind. . 1728 



spinescens . . White 7, S. Ev. T. 60 E. Ind. . . 1824 



CoRDiACEiE, or Sebestens. A small order. 

 The species are principally natives of the tro- 

 pics. Some bear eatable fruit, and others fur- 

 nish excellent wood for furniture and cabinet 

 work : all are interesting. 



Cord-leafs. See Restiacece. 



Cordigera, heart-lipped. 



CordyiIne, Commerson. From hordyle, signi- 

 fying a club. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lili- 

 accoz. Ornamental shrubs, cultivated in a 

 mixture of peat and loam, or any light vege- 

 table soil ; readily increased by suckers. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, TerminUia angustifolia, Sanseviira 

 frv.tic.bsa, BUmpJiii, Charlwobdia australis ; 2, 



■ Drac&na indivisa ; 3, Drac&na javaniea, Sanse- 

 viira javanica; 4, O. spectdbilis ; 5, Asparagus 

 terminalis, C. Jacquini, C. rubra, C. Eschsclwl- 

 tsiana, lieliconifblia. 



australis 1 . . White 3, 8. Ev. S. 3 Norfolk I. 

 Banksii . . . White 4, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Zeal, 

 cannasfolia . . White 4, S. Ev. S. 4 N. Holl. 

 hemichrysa . White 5, S. Ev. 8. 2 Bourbon 

 indivisa 2 . . White 4, S. Ev. S. 12 N. Zeal, 

 macul&ta . . Gr.wt. 4, S. Ev. S. 3 Java . . 

 parviflbra . . White 4, S. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . 

 pilmilus . . . White 3, S. Ev. 8. 1 Australia 

 Sellowitoa . . White 4, 8. Ev. S. S Brazil 

 Sieberi . . . White 4, 8. Ev. S. 4 Borneo . . 

 Sieb61dtii 3 . . White 4, S. Ev. 8. 4 Java . . 

 stricta 4 . . . White 3, S. Ev. S. 4 Australia 

 terminMis 5 . White 4, S. Ev. S. 4 Ceylon . . 



Corema, J). Don. From corema, a broom ; in 

 allusion to the habit of the plant. Linn. 22, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Empetracece. An ornamental 

 dwarf shrub, succeeding well in sandy peat, 

 and increased by layers. Synonyme : 1, Em- 

 petrum Album. 

 alba 1 . . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. 8. 1 Portugal . 1774 



Coremitjm, Nees. From Jeorema, filth ; found 

 there. Linn. 24, Or. 9. Nat. Or. Ilotrytacece. 

 A very minute fungus, found on old paste, &c. 

 — glaiteum. 



Coreopsis, Linn. From Jcoris, a bug, and opsis, 

 appearance j because of the resemblance of the 

 seeds. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Asteracece. 

 A very pretty genus of plants, the stove 

 perennial kinds grow freely in any rich light 

 soil, and cuttings root under a glass ; some of 

 the hardy kinds are tall growing plants well 

 adapted to the back of flower borders, or 

 vacant places in the shrubbery, some of the 

 smaller species are very handsome, and may 

 bo planted near the front ; they are increased 

 by division of the roots. The hardy and 

 tender annuals and biennials require the same 

 treatment as other hardy and tender annuals 

 and biennials. Synonyme .■ 1, C. auriculala 



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