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C6tA. See Anlhemis Cbta. 



C6tinus. See Khtis Cdtinus. 



CotoneAster, Medicus. From cotoneum, a 

 quince-tree ; in reference to the downy leaves 

 of this genus being similar to the quince. 

 Linn. 12, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pom&cece. These 

 are hardy ornamental shrubs, growing about 

 four feet high ; they thrive well in any com- 

 mon soil, and are increased by layers. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Pjrus NHssia ; 2, P. microph'SJila 

 uva-iirsi; 3, Mlspilus. Cotonedster ; 4, M. to- 

 mentbsa, M. erioc&rpa. See NagUia. 

 acuminata . Pink . 4, H. De. S. 6 Nepal . . 1820 

 afflnis . . . Pink . 4, H. De. S. 6 Nepal . . 1820 

 buxifblia . . White 4, H. Ev. S. 3 Nepal . . 1824 

 denticulata . White 4, H. Bv. T. 4 Mexico . . 1826 

 emarginata . White 4, H. Ev. S. 4 Nepal . . 

 frigida 1 . . Wt. gr. 4, H. De. S. 8 Nepal . . 1824 

 laxiflbra . . Pink . 4, H. De. S. 4 . . 1826 



uniflbra . . White 6, H. De. S. 8 Nepal . . 

 melanocarpa White 4, H. De. S. 6 Nepal . . 

 microphylla . White 4, H. De. 8. 4 Nepal . . 1825 

 multiflbra . White 6, H. Ev. 8. 4 Altaia . . 1887 

 nummularia. Wt. gr. 4, H. De. 8. 8- Nepal . .1824 

 rotundifblia 2 White 4, H. Ev. S. 3 Nepal . . 1820 

 thymifblia . White 5, H. Bv. 8. 4 Nepal . . 1845 

 tomentbsa 4 . Pink . 4, H. De. 8. 4 . . 1759 



vulgaris 3 . . Pink . 4, H. De. S. 4 Europe . . 1656 

 depr&sa - . White 4,. H. De. S. 4 Europe . . 

 erythrocarpa White 4, H. De. 8. 4 Europe . . 

 melanocarpa White 4, H. De. 8. 4 Europe . . 



Cotton. See Gossgpiwn. 



Cotton-grass. See Eridphorum. 



Cotton-rose. See Fildgo pygmcea. • 



Cotton-thistle. See Onopdrdum. 



Cotton-tree of India. See Bbmbax- pentdn- 

 drum. 



Cfh'ULA, Limn. A diminutive of cota, an old 

 name of a species of Anthemis. Linn. 19, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. This is a genus of very 

 little interest ; the tender species require to be 

 sown on a gentle hotbed, or in the stove, but the 

 hardy kinds need only be sown in the open air. 

 See Grdngea, Iddbtekia, and Anthemis Cdtula. 

 a&rea . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. J Spain . . 1818 

 filifblia. . . Yellow . 8, G. A. i C. G. H. . 1831 

 nudicaMis . Yellow . 7, H. A. J C. G. H. . 1816 

 cmtlwmoides, coronopifolia, pusttla, sphceroMtha, 

 tanacetifblia, visedsa. 



Cotyledon, seed leaf, the first leaf from seed. _ 



Cotyledon, Linn. From kotyU, a cavity ; in 

 allusion to the cup-like leaves. Limn. 10, Or. 

 4, Nat. Or. Orassuldcece. A numerous and 

 rather ornamental genus of succulents ; they 

 succeed best in a sandy loam, and the pots 

 must be well drained, as they do not thrive 

 with too much water at their roots. Cut- 

 tings taken off and dried in the sUn for a few 

 days root freely. Synonymes : 1, C. pwrpurea; 

 2, 0. papilldris; 3, Onostdchys malacophgl- 



' la ; 4, O. ramosissima ; 5, 0. mucrondta ; 

 ft, Umbilicus Lievlmii ; 7, U. Sempervivum. 

 See Bry6phyllum, Echev&ria, Pistorimia, Um- 

 bilicus. 



alternans . . Eed . . 7, G. JEv. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1816 

 cacallodes. .Yellow . 5, G. Ev. 8.1 C. G. H. 1818 

 canaliculata . Red . . 5, G. Ev. 8. J C. G. H. 1818 

 clavifdlia . . Purple . 9, G. Her. P. J C. G. H. 1824 

 coruscans . . Orange . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1818 

 craasifdlia . .9, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1824 



cristata . . Varieg. . 9, G. Her. P. i C. G. H. 1818 

 cuneata . . . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1818 



ouneifbrmis . . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1823 



8. 1 C. G. H. 1818 

 S. 1J C. G. H. 1819 

 S. 1 C. G. H. 1818 

 S. li C. G. H. 1816 

 8. 1 Q. G. H. 1759 

 8. 1 C. G. H. 1800 

 S. 1 C. G. H. 1731 

 8. C. G. H. 1824 



1 C. G. H. 1818 

 i Altai . 1882 



1 C. G. H. 1818 

 i Daouria 1815 



1 C. G. H. 1818 

 C. G. H. 1690 

 O. G. H. 1798 

 C. G. H. 1789 

 C. G. H. 1822 

 1 C. G. H. 1748 

 1 C. G. H. 1816 

 1 C. G. H. 1823 

 i C. G. H. 1826 

 $ Caucas. 1836 



1 C. G. H. 1731 

 i C. G. H. 1823 

 i C. G. H. 1821 



S. 2 

 S. 2 



S. 2 



1" C. G. H. 1820 



1 C. G. H. 1813 

 i C. G. H. 1818 



2 C. G. H. 1S24 



curriflbra 1 . Orange 18, G. Ev. 

 decussata 2 . Scarlet . 8, G. Ev. 

 dicbatoma . . 6, G. Ev. 



elata ... . 6, G. Ev. 



fascicularis . Red . . 7, G. Ev. 

 gracilis . . . 7, G. Ev. 



hemisphEerica Wht. pur. 6, G. Ev. S. 

 interjecta . . . 7, G. Ev. 8, 



jaaminiflora . . 7, G. Ev. S. 



Lievenii 6 . Red . . 5, F. Her. P. 

 maculata . . Wht. pur. 6, G. Ev. 8 



m p hyU; 8 } Pa -y eL -6.H.EV. S. 

 mammillaris Wht. pur. 6, G. Ev. 



obUnga . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. 



orbiculata . Red . . 7, G. Ev. 



bvata . . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. 



papillaris . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. 



rambsa 4 . . . 6, G. Ev. M. 



ramosissima . . 5, G. Ev. 8. 



rhombif 61ia . . 6, G. EV. . S. 



rotundifblia . . 6, G. Ev. S. 



8 TOm T~. } Eose •r.r-Her.P. 

 spuria . . . . 17, G. Ev. 



tricuspidata . i . 7, G. Ev. 



trifl6ra . . Pk. wht. 6, G. Ev. 

 tuberculosa . Orange . 7, G. Ev. 

 uudulata 5 . . 6, G. Ev. 



ungulata . . . 5, G. Ev. 



viridis ... . 6, G. Ev. 



Couch grass. See' Agropprv/m ripens. 



CoultERIA, Humboldt and Bonpl. In honour 

 of Thomas Coulter, M.D., a botanical author. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. ■ Fab&cece. An orna- 

 mental genus of stove shrubs, from twelve to 

 fifteen feet high ; they grow well in a mixture 

 of peat and loam, and are increased by seeds. 

 Synonymes: 1, Pomcidna tdrra, Ccesalpinia 

 tinctbria ; 2, Ccesalpinia mollis. 

 h6rrida . . Orange 5, 8. Ev. S. 14 Carthage . 1824 

 m6uis 2 . . Yellow 5,'S. Ev. 8. 10 St. Martha . 1840 

 tinctbria 1 . Orange 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Carthage . 1822 



CouRBARlL. See ffymencea CoHrlaril. 



Courgot/RDA. See Lagenaria vulgaris ; var. 



CouMARIN. A peculiar principle obtained from, 

 the Tonquin-bean (Hipterix odordta). 



CouROUPirA, De Candolle. Linn. 16,- Or. 8, 

 Nat. Or. Lecythiddcece. See Licythis bractedta. 



CotjrsEtia, De Candolle. Named after Dumont 

 de Courset, a botanical author. Linn. 16, Or. 

 4, Nat. Or. Fabdcece. Plants requiring the 

 same treatment as jEschyn6mene. Synonymes : 

 1, Orobus tomentdsus, Ldthyrus frutiebsus, 

 Vlcia frutiebsa ; 2, Mschynbmene virgdta. 

 tomentbsa 1 . Yellow . 6, G: Ev. 8. 1 Peru . . 1824 

 virgata 2 . . Yellow . 6. S. Ev. S. 1 Trinidad . 1820 



Courtenia. See Sterculia. 



CousfNiA, Meyer. In honour of M. Cousin, a 

 French botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asterdcece. 



carduifbrmis Purple 7, H. Her. P: 1 Iberia . . 1804 

 cynaroldeB .White 7, H. B. li Caucasus . 



Hohenackeri .Yellow 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus . 1836 

 hystrix . .Purple 6, H. Her. P. 2 Russia . . 1838 

 macrocephalaPa. yel. 6, H. B. 1 Caucasus . 1823 



toneTla . . .Purple 6, H. A. 1 America . 1837 



volgensis . .Purple 7, H. Her. P. 1 Volga . . 1804 



CoutArea, Aublet. . Derived from coutari, the 

 name applied to it in Guiana. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Cinchondcece. These are beautiful 

 plants, growing to the height of twelve feet, 

 thriving best in sandy peat ; and increased by 

 cuttings. Synonyme : 1, Portldndia hexdndra. 

 diervilloldes . Wht. red 4, 8. Ev.-S. 6 Columbia. 



1 . . Purple . 4, S. Ev. 8. 12 Guiana . 1S03 

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