ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Cock’s-Comb (Celosia cristata).—See Celosia. ' 
Cock’s-foot Grass (Dactylis glomerata).—_See Dactylis. 
Cocoanut Palm (Cocos nucifera),—See Cocos. 
Cocoa Tree (Theobroma cacao).—See Theobroma. 
Cocos (Cocoanut Palm).—Ord. Palmacew. Stove palms. Orn. 
foliage. First introduced 1690. Leaves, feather-shape (pinnate). 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, equal parts peat & sand. 
Position, pots in shady stove. Pot, March. Water freely March to 
Oct. 70° to 85°. Propagate by seeds sown 1 in, deep in light soil in 
temp. 85° at any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: ©. nucifera (Cocoa-nut Palm), 40 to 50 ft., Tropics; 
plumosa, 40 to 50 ft., Brazil; romanzoffiana, 30 to 40 ft., Brazil; weddelliana, 
2 to 4 ft., Brazil. ‘ 
Codizeum (Croton or South Sea Laurel). — Ord. Euphorbiacea. 
Stove evergreen shrubs, Orn. foliage. First introduced 1804. Leaves 
beautifully variegated with various colours, 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts rich loam, one part peat & sand. 
Position, pots in stove close to the glass. Pot, March. ater freely 
March to Sept., moderately afterwards. Temp., Oct. to March 55° to 
65°; March to Oct. 70° to 85°. Propagate by cuttings of the ends of 
shoots inserted singly in 2in. pots filled with sandy soil in temp. 75° 
at any time, or in bottles of water in similar temp.; stem-rooting in 
March or April. 
Pree CULTIVATED: C. variegatum, leaves yellow and green, 3 to 10 ft., 
alaya. 
PRINCIPAL HYBRIDS OR VARIETIES: C. aigburthiensis, leaves red and 
green; angustifolium, yellow and green; Chelsoni, orange, red and crimson; 
evansianum, green, yellow, crimson, and scarlet; Hawkeri, creamy white and 
green; illustris, green and yellow; interruptum aureus, purple, green, and yellow; 
Johannis, green and yellow; Laingii, green, red, and salmon; picturatum, green, 
yellow and red; variegatum tricolor, green, golden yellow and cream; Warrenii, 
green and orange carmine; Williamsii, green, crimson and magenta; Weismannii, 
green, crimson, and magenta. 7 : ne 
Codlins and Cream (Narcissus incomparabilis fl. pl.).—See 
Narcissus. 2 
Codonopsis (Bellwort)—Ord. Campanulacew. Hardy perennial 
herbs. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary good. Position, sunny borders. Plant, 
autumn or glk Propagate by seeds sown in cold frame in spring, 
planting out seedlings in June; also by cuttings in autumn. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: O. olematidea (Syn. Glosocomia clematidea), white and 
blue, summer, 3 ft.; ovata, blue, summer, 1 ft., Himalayas. . 
Coelogyne.—Ord. Orchidacew. Stove epiphytal orchids. First 
introduced 1822. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal Pipes fresh sphagnum moss & fibry peat. 
Position, pots or pans half filled with potsherds, & placed close to glass. 
Pot, Feb. or March; have base of plant well above rim of pot or pan. 
Temp., March to Sept. 70° to 85°; Sept. to Nov. 65° to 75°; Nov. to 
March 60° to 70°. ater freely March to Aug., moderately Aug. to 
Nov., very little Nov. to March. Growing season, March to Aug. 
Resting period, Sept to Feb. Flowers appear from centre of new 
growth aiter resting. Propagate by division of pseudo-bulbs at potting 
time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: ©. cristata, white and yellow, Feb. to. April, 6 to 10 in., 
Himalayas; oristata alba, white; cristata lemonians, yellow, white and lemon; 
dayana, yellow, June, 6 in., Borneo; fuscescens, red, brown, and green, Sept., 
9 in., Himalayas; massangeana, yellow and red, June, 1 ft., Assam; sanderiana, 
white and yellow, July, 1 ft., Sunda Islands; speciosa, yellow and brown, autumn, 
9 in., Malaya. 
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