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AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF 



' The nocturnal flowering of tliis plant is an anomaly in the order, and the 

 more remarkable because its nearest kin, the Zeijliyranthes, requires a 

 powerful sun to make it expand. The flower is fragrant, smelling like a 

 primrose. Appears to flower successively, from the earliest spring till 

 September." ' — Herlert. 



Cornflag. See Gladiolus. 



Coronilla. — A half-hardy ornamental shrubby perennial, sometimes 

 annual, chiefly from Central Europe. C. glauca is a variety bearing 

 clusters of yellow fragrant flowers through the summer, whilst 

 under glass, if trained against a wall, it will remain in flower the 

 best part of the year. The silvery-haired variety, C. argentea, is 

 equally as dainty. 



Correa {Australian Fuchsia). — A flowering shrub. There are several 

 species, all peculiarly scented in leaf and flower. 



Corylopsis spicata. — A Japanese shrub, bearing pendulous racemes of 

 yellow cowslip-scented flowers, that appear before the leaves in 

 spring. C. pauciflora is similarly attractive. 



Corypha umbraculifera (Fan Palm). — A native of the East Indies ; 

 giant in form, and bearing lovely yellow blossoms, so powerfully 

 scented, that it is necessary to cut them away when near dwelling- 

 houses. 



Cotula Cunninghami (Sneeze iveed). — A West Australian odorous 

 herb. 



Cowslip. See Primula. 

 Crassula. See Kalosanthes. 



Crataegus oxycantha (Haictlwrn, May Blossoin). —There are many 

 varieties of this beautiful family of shrubby trees distributed 

 throughout the world, and all of them are so ornamental and 

 highly odoriferous, that wherever their introduction is practic- 

 able, it is strongly recommended. The beauty of their myrtle-like 

 blossoms, their exquisite fragrance, and the successive profusion of 

 delicately tinted fruit, give them more than ordinary charms. The 

 luxuriant Balms of Asia give no more grateful perfume than this 

 sweet-flowering shrub presents, nor does the garland of Flora 

 possess a more simple yet charming blossom than that put forth by 

 this British hedge beauty. It is said that Hawthorn flow^ers not 

 only regale the spirits by their spicy odour, but that they possess 

 the power of attracting and destroying other perfumes. 



Few trees are more attractive than the sweet May of our English 

 hedgerows, and it not only delights our senses with its beauty and 

 perfume, but afl"ords a cooling shade in sunny fields, under which 

 its fragrance is diff'used in the pure country air. 



May- day in the rural parts of England is still a lovely and a 



