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COMPTONIA. Myricacese. 
C. asplenilolia. Sweet Fern. E. North America. 
Syn. Myrica asplenilolia. 
See also MYRICA. 
CONVALLARIA. Liliacese. 
C. majalis. Lily of the Valley. Europe, Britain. 
„ var. Berlin. 
„ var. Fortune’s. 
CONVOLVULUS. Bindweed. Convolvulacese. 
C. althaeoides. Mediterranean region. 
C. cantabricus. S. Europe. 
*C. Cneorum. S. Europe. 
C. lineatus. S. Europe, etc. 
*C. mauritanicus. N. Africa. 
COPROSMA. Rubiacese. 
C. acerosa. New Zealand. 
fC. Baueri. Norfolk Island. 
*C. robusta. New Zealand. 
Height 14 feet. In New Zealand this is the most 
generally distributed of all the species. It is a dark 
evergreen shrub with small inconspicuous flowers 
and berries. Planted 6 feet from a south w'all, it 
has successfully stood several winters in the open. 
It is worth growing for the handsome glossy foliage. 
COPTIS. Ranunculacese. 
C. trifoliata. Gold Thread. Northern Hemisphere. 
CORDYUNE. Liliacese. 
*C. australis. New Zealand. 
The southern Cordyline has grown for some time 
on the edge of an old quarry, but it is not so hardy 
as C. indivisa. The heart of the plant is damaged 
by cold in winter, but shoots grow' from the base 
in spring. 
