COD COL 
COL COL 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminosw. Ornamental trees, 
from twelve to twenty feet high. For ciJture and 
propagation, see Copaiferd. 
aciitiftllQm . . Pa. red . 2, S. Ev. T. S. Leone . 1800 
obt'isifulium . . Fa. red . 2, S. £v. S. S. Leone . 1824 
CoDiC'M, Stackhouse. From kodion, a skin ; on account 
of the appearance of the species. Linn. 24, Or. 7, 
Nat. Or. Alga. Marine productions of little in- 
terest — bursa, tomentOsdm. 
CoDi.iNs AND CREAM, See EpUdblum hirsutilm. 
Codon, Linn. From kodon, a little bell, referring to 
the shape of the corolla. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Htjdrolacece. A curious plant, thriving in a mix- 
ture of loam and peat ; it requires to be kept with 
the greenhouse plants. 
RoyenI .... White . . 9, G. B. C. G. H. . 1801 
CoDONOPHORA, lAun. From kodon, a little bell, and 
phoreo, to bear; alluding to the dowers. Linn. 14, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gesneracece. Ornamental plants. 
For culture, &c., see GesnSrid. Synsnymes : 1. Gis- 
nera pasinata. G. tomentasa. 
giandifldrS, 1 . . Scarlet . 6, S. Et. S. Brazil . . 1818 
lanceolate, 2 . . Scarlet . 6, S. Ev. S. S. Anc,er. . 1752 
CffiLiA, Lindley. Not explained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Orchidacece. This is described as being a 
very curiously formed plant, and requiring the 
same treatment as Stanhopea. Synonymes:l,Cym~ 
bidium tripterum, Epidendrum tripterum, 
Bauerana . . . White . . 6, S. Epi. Jamaica . . 1790 
C(El6gyne, Lindley. From koilos, hollow, and gyne, 
a female; in allusion to the form of the sti^a. 
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. The species 
of this genus are all very handsome when in flower, 
and therefore deserve to be in every collection of 
Orchideous plants. From most of the species having 
been introduced but a short time, they are rather 
rare in most collections. They should be grown 
in a hot damp heat, and otherwise treated as the 
Stanhopeas. Synonyme: 1. Ccelogyne punctulata. 
barbata .... Wht. yel. 12, S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
cristata .... S. Epi. Nepal . . 1837 
elata S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
fimbriata .... Wht. bm. 9, S. EpL Nepal . . 
flaccida .... White . . 1, S. Epi. Nepal . . 
Gardneriana . . . White. . 11, S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
interrupta .... White . . & Epi. lOiooseea . 1837 
longicaulls . . . \Vht. jeL S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
maculata .... S. EpL Khooseea . 1837 
media ^VhL yel. S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
nltida ' Yellow . S. Epi. E. Ind. . . 1822 
ocellata .... Yellow . S. Epi. E. Ind. . .1822 
oralis Wht. bm. 10, S. Epi. E. Ind. . . 
prolif6ra .... Yellowish S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
rigida Yellow . S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
undulata .... White . . S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
Wallicbiana . . . Rose . . S. Epi. Khooseea . 1837 
CoFVEA, Linn. Named from CoflFee, a province of 
Narea in Africa, where it grows in abundance. 
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. The CoflFee- 
tree is a very ornamental plant, succeeding well in 
peat and loam, and if kept clean and free from 
insects it will flower and fruit abundantly ; to grow 
well, it must have a good supply of water and 
plenty of pot-room; cuttings oi the ripened wood 
root readily in sand, under a glass, in a moist heat. 
Coffee is the roasted seeds of this plant, and owes 
its character to a peculiar chemical principle called 
Caffein. Synonyme : 1 . Tetramerium paniculatum. 
arab'cS .... White . . 9, S. Ev. S. Yemen. . .1696 
paniculsta, 1 . . White . . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1822 
CoFFEE-TREE, SCO Cof^ed. 
CoGwooD TREE, See Ladrds Chlor6xpl6n. 
Cohering, connected. 
Coix, Linn. A name applied by Theophrastus, to a 
reed-leaved plant. Linn. 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Gra- 
mineae. A ^enus of curious tropical grasses, growing 
freely in light rich soil ; they produce both flowers 
and seeds in great plenty. 
agrestTs .... Apetal . . Grass. E. Ind. . . 1812 
nrundinacCa . . Apetal . . 7» Grass. Mexico . . 1818 
exnltata .... Apetal . . 6, Grass. China . . . 1816 
Koenigii .... Apetal . . 7, Grass. E. Ind. . . 1818 
lachrTmS . . Apetal . . 6, Grass. £. Ind. . . 1596 
Cola, see StercOlid acumindtd. 
ColbertTa, Salisbury. In honour of John Baptist 
L 83 1 
Colbert, Marquis of Seignelai, a famous French 
statesman and patron of botany; died 1683. Linn. 
13, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Dilleniacece. A beautiful genus 
of trees, resembling Dillenia, to which genus they 
may be referred for crdture and propagation. 
coromandelian3, 1 Yellow . 4, S. Ev. T. Coroman. . 1803 
scabrella . . . Yellow . S. Ev. T. Nepal . . 1820 
Coi/JHiouM, Linn. Named after Colchis, its native 
country. Linn, 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Melanthacece . 
An ornamental genus of bulbs, growing best in a 
light loamy soil, and increased by offsets from the 
bulbs, or from seeds. Synonyme: 1. Merendera 
montana. 
alpinum . . . Purple . 7, H- Bu. P. Apennin. . 1820 
arenarlum . . . Purple . 9, H. Bu. P. Hungary . 1816 
autiimn^O . . . Purple . 9, H. Bu. P. Britain . , 
album . . . White . 9, H. Bu. P. Britain . . 
fOlus-variegStis Purple . 9, H. Bu. P. Britain . . 
florg-pleno . . Purple . 9, H. Bu. P. Britain . , 
byzantium . . . Purple . 9, H. Bu. P. Levant . . 1629 
chionense . . . Purple . 11, H. Bu. P. Chio . . . 
crociflorum . . Purple . 8, H. Biu P. S. Eur. . . 
montanum, 1 . . Purple . 8, H. Bu. P. S. Eur. . . 1819 
tessellatam . . Purple . 8, H. Bu. P S. Eur. . . 1600 
umbrOsum . . . Pink . . 9, H. Bu. P. Crimea . .1819 
variegatum . . Purple . 9, H. Bu. P. Greece . . 1629 
CoLDENiA, Linn. In honour of C. Golden, a zealous 
North American botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 
Boraginacece. A pretty stove annual, requiring the 
same treatment as other tender annuals, 
procumbens . . White . . 7, S. Tr. A. E. Ind. . . 1699 
CoLEBRooKiA, Smith. In honour of H. T. Colebrooke, 
an accomplished botanist. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Labiatce. A beautiful genus of shrubs, growing 
about three feet high, succeeding best in a m'ixture 
of peat and loam ; increased by cuttings in sand, 
under a glass. 
oppo.-iitifOlia . . White. . G. Ev. S. Nepal . .1820 
ternifona . . . White . . G. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1823 
CoLKONEMA, BartUng. From keleosa, a sheath, and 
nema, a filament; in allusion to the manner in 
which the filaments are fixed. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Rutacece. A very beautiful little shrub. For 
culture and propagation, see Adenandrd. Syno- 
nyme: i. Dio sma alba. 
alba, 1 .... White. . 6, G. Et. S. C. G. H . 1798 
CoLEORHizA, a little sheath, which tips the radicle in 
cruciferous plants. 
Coleus, Loureiro. Derived fi-om koleos, a sheath ; 
referring to the manner in which the stamens are 
united. Linn. 14, Or. l,Nat. Or. Labiatce. Shrubs 
of some merit, requiring to be grown in a mixture 
of loam and peat, and increased by cuttings in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. Synonymes : 1. C. am- 
boinicus, Gesnera odorata. 2. Plectanthus barbatus, 
P. Forskohldi. 3. P. fruticosus. 
aromaticus, 1 . , . 5, S. Ev. S. India . . 1826 
barbatus, 2 . . . Blue . . 10, S. Ev. S. Abyssinia . 1806 
fruticosus, 3 . . Blue . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 17/4 
Collapsing, the act of closing or falling together. 
CoLLEMA, Hqffmann. From the Greek kolla, glue ; 
all the species are gelatinous. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Lichenes. A rather extensive genus of Lichenes, 
varying from half an inch to three inches high, 
found in a variety of situations, some being on the 
trunks and roots of trees, some on rocks, and others 
on old walls and dry banks, Sic.—Burgessii, cheileum, 
corrugdtum, cretdcSum, crTspTim, fasciculdre, Jlacci- 
dum, Jluviale, frugrdns, furvum, granuldtum, 
ldc€rum, melcenum, M. margindle, multipartitum, 
muscicbld, nigrSscens, mgrUm, pahndtum, plicdtile, 
saturninum, Schraderl, scotlnum, S. sinudtum, .spon- 
giosum, subtile, tSndx, tenuisslmum, tremelloides. 
CoLLETiA. A name given by Commerson, in honour 
of his friend and countryman M. Collet, a writer 
upon the plants of Brest. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Rhamnarece. Ornamental shrubs, varying from two 
to five feet high. For culture and propagation, 
see Retanilld. Synonymes: 1. C. ferox. 2. C. 
horrida. 
hSrrida, 1 . . . Gsh. wht. 5, F. Ev. S. Chile . . 1832 
serraUfOliA . . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Peru . . 1822 
spinosA, 2 . . .Apetal .6,8. Ev. S. Peru . 1823 
CoLLiG05i?X, Molina. The name given to it by the 
natives. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. 
