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CoNOcitPHAi.us, Blume. From konos, a cone, and 
kephale, a head ; referring to the form of the flowers. 
Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Urticacece. A curious 
plant, growing about ten feet high ; cultivated in 
peat and loam, and increased by cuttings in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. 
naucleiflorus, 1 . Yellow . S. £r. S. Chittagong . 1820 
Conoid, cone-shaped. 
CoNOPODiuM, Koch. From konos, a cone, and podion, 
a little foot; form of flowers. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Umbelliferas. Plants of little beauty; may be 
grown in any common soil, and increased by divid- 
ing the roots. Synonymes : 1. Sison canadense. 2. 
Myrrhis Claytoni. 3. Bunium denudaium. 
aaytoni, 2. . . White. . 7i H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1806 
canadSnsS 1, denudatUm 3. 
CoNoPsfiuM, resembling a gnat. 
CoNOSPERMUM, Smith. From konos, acone, and sperma, 
a seed. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteaceae. An 
ornamental genus of plants, thriving well in sandy 
peat, and readily increased by cuttings in stmd, 
under a glass. 
acinacifolium » . White . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
coeruleOm . . . Blue . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1830 
capitatum . . . Blue . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1824 
elliptlcum . . . White . . 6, G. Ev. a N. Holl. . 1822 
ericifollum . . . White . . 7. G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820 
longifollum . . White . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. Holl, . 1824 
taDffillnm . . . ^Vhite . . 7, G. Ev. a N. HolL . 1824 
tenuifoliura . . White. . 7. G. Ev. a N. Holl, . 1824 
triplinervlum . . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1830 
Con6st6mum, Snartz. From konos, a cone, and stoma, 
a mouth ; the teeth of the theca are united. Linn. 
24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Musci. A curious species of 
moss, found during summer on some of the Scotch 
mountains. Synonyms : 1. Grimmia conostoma — 
boredlS 1 . 
CoNosTfLTs, R. Brown. From konos, a cone, and 
stylos, a style ; the styles are united. Linn. 6, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Hamodoractos. Rather an ornamental 
genus, growing about a foot high ; sandy peat suits 
them, and they are increased by dividing the roots, 
aculeftta ... G. Her. P. N. HolL . 1820 
•erruUta ... G. Her. P. N. HolL . 1824 
setlgSr^ .... G. Her. P. N. HolL . 1825 
CoNSPERSus, scattered, or sprinkled. 
Constricted, tightened, or contracted in some par- 
ticular place. 
Contort!’ PLICATE, twisted in plaits. _ 
CoNTRAcrED, naprowed in some particular place. 
CoNTRAJERVA-ROOT, sce DorstSuld Contrqjgrvd. 
ConvallarTa, Linn. From the Latin convallis, a 
valley ; in allusion to the situation where it grows. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacea. The Lily of the 
Valley is a sweet little plant, thriving in any com- 
mon soil ; it will do well in any shady situation 
where few other plants will succeed ; it is multi- 
plied by dividing the roots. 
.... White . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
flOre-plenC . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Britiin . . 
rubri . . . Flesh . . 5, H. Her. P. BriUin . . 
CoN\'BX, rising in a circular form. 
Convolute, rolled together, or over each other. 
Conv5lvDlvs, Linn. Derived from the Latin convol- 
vers, to entwine or wind about ; in reference to the 
habit of the plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Con- 
volvulacea. Being mostly showy plants, the tender 
species are well adapted to stoves and conserva- 
tories ; they are best cultivated in loam and peat, 
and cuttings strike very freely in sand, under a 
glass ; the half-hardy annual kinds should be sown 
on a gentle hotbed, and when of sufficient size 
planted out into the open border, the hardy kinds 
only require sowing in the open ground ; the stove 
and greenhouse annuals and biennials require to 
be sown in the stove, and treated as other stove 
and greenhouse annuls and biennials. The roots 
of C. arvensis and macrocarpus abound in a milky 
iuice which is highly purgative, and the roots of 
C.Jloridus cind scoparius are used as sternutatories. 
Synonymes : 1. C, Pseudo-siculus. 2. C. decumbens. 
albivenTQs . . Pa. pink . 6, S. Ev. Cl Algoa . , 1823 
althsoldes , .Pink . . 6, H, De. Tw. Levant . 1597 
arboTesc^ns . . S* Ev. S. Mexico . 1818 
blcOlOr. . . . WhLpur. 7. S. Tw. A. Isle Fra. . 1818 
bicuspidatQt . . Purple . 6, H. De. Tw. Davuria . 1818 
bonariensis . . White. . 7, H. De. Tw. Chile . . 1817 
bryoniaefoUils . Pink . . 7, G. De. Tw. China . . 1802 
canariensTs . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. Tw. Canaries . 1690 
cantabricus . . Pink . . 6, H. De. Tr. S- Eur. . 1640 
chinensis . . . Purple . 7. H. De. Tw. China . .1817 
ciliatus . . . Pink . . 7, S. Ev. Tw. Cavenne . 1816 
Cneorum . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. 8. Levant . 1640 
corsicus . . . Pink . . 6, H. De. Tw. Corsica . 1824 
Dorycniiim . . Flesh . . 7. H. De. Tr. Levant . 1806 
ebracteatus . . White . , 7, H. De. Tr. . 1819 
elongates, 1 . . White . . 7, H. Tw. A. Canaries . 1815 
emarginatus . . Purple . 7, H. De. Tw. . 1817 
erubescens . Pink . . 7, G. Tw. B. N. S. W. . 1803 
evolvuloides, 2 . Bed . . 7, G. A. S. Eur. , 1820 
farinosus . . Pink . .6,0. Ev. Tw. Madeira . 1777 
flOrldus . . . Pink . . 8, G. Ev. Tr. Canaries . 1799 
Gerard! . . . Pink . . 6, H. De. Tr. S. Eur. . 
glaher .... White . . 5, S. Ev. Tw. Cayenne . 1806 
guianensis . . White . . 7i S. Ev. Tw. Guiana . 1823 
Hermannix . . White. . 8, G. Ev. Tw. Peru . . 1799 
hirtus .... Blue . . 7, S. Tr. A. E. Ind. . 1804 
Imperatl . . . Yellow . 7, H. De. Cr. Naples . 1824 
lanuginOsfis . . White. . 7, H. De. Tw. Levant . 1818 
linearis . . . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. S. Eur. . 1770 
lineatus . . . Purple . 6, H. De. Tr. S. Eur. . 1770 
macrocarptis . . Purple . 7) S. Tw. A. S. Amer. . 1752 
maximus , . . Pink . . 7, S. Ev. Tw. Ceylon . 1799 
ochraceus . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. Tw. Guinea . 1825 
panniftlifls . . Blue . . 8, G. Ev. Tw. Canaries . 1805 
pentapetaloides . Li. blue . 7, H. Tr. A Majorca . 1789 
pentanthQs . . Li. blue . 8. S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . 1808 
quinquefOlias . White . . 7, S. Tw. A. W. Ind. . 1808 
reptans . . . Purple . 7, S, Ev. Cr. E. Ind. . 1806 
salvifollus . . Pink . . 7, H. De. Tr. Palestine . 1825 
saxaulls . . . White . . G. Ev. Tr. S. Eur. . 1796 
ScammOnia . . Wht. pur. 7, H. De. Tw. Levant . 1596 
scoparids . . . White . . 8, G. Ev. Tr. Canaries . 1733 
scrobiculatilB . . Pa. red. . S, Ev. Tr. S. Amer. . 1 825 
Sibthorpn . . White . . 7. H. De. Tr. France . 1823 
Siculus . . .Li. blue . 7. H. Tr. A. S. Eur. . 1640 
sufFrutiedsOs . . Pink . . 7« G. Ev. Tw. Madeira . 1788 
tiliac^us . . . Purple . 7, O. Ev. Tw. Brazil . . 1820 
tricolor . . . Striped . 7, H. A S. Eur. . 1629 
albiflOrOs . . White . . 7i H. A. S. Eur. . 1629 
verticillatus . . Blue . . ^ S. Ev. Tw. W. lu^ . 1819 
arvSnsis, bogotSnsU, dcntdtds, filitanns, hirsfltus, in- 
termidids, itdtlcds, mierdnthus, multifidus, serO- 
ilnds. 
CoN?zA, Linn. From konis, dust ; because it was sup • 
posed to have the power, when it was powdered and 
^rinkled, of driving away flies, whence the name 
Flea (Fly)-bane. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Com- 
posites. Plants of no beauty. The stove and green- 
house shrubby kinds grow well in loam and peat ; 
young cuttings root under a glass. The hardy her- 
Daceous kinds grow in any garden soil, and in- 
crease by divisions or seeds. The hardy and 
tender kinds require the same treatment as other 
hardy and tender annuals. Synonyms: 1. Conyxa 
Candida. 
geni^>teUoId0• . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1824 
odoraU .... Purple . 7. S. Ev. S. India . . 1759 
agyptlded, amdnd, amplexicaUlis, arborSsclns, aiiritd, 
axilldris, balsamlfird, blfrOns, camphordtd, edndidd, 
carolinSnsis, chinensis, cinirid, fastigidtd, fdetidd, 
geminiflOrd, glomerdtd, Goudnl, hirsOtd, ineJsd, inu- 
loides, limontfblld \,maryldnd\cd, paniculntd, pdtuld, 
pinnatiftdd,proliferd, purpurascins, rigidd, rugOsa, 
rupestrls, saxdtllis, ssriced, slcdld, sOrdidd, spatuldtd, 
squarrOsd, TenOrU, thapsoldes, verbasciJ'Olidm, vir- 
gatd. 
CoOkia, Sonnsrat. In memory of the celebrated cir- 
cumnavigator Capt. James Cook, R.N., who was 
killed in the Sandwich Islands in 1779. Linn. 10, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aurantiacecs. An ornamental stove 
tree, requiring to be cultivated in a mixture of loam 
and peat, and cuttings of the ripened wood with 
their leaves on will root in sand, under a glass, in 
a moist heat. A fruit called wampee, which is 
highly esteemed in China and the Indian turchi- 
pelago, is the produce of this tree. 
punctSU . . . 'White. . S. Ev. T. China . . 1795 
CoopbrIa, Herbert. In compliment to Mr. Joseph 
Cooper, one of the most zealous and successful cul- 
tivators of rare plants in this kingdom, and who 
has had, for upwards of twenty years, the manage- 
ment of the botanic garden at Wentworth House, 
the property and residence of Earl Fitzwilliam. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacees. Very in- 
teresting flowering bulbs ; a semdy compost appears 
to suit them well, with a copious supply of water 
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