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and tooth-picks. It also affords one of the best charcoals/or the manufacture of 
gunpowder. 
Cornus Suecica , Dwarf Cornel.—The berries of this pretty little plant are 
eaten by the Highlanders to improve appetite; hence the name “ Plant of Glut¬ 
tony.” In the Arctic regions Bears fatten on these berries, whence they are 
called by the Crees “ Musqua muna.” 
Coronopus. — Kopcovones, from Kopcow, a Crow, and was, a foot, from the supposed 
resemblance of its leaves. 
Corrigiola. —From corrigia , a strap or thong; to which the leaves may be 
imagined to bear a slight resemblance. 
Corgdalis. —K o§v8»Xts, the Greek name for the Fumitory, from xopvs, a helmet 
or hat, from the fancied resemblance of the flowers. 
Corgdalis solida , Solid-rooted Corydalis, Solid Bulbous Fumitory.—This is a 
pretty species, and merits a place in the flower-garden. It will grow in almost 
any soil or situation, and will thrive even under the shade of trees, provided the 
ground be not too dry. It is a native of most parts of Europe; and also of 
Tauria and Siberia, under hedges and in woods in rather humid places. The 
roots abound in fecula, and are resorted to by the Kalmucs in Winter as food. 
Corglus. — K opvXos, from xopvs, a casque, or cap: the fruit, with its involucre, 
appearing as if covered with a bonnet. 
Corglus Avellana , Hazelnut-tree.—It is frequently planted in hedges and 
coppices, to make charcoal for forges. The wood is used for fishing-rods, walking- 
sticks, crates, hoops for barrels, &c.; the shoots for springles to fasten down 
thatch. In Surrey, Kent, and other Southern counties, where numerous flocks 
of Sheep are kept, the Hazel alone supplies the farmer with folding-hurdles. 
The roots are preferred where beautiful wood is required for inlaying or staining. 
The kernels of the fruit have a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to most 
palates, though in large quantities they appear to be difficult of digestion, and 
have sometimes produced alarming symptoms. The nut-gathering, towards 
October, proves a great source of rural delight. 
The specific name is derived from Avellino , a city of Naples, in the neighbour¬ 
hood of which nuts (the round Spanish kind) are cultivated in great abundance, 
and to which part of Italy they were originally introduced from Pontus, and 
thence known to the Homans by the name of Nux Pontica, till afterwards 
changed to Nux Avellana. 
Cotoneaster. —From Ku^v/ov, the Quince. 
Cotoneaster vulgaris , Dwarf Quince-leaved Medlar.—The roots of this shrub 
running very deep in the earth, it has been recommended by Linnaeus for 
making low hedges, in dry broken ground : but Sir W. J. Hooker states that it 
is liable to be browsed by Sheep. 
