DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
87 
Coleus. 
Columbine, double. 
Convolvulus Minor. 
Convolvulus, aureus superbus, very large, golden 
yellow floweis ; grows six feet high ; new _ 15 
'* mauritanicus, hardy, trailing plant, about one 
foot high, and produces an abundance of 
rich, satiny, lavender blossoms. Especially 
adapted for rock work or baskets. _ _ _ 10 
“ Major, (sec Morning Glory.) 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR—(Dwarf 
Morning: Glory). 
Dwarf plants, of trailing, branching habit, each plant 
occupying a > pace of two feet. At mid-day it is com¬ 
pletely covered with a mass of most brilliant, many col¬ 
ored blossoms, which remain open till evening, in dry 
weather. The colors are pure white, blue passing into 
white, yellow, red, purple, &c. Will do well in any 
common g c 1 soil. Thin to three feet apart each 
way. II ..If-hardy annual ; one foot high. 
Convolvulus Minor, tricolor, bright blue, shaded 
to pure white, next to the gd Jen center. 5 
“ Minor, alba, pure white. 5 
“ “ striata, finely striped . 5 
“ “ mixed. .^.... m. jm v. e 
44 14 flore pleno, a new double variety.10 
41 u unicaulis, a single, upright stem with¬ 
out a branch, and a compact head of flower 
buds in great profusion, which expand into 
blossoms of immense size, of very rich, pur¬ 
plish-!, ue color, and continues in bloom the 
whole season . . 
CQIX—(See Job’s Tears.) 
CREPIS. 
Very pretty, unobtrusive plants, bearing double flow¬ 
ers of a variety of striking colors. Are known in some 
sections as Hawk Weed. Any good common soil suits 
them, and if sown in open border early in spring, they 
will flower from July to October. Grown in masses 
and thinned to eighteen inches apart, they are very 
effective. Hardy annual ; one foot high. 
Crepis, barbata, yellow, purple eye . 5 
u rubi*a, bright red.. 5 
u flore albo, white. 5 
44 mixed. . 
CUCURBITA -(See Gourds.) 
CUPHEA. 
A favorite bedding plant with green-house men, fa- 
milarly known ai Cigar Plant, on account of the fancied 
resemblance to a lighted cigar. The colors are firey 
red and crimson brown. Planted on gentle heat and 
transplanted to the garden, it will continue to blossom 
all summer, and on the approach of frost may be re¬ 
moved to the green-house or conservatory, and will 
continue to bloom all winter. Tender perennial ; one 
and a half feet high. 
Cuphea, silenoides, dark crimson-brown.10 
41 Zimpanii, violet-red. 1o 
44 mixed. ro 
Commelina. 
Cyclamen, James’ Prize 
Cypress Vine. 
