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365 
366 
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368 
369 
370 
(celotda crlstata). Splendid mixed 
PER PKT. 
Dwarf Rose, extra .... 
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Tall Crimson, splendid. 2 ft. 
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Tall Yellow, “ ... 
Tall Rose, “ ... 
C0LLINS1A. Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacece . 
California annuals of great beauty, remarkably attractive in beds or mixed borders. 
Hardy annuals. 
371 C°Htnsia tricolor, purple and white; beautiful; from Canada. 1ft.5 
372 “ alba, white: a charming variety. 1 ft.5 
373 44 gTanditlora, blue, white, and lilac; beautiful; from Columbia • . . 5 
374 44 marmorata, white and rose, marbled. 1ft. 6 
375 44 verna, light Dlue and white; very fine; new .10 
COLLOMIA. Nat. Ord., Polemoniacece, 
376 Collomia cocclnea. Scarlet, flowers in clusters; from Chili, lift. . » . • 5 
377 “ grandi flora, saffron color; from North America. 1J rt. . , • . * 6 
COMMELINA. Nat. Ord., Commelinacece. 
Very pretty free-flowering tuberous-rooted plants, with rich blue flowers, succeeding in 
any rich soil. Half-hardy perennial, but flowering the first year. 
378 Commelina crele&tis, sky-blue: Mexico, lift. 6 
379 “ alba, white; extremely beautiful; from Mexico. 1$ ft. • • . . 5 
380 44 variegata, blue and white, striped.5 
CONVOLVULUS. Nat. Ord., Convolvulacece . 
A beautiful, ft*ee-flowering, and remarkably showy class of plants, with exceedingly hand- 
some, rich-coloied flowers, producing in beds and mixed borders an unusually brilliant 
effect, either in distinct colors, or mixed.- Half-hardy annuals. 
381 Convolvulus minor, finest mixed colors. # , , . 5 
“ splendens, rich violet; white centre.6 
41 striped, blue, beautifully striped with white. 6 
44 alba, white; beautiful. 5 
** ** monstrosus, deep violet-purple; extremely large and handsome 6 
4 subcoeruleus, dove-color; very pretty; from Levant ... 5 
44 splendigsimus, the darkest; new. 10 
Double Blue, extra fine. 10 
44 unicaulls, a new variety, producing a single upright stem, which 
is crowned with a compact head of very large, rich, purple 
flowers. 
44 Cantabricus stellatus,flower of a beautiful pink, with pure 
white double star in the centre, and produced in the great¬ 
est profusion. It forms a splendid bedding-plant, and is ex- 
ceedingly elegant in hanging-baskets. 
mauritaniens, a beautiful creeper, with silvery foliage and lovely 
blue flowers; fine for hanging-baskets and rock-work . . .25 
COSMIDIUM. Nat. Ord., Compositce. 
392 Cosmidium Barrldgeanum. An elegant annual; grows about two feet high, with 
beautiful C 01 eopsis-like flowers, with rich crimson-brown centre, and golden-orange 
border; adapted for brilliant-colored groups.. .10 
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391 
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393 
394 
COSMEA. Nat. Ord., Compositce . 
Cosmea grand Iflora, a hardy annual, with large lilac flowers of Dahlia form. 
atropurpurea, purplish-crimson. 2 'ft. 
2 ft. 
COIX. Nat. Ord., Oraminacece. 
395 Coix lachryma (Job’s Tears). A very curious ornamental plant, having seeds which 
have the appearance of large tears; from East Indies. 5 
COWSLIP. Nat. Ord., Primnlacece . 
Favorite, enrlv, free-flowering plants, which should be extensively grown for filling beds 
and borders of flower-gardens. Hardy perennial. 
396 
397 
Cowslip, New Giant. Mixed; very large. | ft. 
Fine Mixed. From Britain. $ ft. 
.10 
5 
CUCUMIS (Ornamental Cucumber). Nat. Ord., Cucurbitacece . 
A most interesting tribe of plants, remarkable for luxuriance and rapiditv of growth 
which, if the soil be rich, is truly marvellous. Treat the same ns the cucumber, and train 
against a wall or trellis, or in any way that may be desired. Cucumis flexuosus, commonly 
known as the Bnake Cucumber, is most singularly interesting in iU fruit. Half-hardy 
annuals. 
