m i
CON CON
COXOCEPUALUS, Bhime. From konos, H oone, and
kephale,^ head; referriiiLi; to t)ie t o n n of the flowers.
Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Ór. Urficace{S. A curious
plAnt, ^rovvin^ about ten feet hif^-h; cultivated in
p e a t and loam, and increased by cut t ings in sand,
u n d e r a glass, in heat.
nnncleiflOrris 1 • Yellow . S. Ev. S. Cliittiigong. 1830
CoxoiD, cone-shaped.
CONOPÜDIÜM, Koch. From konos, a cone, and jmlion,
a little foot ; form of flowers. Lin7i. 5, Or. 2, Nat.
Or. UmhdHferw. Plants of little beaut}'; may be
^ r o w n in any common soil, and increased by dividi
n g the roots. Synon\/mes: I. Sison canadense. 2.
Myrrhis Clayioni. 3. Buuhnn denridatum.
Claytrmi, 2 . . . Wliite . , 7, H. Her. P. N. Anier. . 1806
canadensS 1, denudatüm 3.
CoNOPsisüM, resembling" a gnat.
CoNOSPiíRMÜM, Smith. From Aro/io^, a cone, and.9pe?'míT,
a seed. Linn - 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. An
o r n a m e n t a l genus of plants, thriving well in sandy
p e a t , and readily increased by cuttings in sand,
u n d e r a glass.
acinncifOliiim » . White. , 7, G. Ev.
ccerüUüm . . . Blue . , 6, G. Ev.
CApiüUfan . . . JJhie . . 7j G. Ev.
eUipticfim . , . White. . C, G. Ev.
ericifólKim. . . Wliite. . 7, G. Ev.
longifóllüm . . Wliite
taxifóllñm . , . White
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
N. no!).
iV. Holl.
N. Holl.
N. Holl,
N. Holl.
N. Holl.
N Holl.
N. Holl.
N. Holl.
1 B2.i
IN.'KI
1821
1822
182.)
1824
1824
1824
1830
tenuif'Mîûm
triplinêrvlùm
CONÔSTÔAIÙM, Sniartz. From konos, a cone, and stoma,
a mout h ; the teeth of the theca are uni ted. Linn.
24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Musci. A curious species of
moss, found during summer on some of the Scotcli
m o u n t a i n s . Synomjme : 1. Grimmia conostomu—
horeâlë\.
CONOSTVLÏS, R. Brown. From ko7ios, a cone, and
siylosf a s tyle; the st5'les a r e united. Linn. 6, Or.
1, N a t . Or. Hicmodoraceci. Rather an ornamental
g e n u s , g rowing about a foot high ; sandy peat suits
t h e m , and they a r e increased by d ividing the roots.
aouleiitfi . . . G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1820
•errulûtst . . (f. Her. P. N. Holl. .1824
setïgéra . . . . G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1025
CoNSPËRstrs, scat tered, or sprinkled.
CoNSTRiCTKD, tightened, or contracted in some part
i c u l a r place.
CONTORTUPLICATF;, twisted in plaits.
CONTRACTED, n a r rowe d in some part icular place.
CONTRAJKKVA-ROOT, s e e Dorstënîâ Contrajërvà.
CoNVALLÂRÏA, Liun. From the^ Lat i n convaUisy a
v a l l e y ; in allusion to the situation wher e it grows.
Linn. (5, Or . 1, Nat . Or. Liliaceoe. The Lily of the
V a l l e y is a sweet little plant, thr iving in any common
soil ; it will do well in any shady situation
w h e r e few other plants will succeed; it is multip
l i e d by dividing the roots,
miiifilï.s . . . . White . . 5, H. Her. P. V.riUin . .
èôré-plënO . . White. . 5, H. Her. P. Britain . ,
rûbrû . . . Flesh . . 5, H. Her. P. Britnin . .
CONVEX, r i s ing in a circular form.
CONVOLUTE, rol led together, or over each other.
CONVOLVULUS, Linn. Derived from the Latin convolvers,
to entwine or wind about; in reference to the
h a b i t of the plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Convolvulaceoe.
Being mostly showy plants, the tender
species are well adapted to stoves and conservat
o r i e s : they are best cultivated in loam and peat,
a n d cuttings strike very freely in sand, under a
g l a s s ; the half-hardy annual kinds should be sown
on a gentle hothed, and when of sufficient size
p l a n t e d out into the open border, the hardy kinds
only require sowing in the open groimd ; the stove
and greenhouse annuals and biennials require to
b e sown in the stove, and treated as other stove
and greenhouse annuals and biennials. The roots
of C. arvensis and macrocarfus abo\md in a milky
j u i c e which is higl i l y purgat ive, and the roots of
C.Jloridus and scoparius are used as sternutatories.
Synonymes : 1. C. Pseudo sicnius. 2. C. decumhens.
albivöntüs . . I^a. pink .. 6, s . Ev. 01. Algoa . . 1823
althoenïdès . . rink . , • 6, H. De. Tw. Levant . 1597
ari)orëscêns . S. E v. R. Mexi-^o . 1818
bTcòlòr. . . . Wht. pur. 7, S. 'J'w. A. Isle Fra. . 1818
biuuspidâtûa . . Purple . 6, H. De. Tw. Davuña . 1818
CON COO
hoiiiU-iOnsis ,
bryoiiiwfólrùs
c;inari:-nslt5 .
(jantAbviciis .
cJunèiisis .
ciliAtùs .
Cncòvùm . .
cOcsi.'ns . .
DnrVcnICim .
ehriictf^àtùs .
elo-ift-ritus, 1 .
eniarginatfis .
enibGs'.'Ons
evoivuloide.'f, 2
farinOsus «
HorldCus . .
Gerj\rdl . .
gliibér . . .
gxiinnGnsis
Hermfinuuii .
hirtus . . .
ImperiitI . .
lamifi'inO.sus .
lineai-i.s . .
linea tu.s .
macrocfirpus .
maxiinùs . .
oelivrioéris. .
p!iiinifòliu3 .
pentapotuloidés
pentftntliTis .
quinquefOlIùs
rC'ptfias . .
Ralvifòim« .
saxfltlll.s . .
ScainniònTìÌ .
scopriritis . .
scrobioulatus.
SibthCirpn .
siculùs . .
MifFruticòsus .
tiliaeéua . .
trTcòhìr . .
albiflóvus .
verticillàtùa .
arvUnsìs, bogotSnsìs, dcntdtits, fiUcaiìlis, hirsiltvs, intermédìùs,
While . • 7¡, H. De. Tw. . Chile . . 1817
Pink . . 7, G. De. Tw. , China .
I'-nk . . f), G. Ev. Tw. Canaries . l'íítO
Pink . . ß, H. De. Tr. S. Eur. . 1Ü40
Purple H, De. Tw. China . . 1817
• I'
Pink . • 7J S. Ev. Tw. Cavenne . 18J6
Pink . , . 6', G. Ev. S. Lev<nt . 1ÍÍ40
Pink . , . 6, H. De. Tw. Corsica . 1824
Fh'sh . . . 7, H. De. Tr. Levant . I8f)r)
While. . . 7, H. De. Tr. . 181.0
Wliite . , '7, H. Tw . A . Canarie» . 1815
Purple ' 7. H. De. Tw. . 1817
Pink , . . 7, G. Tw. . B. N. S. "W. . 1803
Red . , • 7, (Í. A. S. Eur. . 1830
Pink . . . Ö, G. Ev, 'J'w. Madeira . 1777
Pink . . • 8, G. Ev. Tr. Canaries . 1799
Pink . . 6, H. De. Tr. S. Eur.
White . . . 5, S. Ev. Tw. Cayenne ! 1806
Wliite. . . 7, S. Ev. Tw. Guiana . 1823
Wliiie. . , 8, G. Ev. Tw. Peru . . 1799
Blue . . . 7, S. Tr. A. E. Ind. . 1804
Yellow . . 7, H. Do. Cr. Naples . 1824
White. . . 7, H. De. Tsv. Levant . 1818
Pink . , 6, G. Ev. S. S. Eur. . 1770
Purple 6, H. D f . Tr. S. Eur. . 1770
Purple 7, S Tw. A. S. Amer. . 1753
Pink . , • 7, S. Ev. 'i'w. Ceylon . 1799
Yellow . 7, s. Ev. Tw. Guinea . 1825
Bhie . . 8, G. E y. Tw. Canaries . 1805
T a . blue . 7, H. Tr. A. Majorca . 1789
Li. blue . 8. S. Ev. Tw. E. ind. , . 1808
White. . 7,. S. Tw. A. W. Ind. , . 1808
Purple 7, S. Ev. Cr. E. Ind. . 1806
Pink . . 7. H. De. Tr. Palestine . 1825
Wliite. . G. Ev. Tr. S. Eur. . . 1796
Wht. pur. ' 7, H. De. Tw. Levant . 1596
White. . . 8, G. Ev. Tr. Canaries . , 1733
Pa. red. , S. E-v. Tr. S. Amer. . , 1825
White. . i 7, H. De. Tr. France t , 1823
Li. blue . 7, H. Tr. A. S. Eur. , . 1640
Pink . , . 7, G. Ev. Tw. Madeira , . 1788
Purple . • 7, G. Ev. Tw. Brazil . . 1820
St'iped 7, H. A. S. Eur. . 1629
White. . . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . 1629
Blue . . 8, S. Ev. Tw. W. Ind. . 1819
itàlìcus, micranthns, multifìdiis, serdthiTis.
CoNizA, Limi. From konis, dust ; because it was supposed
to have the power , when it was powde r e d and
^ r i n k l e d , of driving away flies, whence the name
F l e a (Fly)-bane. Linn. 19, Or 2, Nat. Or. Compositce.
Plants of n o beauty. The stove and greenhouse
shrubby kinds grow well in loam and peat;
young cuttings root under a glass. The hardy herbaceous
kinds grow in any garden soil, and increase
h j divisions or seeds. The hardy and
t o n d e r kinds requix-e the same t r e a tment as other
h a r d y and tender annuals. Synonyme: 1. Conyza
candida.
geni-telloides
ofloiätii . .
S. S. Amer.
S. India
1824
1759
Y e lW . S. Et
Purple . 7, S. E^
{cgyptliicd, am(rnd, ampleccicanUs, arborSscSns, aurVd^
axillaris, halsamif^rd, bffrdns, camphoratd, cdndtdd,
carulinensis, chinSnsis, cinSri'.d, fasfigidtu, f w t l d d ,
fieminijinrd, ^lomerdtd, Goudni, hirsUtd, incisd, inuhides,
limonifvlid 1, maryldndicd, paniculdtd, pdtfild,
pinnatif i d d , j ) r o l i f S r d , purpnrdscSns, ri g i d d ,
rvpestrls, sao'diiHs, sericSUy stcfild, snrdidd, spatuldtd,
squarrSsd, TenOrli, thapsoides, verbascifOliUm, virg
d t d .
CooKiA, Sonnerat. In memory of the celebrated circ
u m n a v i g a t o r Capt. J ame s Cook, R.N. , who was
k i l l e d in the Sandwich Islands in 1779. Linn. 10,
Or. l , .Nat . Or. Aurantiacecc. An ornamental stove
t r e e , requi r ing to be cul t iva t e d in a m i x t u r e of loam
and peat, and cuttings of the r ipened wood with
t h e i r leaves on wi l l root in sand, under a glass, in
a moist heat. A fruit called wampee, which is
h i g h l y esteemed in China and the Indian archipelago,
is the produce of thi s tree.
punctata . . . AVhite. . S. Ev. T. China . , 1795
CoopERiA, Herbert. In compliment to Mr. Joseph
Cooper, one of the most zealous and successful cult
i v a t o r s of rare plants in this kingdom, and who
has had, for upwa rds of twent y years, the management
of the botanic garden at Wentwor t h House,
t h e property and residence of Earl Fitzv/illiam.
Linn. 6, Or . ], Nat . Or. Amaryllidaceoi. Ve r y int
e r e s t i n i r flowering bulbs ; a sandy compost appears
t o sui t them well, wi t h a copious supply of water
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COP CO II
t h e y increase freely f rom seed. The fl^m-er is frag
r a n t , smelling like a primrose, and is produced
a t n i f t h t .
is the produce ot this genus. Z^tu«. 10, Oi . h f l l ^
Or. A^jridace^e. Va l u a b l e species, becaus e o the r
medical properties. They, are best
sandy loam : ripened cuttings will root m sand,
u n d e r a glass, in heat.
COPRINC-S, Persoon. Named from kopria, dung ; species
found on dunghi l ls. Luni. 24, Or . 9, j^a t . Oi .
T h e species of this genus are found on
d u n r ^ i i l l s , trunks of trees, shady damp P^^^'f'
-airsmentarUiSy cinéréús, comátñs, domSstUvs,
ephSmérvs, La^ñptts, micaceus, vlrGns, pitaccus, pat
h e divisions of the leaves. Linn. 13, Or . b, .Nat.
Or, Ranunculacete. A pretty 'li iJ «
of a place in every garden, succeeding
bed of peat soil, or grown in pots, and protected in
s e v e r e weather, increased by
I n the United States, the root of tins plnnt is a
o o p u l a r remedy for aptlious affections ot the mouth
in chi ldren. Synonyme : 1. Helleborns tnjolins.
trifoliíltít. 1 . . Brown . 5. H. Her. P. N. Anier. . 1782
CORALLOID, l ike coral.
CoRAT. TREK, sec Erythrind corallodSndron.
COcRoAr aMl ,, okahnYdZ Arh,i za, a r o o t . S a Lidnnt. o b e2 0,t rOomr. / .1o, r «A/a/ t .o ,^U ra.
A ' g e n t i s of curious, bulbous-rnoted
p e r f e c t l y hardy plants. They grow we 1 m peat
L d loam, and are readily increased by divisions.
: iG^'n : : k H. T e . N. An. . . . 1B24
CORA M O POTSON-BUI-«, s e e Brunsvighl , .
CAnu^v^rARn,Haworth. Fr om au-bula, a little basket ,
i n reference to the shape of the nectary. I^nn. 6,
Or 1 Nat. Or. An o rnamental spec
i e s / t h r i v i n o best iA a light loamv soil m a shelt
e r e d situation ; it also succeeds wel l m pots treated
a s a bulbous f rame plant . Synonyme ; 1. Narcissus
bulbocodimn.
. . n . t n u x . l . . .Yellow . 3, H. BU. P. Portug.l .1629
CORCHÓRUS, Linn. From kore, a pupil, and AROR.O, to
p u r g e ; in allusion to the laxatn^e qiiabties ot (.
hitorius. Linn. 13, Or . 1, N a t . Or Tzhacea-.^ A
L^enus of stove shrubs and annuals, of easy cul t n ation.
In India, fishing lines and
and a coarse k ind of linen are made tiom C iapsnlaris.
^ .
liirtiis . . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. b. S. Amev
. .Yellow . 7, S. Er. S. S.Am.r
ffiins . . Yellow . 7, S- Kv. S. Senegal
acutnnf^iVñs, ft s l v f t n s , capsiilürís, hirsiltf/s, ubtOnus,
r'liijnósíis, trílocnldrís.
COROATK, formed like a heart.
CoRi.ATK, when joined by a hyphen to wo n ,
signifies a figure between the two, as cordate- ien -
form, a figure between heart-shaped arid l^nln ^ -
s h a p ^ d : cordate-auriculate, haying aune es at the
base, so as to g ive the leaf ^M^'ve ct ^ heart.
CoRm.^, Linn. In honour ot E. Cordus, a C-erman
botanist of the sixteenth century. Linn. Lr. i,
N a t . Or. Cordiace<e. An ornamental genus, many
of the species being fine ^f
c^ixtv feet hiii-h; bent cultivated in loam and peat,
and cutt iniis root freely in sand, under a iijass, m
h e a t ThS flesh of the f rui t of C- My.ra and .^rAr.stena
is succulent, mru-ila^inous, and emollient.
K Varronia alba. 2. ' : .
v . anins i i j l l ia. 4. V. monosperma, ñ. K. bnllata,
V. globosa. C>. V. lineata. 7
V. mirabiloidei
COR
ilentátíl . . .
«iiehòUìmil . .
Dillcniï.
domôHtïcfl . •
elliptic;! . .
riavCscëns . .
Gerfisi-hânlhûs
gloliôsil, 5
{rrxiidiflôrû
lÂivTs . . .
lineata, i' . .
in<icrop5iyilä .
inariinTcCiisï», 7
jTicmnthiv .
mirabilíVidí^s,
nionok'ä
Myxrt
nervös?
nodíisft
ohliq'ifl . .
parviflóril .
rc'ticulätft .
TllgÓSfl . .
Scheslêni .
spinêsciins .
COK
8
White .
Pink .
Orn nge
Orani^e
White .
Wliite .
pink .
White.
White .
R d .
White .
White .
White .
White .
Wliite.
, White .
, V/hite .
, White.
. White .
. White .
. White .
. Yellow
. Oran>^e
. White .
. White .
S. E V, T. Curacoa . 1819
S. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1824
4, S. Ev. T. lîahama . 1700
S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1Ö20
S. E v. T. W. Ind. . Ifti 4
S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1823
5, S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1789
8, S. Ev. a. Jamaica 1818
9, G. Ev. s . S. A mer. . 1827
7, S. Ev. r . Trinidad . 1826
S. Ev. s . W. Ind. . 1793
S. Ev. T. W. lud. . 1752
8, S. Ev. S. Martiniq. , . 1795
S. Ev. T. Guiana . . 1822
9, S. Ev. T. Hisp;iniola . 1798
4, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1799
S. Ev. , T. E. Ind. . . 1644
S. Ev. . S. Gviiana . . 1820
6, S. Ev, , S. Guiana . . 1803
S. Ev, . ']'. E. Ind. . . 1818
S. Ev . T . Jamaica , 1819
S. Ev . T. E. Ind. . . 1820
S. Ev . T., S. Amer. . 1825
. 7, S. Ev . T. W. Ind. . 1728
S. Ev . T,. E. Ind. . . 1824
CoRDiiiKRÄ, heart-lipped
CoRuvi.iNK, Commerson.
c l u b .Linv.6,Or.1
same treatment as other
and biennials.
IB^O
1H18
1H24
1
, 2 .
o.ïil, 3
«Inifôlïa
ajTßustif
col locó fi'à . .
coryinhòsìl, 4 .
[ 87
White .
White
White
Green
White
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
Ev.
7nartiniceiisis
Trinidad . 1 R90
1H ! H
Santa Cniz
Janutica . 17.')^
Caracoas . 1800
F r om kovdyle, signifying a
cuit). i.rnv. o, ..I. X, Nat . Or. Liliaceie. Ornam
e n t a l shrubs, cultivated in a mixtur e ot peat ana
loam, or any l ight vegetable soil; readily increased
b y suckers.
r-,-. fi Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1820
CORF.MA, D. Bon. From com«^, a broom ; in allusion
to the habit of the plant. Linn. 22 Or. 3, Na t . Or.
Empdracen-. An ornamental dwar t shrub, succeedi
n g well in sandy peat, and increased by layers,
ílhíí. 1 . . . . Apetal . 4, H. Ev. S. Portugal .1774
C O R K M I O M , Nees. From korema, filth; found there.
I.inn. 24, Or. 0, Nat. Or. Fnngl A very minute
f u n i i u s , fouifd on old paste, Sn.'.~-gUuicrim. ^
CORKÜPSTS, Linn. From korls, a bug, and opsu, app
e a r a n c e ; because of the resemblance ol the seeds.
Linn. 19, Or . 3, N a t Or. Compositcr. A very pretty
i.-enus of plants, the stove perennial kinds grow
f r e e l v i n any rich light soil, and cuttmgs root under
a g í a i s ; some of the hardy kinds are tall ^.rowing
p l a n t s well adapted to the back <.f fiower borders,
or vHcant places in the shrubbery, some ol tie
s m a l l e r species are very handsome, and mav be
p l a n t e d near the f ront ; they are increased by divisicms
of the roots- The hardy and tender anniials
and biennials require the
h a r d y and tender annuals
íilhíí •
White . 6, S. E v. Tw, , .Tmuaica . 1699
anf^ustitOlía
Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. N. AniLîr. 1778
arjífita . .
Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Co-olina .
Hüréá . .
^"ell'(^W . 8, H. Her. P. X. Amer. 1785
anric'.iatil
Yellow . 7, H. Her. N. Amer. 1699
chrv^ántha
Yellow . 8, S. B. W. lud. . 1752
coronátíl .
Yel. lirn. 7, H.
Her. P. Mexico . 183.5
crHSsUolIil
Yellow .
9, H.
Her. P, Carolina . 1786
ilic'hñtñnul_
Yfllnw . 9, H. Her. ]'. Ci'rolina . 1827
diversi'Olía
I'.lnod .
7, H.
A. IM. Amer, 1883
ferula^tolííl
Yelhnv .,
10, V.
Her. P. Mexico . 1799
filfóail .
Yellow .. 8, H. A. Texas . . 1835
i4raiuliflora
Yellow ,. 8, H. Her. P. N. Aukt. 1826
incísft . .
Yellow ,. 10, s. Ev. Tw '.W. Iml. .
¡nt'-grif(VT;-i
Yellow .. 7, H. Her. y. Carolina .
lanc-eolálá
Yellow .. 8, H. B. C|>roiina ,! r 2 4
liititolíA .
, Yellow
. 8, H.! Her. p. X. Amer. 1786
lónaTpes .
, Yell' w
. 4, H. A. Texas . ,. 1885
rt'])trii»s
. Yellow . 7, S. Tw. , A. W. Ind. ,. 1792
senifoUri .
. Yellow . V, H . Her,. J'. N. Amer. 1812
teiiniíolíA .
. Yellow
. 7, H,. Her.. P. N. Amer. 1780
ti'irhus^'crm;
. Yellow
. 8, H B. N. Jersey 1818 VLHlicillñtH
. Yellow
. 8. H Her . P. N. Amer. 1759
(tmpleJricaítl'ts.
CoRKorsTs, see ChrJ/sosfemmd.
C< RTACKous, thi ck, tou^h, like leather.
COKÍANNR-R, see r<in(7/if/í-/.'m. ^ n, , ^ :««-
CuRtANDRi-M, Hoffhnum. From Aon. abug; allud ng
t o t h e smell uf the leaves. ( r. 2, T^at. (h.
Umln-nifera'. A species ot h t t l e beauty, w nyb " /
r e q u i r e s to be sown in tl^e open ground. Ihe huit
is a wel l-known warm, and Hgreeahle aromatu.
satn-nm . . • White . 6, H. A. England .
• C<miAKTA, Linn. From corinm ^ liide.
Or. P Nat. Or. Coriarlucece. Ornamental shiubs,
'îi Í