. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. i/iiiiiiSiiiiJiiiit;':; 502. Coboea scandens l-\ ,'«). scdndenB, Cav. Figs. 502, 503, 504. Height 10-20 ft.: Ifts. in 2 or 3 pairs, the lowest close to the stem, and more or less eared : fls. bell-shaped, 1-lK in. across, light violet or greenish purple, with protruding style and stamens: tendrils branched. Mex
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. i/iiiiiiSiiiiJiiiit;':; 502. Coboea scandens l-\ ,'«). scdndenB, Cav. Figs. 502, 503, 504. Height 10-20 ft.: Ifts. in 2 or 3 pairs, the lowest close to the stem, and more or less eared : fls. bell-shaped, 1-lK in. across, light violet or greenish purple, with protruding style and stamens: tendrils branched. Mex. There is a white-fld. form ( C. alba, Hort.), and one with varie- gated Ivs., var. variegita, Hort. —The terminal 1ft. is represented by a tendril (Fig. 502). Sometimes there are indications of tendrils on other Ifts. (Fig. 504), mak- ing the plant an interesting one for students of mor- phology. macrost^mma, Pav. Taller, later-flowering, the stems and foliage not purple-tinged : fls. yellow-green, with W. M. exserted stamens. Guatemala. COBNUT. Consult Cortjhis. COBCKGIA. See Stenomesson. COCA, The Ivs. of Erythroxylon Coca, used in medicine. Sold chiefly as a fluid extract. Cocaine is the famous local ansesthetic. COCCOLOBA 66\) COCClNEA (Latin, scarlet; referring to the orna- mental gourds). Cucurbitctcem. Thirteen species of tender perennial vines, from the tropics of Asia and Africa, usually with tuberous roots. Lvs. angled or. 503 Normal leaf of Cobcea scandens. lobed, sometimes glandular fls. white or yellowish, large fr a small, scarlet gourd, sometimes marbled, with an insipid pulp -V Coigneaux in DC, Mon. Phan. 3 528 C cordifoUa is treated as a tender annual, re- quiring an early start and no special culture. A. Tendrils simple: male fls. solitary : lvs. small. cordiidlia, Cogn. (C. I'ndica, Wight & Am.). Height about 10 ft.: lvs. small, 1-2 in. long, glossy, ivy-like, short-petioled, obtusely 5-angled: , bell-sliaped: fr. roundish at both e
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