COTES-DU-NORD 168 COTOPAXI chain of hills forming the connect- ing link between the Cevennes and the Vosges. A portion of that range, called the Cote d'Or (golden slope), receives its name on account of the excellence of the wines produced on its declivities. A great part of the department is covered with forests. The valleys and plains are fertile, and there is good pasture land; but the vine culture is by far the most important branch of industry. To this department belong the first-class wines of Clos Vougeot, Romance, Cham- bertin, Gorton, Richebourg, Volney, Po- and sail-cloth. Among the minerals are iron, lead, and granite. Pop. about 605,000. COTINGA, a g-enus (of ampelidse (chatters). They have beautiful plum- age, and are found in South America. COTISE, or COST, in Heraldry, one of the diminutives of the Bend. COTNrB, UNIVERSITY, a coeduca- tional in^titation in Bethany, Neb.; or- ganized ii; 1889, under the auspices of the Disciples of Christ; reported at the COSTUMES — 18th and 19TH CENTURIES 1. Early 18th Century 3. 18th Century 2. 18th Century mard, Beaune, Montrachet, and Meur- sault. Cote d'Or is watered by the Seine, which rises in the N. W., and by several of its affluents; by the Saone, and by Arroux, a tributary of the Loire. The climate is temperate; iron, coal, marble, gypsum, and lithographic stones are found, the first in large quantities. Cote d'Or is divided into four arrondisse- ments, viz., Beaune, Chatillon-sur-Seine, Dijon, and Semur, with Dijon for its capital. Fop. about 356,000. COTES-DU-NORD (kot-dti-nor) , a maritime department in the N. of France, forming part of ancient Brit- tany; capital, Brieuc. Area, 2,659 square miles. The coast extends about 150 nHles, and the herring, pilchard, and mackerel fishing is actively pur- sued. One of the main branches of in- dustry is the rearing of cattle and horses. In manufacturing industries the principal branch is the spinning of flax and hemp, and the weaving of linen 4. Early 19th Century end of 1919: Professors and instruc- tors, 25; students, 387; president. An* drew D. Harmon, A. M. COTONEASTER, a genus of plants, order Pomacegs. The flowers are polyg- amous, the calyx turbinate, with five short teeth; petals five, stamens erect, as long as the teeth of the calyx; fruit turbinate, its nuts adhering to the in- side of the calyx, but not united in the center of the fruit. C. vulgaris is the common cotoneaster. Several varieties of it are cultivated in gardens. Other species are from the European conti- nent, from India, etc.; some of them also have been introduced into Great Britain. C. Uva Ursi and mierophylla have acid in their seeds. COTOPAXI, the most remarkable vol- canic mountain of the Andes, in Ecua- dor, about 60 miles N. E. of Chimbo- razo; lat. 0° 43' S.; Ion. 78° 40' W.; altitude, 19,500 feet. It is the most beautiful of the colossal summits of the
