> .. 



finall pots, four or five in each pot ; thth plunge the 

 .pots into a moderate hot-bed, and fprinkle them with 

 water, and fliade them every day from the fun till 

 they have taken new root ; after which they muft 



; haVe a large fnare of air in warm weather, to prevent 

 iheir drawing up weak : when the plants have obtain- 

 ed fomc ftrcn^th, they muft be gradually inured to 

 bear the open air •, but wJicn they are expofed abroad, 



: it there flioukl happen much rain, the plants muft 

 be fcrccned from it, othcrwife it will caufe them to 



;• ro"t : when the plants ha\T filled the pots with their 

 roots, t!\ey fiiould be parted, and each put into a fe- 



that when this plant hath obtained pofl'eftion of the 

 ground, it is very difficult to root out. The root 

 fends out a great number of flender ftalks, which at 

 their bottom are gamifhed v.ath oblong finuated 

 leaves, but thofe above are \'^ry narrow and entire. 

 The flowers arc produced from the fide and top of 

 the branches, which are like thofe of Lettuce, and 

 are fucceeded by feeds of the fame form, crowned 

 with down. It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen 

 in September. 



The other fpecies of this genus which were enume- 

 rated in the former edition, are referred to the Lac- 

 tuca and Crepis. 



CHRISTMAS FLOWER, or Black Melle^ 



bore; See Hellccorus. 



,4' 



paratc potnuea witn iignt lanay earcn, not ncn wim 



.dung, placing tliem in the fliade till they have taken 



frcfii root i then they may be removed to a warm 



fheltcrcd fituation, and mixed with fuch other plants ] C H R I S T O P H O R I A N A. See Actea. 



^as require, but little water ; in which fituation they CHRISANTHEMOIDES OST EOSPER- 



be 



MON. See Osteospekmum. 



inadryairyglafs-cafe; and in the winter fliould have C H R Y S A N T H E M U M. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 



very little wet, but muft enjoy tTie TiTn as much as I 491. tab. 280. Lin, Gen. Plant. 866. Leucanthe- 

 *' poITible; and in mild weather Ihould ha:ve frefli air] thum. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 492. [;^u(rat95^w.of, ■ Gr. 

 'I admittt^d to them, butrtluft be protefted fromfroft : | from p^ur®^, gold, a^9il//.0^, a flower ^ that is to fay. 



\ ^widx this management, the "plants will thrive a'rtd pro- 



, ■■* ..i • ' 



t'tmrt flowers the fecond yeartrortif^d. 



•The fecond fort rifcs with a firmer ftalk than the 



Golden Flow^en] Corn Marigold. 

 The Characters are, 



It hath a covrpound ficwer^ the rays heing compofed of 



firft, which is round, jointed, 'and divides upward] ^ female floret$y'a:hich are extended en one fide like a tongue^ 



and are indented in^ three figments at the end \ thefe have 



into a greater number of branches, garniihed with 



,.4hort nan'ow leaves, which are pretty thick and fuc- I an oval ger^ncn^ fupprting a flender Jiyle^ crowned bj two 



trulent. The flowers arc prdduced at the erni of the 



* branches, in tlie fame manner as thofe of the firft, 



- "which are of a fine red colour, but not half fo large 



as the fiovvers of t!;c firft •, when thefe fall away, they 



' Jire fucceeded by oval pulpy berriCs, ^ wliich are in- 



tkided manv fir.all feeds. This fort c^iJhtinties flow- 



ohtufe ftigmas. 1'he hermaphrodite fcrets which compofe 

 the difk^ are funnelfhdped the length of the empalement^ 

 ■ hut are divided into five fegments at the topj which are 

 fpread opcn\ thefe have five Jhort hairy ft amina^ ter7ni' 

 nated by tubular cylindrical fiummits^ am have an oval 

 ^crmcn^ with fiyle and ftignia like the female \ T^e germen 



ering great part offunYrficrartd autumn,' and in warm | afterward becomes afingle^ oblongs naked feed. 



feafons the Iccds v;ill ripen in England, f - ,- ■ ■ 

 \ It is propagated by ktds in the fame manner as the 



fonner fort, and the plants require the fame treat- 

 ■ mcnt. ••■ ^ : '-' "^ ■ ^- ■ ' ■ 



C H I V E S, as they are by fome titled, are the fta- 



., which fupport the fummits in the center of 



fiowers. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftion 

 of Linnrt:us's nineteenth clafs, intitled Syngenefia 



Polygamia fuperflua. In this ieftion all the central 

 florets which compofe the diflc, are hermaphrodite 

 and fruitful, and the rays are compofed of female 

 florets. 



The Species are, 

 CHIVETS, in French, are the fmall parts, or little | i. Chrvsanthemum {Segetum) foliis amplexicaulibus,' 



fupernc laciniaris, inferne dentato-ferratis. Hort. Cliffy. 

 416. Corn Mangold with leaves embracing theftalksy the 

 upper being jagged^ and the lower indented like a faw. 

 Chryfanthemum fegctum. Cluf Hift. r, p. 334. Corn 

 " Marigold. 

 2. CHRysANTHi- MUM {Leucanthcmum) fohis amplexlcau- 

 libus, dblcngis, fuperne ferratis, inferne dentatis. 



batbous 



. tliey *re propagated. 

 CHONDRILLA. Lin. 'Gen. Plant. 815. Tourn. 

 ^.M. R. H. 475. tab. 2 68. [ofXoj/^j0^, Gr. a carti- 

 ./lagc] Guin Succoiy. 



I'hc Characters ar&. 



'^fid cfi 



Ifcales^ which arc ^iiaL The flower is compofed 



!?/ tnafiy bu"napbrcditc fl^ 



zv 



houfe \ 'thefe 



if^ 



ftretched cut on. one fide 



l^ 



five fhort hairy ft 



four or five fegi 



1 



fitna^ed under thefl{ 



ftyle the length of the ft amina^ crowned by two re flexed 

 - ftiimds% the ger men afterward becoff^ a.fmgley oval^ 



:^"'H:cmpre!fed ficdy crowned with a finglc dcwn^ and inch fed 

 in the cmpalcment, 



', ^Y''^ genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedion of 

 Lmnxus's nineteenth clafs, intitled Syngenefia I^oly- " 

 gamia requalis. The flowers of this ^-^' ' 



feftion 



are 



I 



• 1 



■- 



% 



-: .: 



r 



L. 



compofed of only hermaphrodite florets, which are 

 ' fruittul. 



' ^Wc have but one Species of this genus, viz, 

 Chon-drilla [Juncea.) Lin. Hort. Cliff. 383. Gum Sue- 

 eery. Chondrilla juncea vifcofa arvenfis. C. B. P. 30. ' 

 VifcQus Field Gum Succcrv with rnfhy ftalks. ' 



• inis pianc grows naturally in Germany, PTelvetia, 

 and Franc^c, on the borders of the fields, and is fcl- '■ 

 doin prcltTvcd in gardens, becaufe the roots are veiy 

 tipt to fpread, and becoiiie troublefome v/eeds ; and 

 the feeds having dov/n on their tops, are carried by 

 the wind to a great diftance, fo that the neighbouring ' 

 ground is filkxl with the plants -, the roo'ts cf this 

 (tnke deep into the ground, and fpread out with 

 tuick fihrci on every fide, each of which, when cut, 

 c.r broken into manv parts, v/ill flioot up a plant i fo 



/ 



Hort. Clifi\ 416. ^Corn Marigold with oblong leaves em- 

 bracing the ftalks^ the upper ones being flawed^ and the 

 lower indented, Bellis fylveftris caule foUofo major. 



C. B. P. 261. Greater wildDaify with a leafy ftalk, 



3. Chrysanthemum [Serotinum) foliis lanceolatis, fu- 

 perne ferratis, utrinqueacuminatis. Hort. Cliff. 416. 

 Com Marigold with fpear-fhaped leaves^ thofe above be- 

 ing fawed^ and pointed on all fides. Bellis major, ra- 

 dice repente, foliis latioribus, ferratis. Mor. Hift. 3. 

 p. 29. Greater Daify with a creeping rooty and broad 



Jawed leaves. 



4. Chrysanthemum {Montanum) foliis imis Ipathulato- 

 lanceolatis, ferratis, fummis linearibus. Sauv^ Monfp. 

 87. Corn Marigold with lower leaves pointed like a fpear- 



' fijaped fpatula^ and flawed^ and the upper ones linear. 

 Leucanthemum montanum minus. Tourn. Inft. 492. 



Lef/'er Mountain Ox-eye. 



5. Chrysanthemum {Gramini folium) foliis linearibus, 

 fubintegerrimis. Sauv. Monfp. ^j. Corn Marigold 

 with narrow leaves^ which are entire. Leucanthemum 

 gramineo folio. Tourn. Inft. 493. Ox-eye with a Grafs 

 leaf 



6. Chrysanthemum {Jlpinum) foliis pinnatifidis, la- 

 ciniis parallelis, integris, caule unifloris. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 889. Corn Marigold with many poi/ited leaves^ 

 wbofefegn^ents are parallel a?td entire^ and one flower on 

 each foot-ftalk. Leucanthemum Alpinum, foliis Co- 

 ronopi. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 493. Alpine Ox-eye with a 

 Hariffjorn leaf. 





Q.qq 



7. Chrysan 



