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Cereus — continued. 



C. paucispinus (few-spined). ft. axillary towards the top of tbe 

 stem, 3in. broad ; calyx sub-cyliiidric. with ten to fifteen chifcters 



A garden name 



•*»=." "J tjui. uv Tin. Ill kiiiiiii^kci , iiii^cJi iiic^iiicLi 111 aiiaptr, ijiii. vu 



|in. in diameter ; tubercles variable ; spines three to seven, stout, 

 pale red-brown. New Mexico. 1835. (15. M. 6774.) 



C. Philippll (Philippi's), /. yellow, with reddi.sli-tiuted seg- 



mentH, about l^in. lon^:. campanulate ; stamens in two distinct 



whorls, the outer arising from the base of the petals, the 



inner whorl united in a tube around the style. Stem cylindric, 



ei^ht to ten-angled, the angles tubercled ; tubercles with 



about eiffht short and four or five long spines. Chili, 1883. 

 (R. G. 1079, f . 1,) 



Fig. 12. Stem. Branches, and Flower of Cereus procumbens. 



CHAM2:C£RASUS ALB£BTI. 

 for Lonicera Albert! (which see). 



CHAMaiCERASUS ALFZGENA NANA. A 



g-arden name for Iionicera alpigena nana (which see), 



CHAMiECLADON (from chamai, dwarf, and kladon, 

 a branch; in allusion to tbe habit of the species). Oed. 

 Aroidece {Aracem). A genus comprising about twelve species 

 of stove herbs, inhabiting tropical Asia and the Malayan 

 Archipelago. Plowers monoecious, all perfect; spathe 

 small, sub-cjlindrical, convolute below, gaping above, 

 persistent ; Bpadix inappendienlate, included, stipitate, 

 snb-cylindrical, the male inflorescence much longer than 



the female. Leaves elliptic-ovate, varying 

 to lanceolate, rarely cordate at baRC, the 

 nerves nearly reaching the margins; petioles 

 elongated, long-sheathlng. Caudex short or 

 almost vv^anting. Only one species is known 

 in gardens. For culture, see Schismato- 

 g-lottis, on p. :^32, Vol. Ill, 



C. metallicum (metallicdustred), fi., npathe 

 fuscous-pnrple, lin. long, niuc •inate; pethincle 

 purplish, slender, lin. to l^in. long. /. 3iin. to 

 oin. lonjr. 2^in. to 3iin. broad, elliptic, sub-acute, 

 shortly niucronate, rounded or slightly cordate 

 at base, metallic-nieen above, purplish beneath; 

 veins five to eight on either side the midrib, 

 curved, ascending ; petioles 2^in. to 3in. long, 

 nearly iio. thick, channelled, purplish, k. about 

 7in. Borneo. 1884. (I. II. 1884, 559.) 



CHAM2:CTFABIS. America and 



Japan are the headquarters of this genus, 

 which is included, by Bentbam and Hooker, 

 under Thuya. To the varieties of C. Law- 

 aoiiiana described on pp. 303-4, Vol. I., the 

 following should now be added; 



C. Lawsoniana erecta alba (erect, white). 



A variety of slender, twiggy growth, stiff and 

 compact, but feathery at tlie points, of a rich 

 glaucous-wbiti^h-grey or silvery hue. 1882, 



C. Ii. Rosenthalii (Ho^enthul's). A garden 

 variety, differing from the type in its pyramidal 

 growth, and in the branchlets not drooping. 



1886. 



CHAM2:D0B.£A. This genns com- 

 prises about sixty species, natives of Western 

 tropical America. To those described on 

 p. 305, Vol. I., the following should now be 



added : 



C. polita (polished). /. bifid when young, break- 

 ing up with age into two pairs of pinna?, with 

 a large, termiual lejiflet; petioles (and stems) 

 smooth. Mexico, 1884. 



C«pulctiella (pretty). I. produced in piofusion, 

 gracefully arched, pinnate, having very numerous 

 linear leaflet". 1885, A very oiiianienta.1 Palm, 

 suitable for table decoration. 



C. Wobstiana OVobst's). An ornamental Palm, 

 hearing a close re.-einblauce to C. Sartorii, but it 

 is more robust, and has more numerous leaves. 

 1885. 



C* procnmbens (trailing).* Jl. Sin. long and broad, developed on 

 the ends of the branches ; petals bright rose-purple, spreading 

 and recurved; anthers forming a corona-like ring, enclosing the 

 rayed stigma. May and June. Stems spreading, prostrate, 

 emitting upright branches 3in. to 4in. high, |in. thick, generally 

 only quadrangular or square, with small spines in tufts along 

 the angles. Mexico. A pretty little Cactus. See Fig. 12. 



CEROFEGIA. 



The fifty species of this genus inhabit 

 tropical and South Africa, the East Indies, the Malayan 

 Archipelago, and tropical Australia. To those described 

 on pp. 300-1, Vol. I., the following should now be added: 



G. Monteiroae (Mrs. Monteiro's). Jt. about three at the top of 

 snort, lateral peduncles ; sepals small, acute ; corolla green, 2in. 



k'T'"* ^"^' ^^^ mouth trumoet-shaped, the five clawed lobes 

 wnite, spotted pui-ple-brown. July. /. opposite, 2in. to Sin. long, 

 omong-ovate, sub-acute or obtuse, succulent, pale green, the 

 cages purplish, undulated. Branches white, mottled brown. 

 I>elagoa Bay. 1884. Stove. (B. M. 6927.) 



CHaiROPHYLLUM SATIVUM. 



Anthriacus cerefolium (which see). 



A synonym of 



Vol. IV. 



CHAMiEFEUCIS. To tbe species described on 

 p. 30G, Vol. L, tbe following should now be added: 



C. Sprengeri (Sprenger'a). fl.-hciuU white, fragrant; involucral 

 scales smooth. /. Hnear-lanceolnte, dark green with white veins, 

 the side veins running into two or three marginal spines. 1883. 

 Garden hybrid. A hardy perennial, useful for rockwork and 

 carpet-bedding. 



CHAMELUM (from chamelos, low, humble; in allu- 

 sion to the habit of the plant). Obd. Irid^^, A small 

 genua (two species) of half-hardy, perennial herbp, 

 natives of Chili. Flowers two or more in a spathe, very 

 shortly pedicellate; perianth yellow, the tube slenderly 

 funnel-shaped, the lobes sub-equal, erecto-patent ; stamens 

 affixed to the throat, the filaments connate in a cylindrical 

 tube ; sp^thes terminal, solitary or numerously aggregate. 

 Leaves few, linear, rather broad or sub-terete. G. lutevm 

 is known to cultivation. It thrives in well-drained, sandy 

 loam, and may be propagated by division of tbe rootatock. 

 In many parts of England it would probably prove hardy. 



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