810 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Cheirostemon—continued. 
mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any light rich soil. 
Cuttings of rather firm shoots will root in sandy peat, if 
placed under a hand glass, in heat. 
-lik so ‚ hoary-tomentose ; 
giat absent: eax somewhat a н Бретт with three 
es on the outside at the base. J. five and six-lobed, 
palmate-nerved. A, 60ft. Mexico, 1820. (В. M. 5135.) 
CHEIROSTYLIS (from cheir, the hand, and stylos, 
a column; the projecting column is ridged on the back, 
having somewhat the appearance of the fingers of a hand). 
ORD. Orchidee. A genus of somewhat interesting, but 
inconspicuous, stove orchids, in general aspect like a 
small Goodyera, but differing from that genus in several 
respects. They require damp heat, and a mixture of three 
parts chopped sphagnum and one part well-decayed leaf 
mould. Increased by the creeping stems. 
C. marmorata (marble-leaved).* Л, white, with a reddish calyx; 
raceme dark pee. long, downy. September. J. dee reddish 
olive-green, with a velvety surface, traversed by fine golden veins, 
which uo rtoa ти extent when the leaves become old. 
^. Sin. India, 1849, (Ё. d. S. 4, 370.) 
С. parvifolia (smallleaved) Л. white. September. №. 3in, 
Ceylon, 1837. 
CHELIDONIUM (from Chelidonion, the Greek name 
used by Dioscorides, from chelidon, a swallow; it is said 
that the plant flowers at the time of the arrival of swallows, 
and dries up at their departure), Celandine; Swallow-wort. 
ORD. Papaveracea. The only species is a perennial herb, 
ding in an acrid saffron-coloured juice. It forms 
an excellent subject for naturalising in shrubberies, and 
in the wild garden. Its cultivation is very simple in any 
common soil, but it grows most freely in damp shady 
situations. Increased by seeds, or by divisions at the 
roots. In a wild state, it is distributed over the tem- 
perate parts of Europe and Asia. 
c. с (large) Л. yellow, three to six together in a loose 
umbel ; with a roundish bract at the base 
Spring and summer. 7. te, thin ; i oarsely 
he ft, to рь с thin ; е д roundish, с ly 
many linear, 
linear, 
à double-flowered form. 
“Fre. 423. Omno Leon: showing Habi: 
+ Od Fra Wo ee Hg Side View q 
Scrophularinew, Very handsome herbaceous 
SRC mia (from chelone, a tortoise ; the back of the : 
ere lip of tho soil i compared оа Co Ree | 
Chelone—continued. 
plants, allied to Pentstemon. Flowers imbricately spiked, 
terminal; corolla ringent, ventricose ; lower lip internally 
bearded; sterile stamens shorter than the others. Seeds 
winged. Leaves opposite. They are of very easy culture 
in almost any ordinary garden soil, although a rich, mode- 
rately light loam is the most satisfactory. Propagation is 
readily effected by dividing the plants, about August or 
September, depending upon the flowering; if this operation 
be performed in spring, the results are not always so satis- 
factory. They may also be increased by means of seeds 
and young cuttings, inserted in sandy soil, in a cold frame. 
C. barbata. See Pentstemon barbatum. 
C. glabra (smooth) A glabrous variety of C. obliqua. 
C. Lyoni (Lyon’s).* f. purple; spikes terminal, with the flowers 
clustered. July to September. l. petiolate, cordate-ovate, ser- 
rated. Plant glabrous, branched. А. 3ft. to 4ft. North Caro- 
lina, 1812. SYN. C. major. See Fig.423. (B. M. 1864.) 
C. major (large). A synonym of C. Lyoni. 
C. nemorosa (wood)* fl., corolla конт, ventricose; an- 
thers woolly ; peduncles three-flowered, downy. July. J. ovate, 
acuminated, serrated. Plant branched, glabrous. А. 16. North- 
west America, 1827. This species is midway between Pentstemon 
and Chelone. (B. R. 1211.) 
C. obliqua (oblique).* ji. purple, in close terminal spikes. Sum- 
mer. l. petiolate, oblique, lanceolate, unequally serrated, very 
smooth. Л. 2ft. to 316. Less vigorous than C. Lyoni. North 
America, 1752. SYN. C. purpurea. (B. R. 175.) The variety 
alba produces white flowers, and is very showy. 
C. purpurea (purple. А synonymof C. obliqua. . 
CHENOPODIACEZE. An order of herbs ог su _ 
shrubs. Flowers small, inconspicuous; perianth 
divided. Leaves alternate, sometimes opposite, exstipu- 
late. This order includes Atriplex, Beta, Chenopodium, 
and Spinacia. 
CHENOPODIUM (from chen, a goose, and pous, в 
foot; in allusion to the shape of the leaves) ORD. _ 
Chenopodiacem. An extensive genus of herbaceous or — 
sub-shrubby plants, of little ornamental beauty. They are 
more or less employed as pot herbs, particularly the species 
commonly known as “Good King Henry" (C. Bonus- 
Henricus). Calyx of three to five connate sepals, inferior, 
persistent and unaltered, closing upon, and often wholly — 
enveloping, the fruit; corolla none, Seeds solitary, len- 
ticular. 
The Mercury Goose-foot, or Good King Henry, has, in 
some parts of England, especially in Lincolnshire, long 
been esteemed as a substitute for Asparagus. The follow- 
ing method of culture is recommended: The ground should ~~ 
be rich, dry, and deeply trenched. Plants should be put - 3 
ш, about April, 9in. asunder each way; or seeds gown - 
FIG. 424. FLOWERING BRANCH OF CHENOPODIUM. AMBROSIOIDES. _ 
in drills 9in. apart, afterwards hoeing out to 9in. from 
Plant to plant. As soon as they have ripened off, a dress- 
