98 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



478. CHORIZANTHE, E. Br. Chorizanthe. _ Polygonaceae. 

 Herbs or sub-shrubs. About 50 species, chiefly of Chili and 



California; 34 in U. S. 



479. CHROSPERMA, Eaf. 1825. Fly Poison, etc. Melanthaceae. 



From Greek, ' 'color seed' ' . Syn. Amianthiura A. Gray, 

 1837; Melanthium, Zygadenus, in part. A lily-like bulbous 

 plant. One species (U. S. ). 



a. C. miiscaetoxicum (Walt. ) Kze. (M. muscaetoxicum Walt, 

 Z. muscaetoxicum Eegel (Kew), A. muscaetoxicum A. Gray). 

 Long Island to Florida and Arkansas. Fly poison. Crow- 

 poison, Fall-poison. Bulb insecticide. 



480. CHRYSACTINIA, Gray. Chrysactinia. Compositae. 



From Greek, * 'golden rayed" . Resinous-aromatic sub-shrub. 

 One species, Mexican border of U. S. 



481. CHRYSAMPHORA, Grn. Pitcher-plant*. Sarraceniaceae, 



From Greek, "golden vase". Syn. Darlingtonia, Torr., 

 not DC. Plant resembles Sarracenia. One species, California. 



a. C. Califoriiica (Torr.) Greene (D. Californica Torr.). Cali- 

 fornia Pitcher-plant, California Side-saddle flower. 



482. CHRYSANTHEMUM, L. Chrysanthemum. Compositae. 



From Greek, "golden flower". Syn. Balsamita, Leucan- 

 themum, Matricaria, Pyrethrum, Tanacetum, in part. An- 

 nual or perennial herbs. About 100 species, northern hemi- 

 sphere; 8 in U. S. (indigenous or naturalized). 



a. C. Balsamita L. (P. Balsamita WlUd., T. Balsamita L., B. 



suaveolens Pers., P. Tanacetum DC). Europe and Asia, cult, 

 in gardens and adv. in U. S. Costmary, Cost (from Latin 

 costus), Alecost ( so named from its former use in brewing), 

 Alecoast, Cock Mint, Lavenderf, Maudlin (i. e. Magdeline), 

 Mint Geranium; Ger. Frauenminze, Balsamkraut, Marien- 

 blatt; Fr. Balsamite odorante, Baume-coq, Menthe-coq, Coq 

 desjardins (Codex). Herb; H. balsamita^, H. menthse sara- 

 cenicae v. romanoe; aromatic, emmenagogue, resembling Tana- 

 cetum. 



b. C. carueum Weber (P. cameum Bieber. ) and (c) C. roseum 



Weber (P. roseum Bibers. ). Both species referred in Index 

 Kewensis to C. coccineum Willd. Persia to Caucasus mountains, 

 i^oiters, Fl ores pyrethri (rosei V. persici), Pulvis insecticidus 

 persicus; Pei-sian insect-powder, Bubach; Ger. Persische Ber- 

 trambliithen; Fr. Pyrethre du Caucase (Codex), Chamomile de 

 Perse; insecticide. [The Dalmatian insect-powder, from 

 flowers of Pyrethrum cinerariaefolium Trev., is much inferior 

 in activity. ] 



d. C. frutescens L. Canary Islands, cult, in gardens. Marguer- 



ite (of gardens) , Paris Daisy. 



e. C. Leiicanthemum L. (L. vulgare Lam. ) . Europe and Asia, 



nat. in eastern U. S. Ox-eye Daisy, Common Field Daisy (of 

 U. S.); Bull-, Bulls-eye-, Butter-, BV, Devil's-, Dog-, Golden-, 



