ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 257 



C. hybridum coronopifolium. — Dwarf habit. Finely cut leaves. 

 Numerous white, daisy-like flowers. 



C. Tchihatchewii. — Dry, stony banks. Rapid-growing dwarf 

 carpeter, with evergreen, fern-like foliage. Small, whitish, daisy 

 flowers with yellowish -coloured eyes. A very useful plant. Will 

 quickly clothe the most arid and hopeless-looking spots, where 

 nothing else would grow. 



Chrysogonum virginianum 



A plant of the Compositae order, of neat branching habit, growing 

 6 inches high in loamy soil. Has yellow flowers, freely produced 

 during the whole summer. Will grow under trees. A useful, if 

 not brilliant, little plant. 



Chrysopsis villosa (Compositae) 



Ordinary soil in any aspect. Dwarf-growing plant with downy 

 leaves and golden-yellow flowers from July to September. Of easy 

 culture, and increased by division in spring. 



CiSTUS (Cistineae), Rock Rose 



This genus may be included amongst the most beautiful of our 

 flowering shrubs. They all love hot, dry, sandy banks ; some 

 varieties are not hardy in a cold, wet climate. The flowers, though 

 lasting but one day, are borne in such profusion that a constant 

 succession is kept up for a considerable time during the summer. 

 The dwarfer kinds can be used amongst the rockwork, while the 

 taller-growing varieties may be associated with other shrubs. All 

 grow readily from cuttings and seeds. 



C. albidus. — Compact-growing bush, 2 to 4 feet high. Leaves 

 and young shoots covered with a white pubescens. Large purplish- 

 rose-coloured flowers with yellow at the base. 



C. algarvenses (syn. Helianthe7num ocyinoides). — Neat shrub, 

 growing about 2 feet high, with narrow grey-green leaves. Rather 

 small, bright yellow flowers, with a crimson-purple spot at base of 

 each petal. Increased by division. Requires shelter from strong 

 winds, as its branches are rather brittle. A lovely little shrub, and 

 quite one of the best of the family. Other names of this variable 

 plant are Helianthe7nu7n algarvense^ candidum^ and riigosmn. 



C. Bourgaeanus.— Grows about 12 inches high, with prostrate 

 branches and narrow dark green leaves like Rosemary. Flowers 

 white, about i inch across. 



C. Clusii (syn. C ros7narintfolius).~l.Q2iWQs and flowers the same 



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