CHEILANTHES. 
them, and will do serious mischief if not 
prevented. 
CEROXYLON ANDICOLA. 
(Syn. : Iriartea andicola.) 
A stove species of Palm, that in its 
native country is a very tall grower, but 
under cultivation long continues within a 
manageable size. It is principally inte- 
resting from the fact of its yielding a sub- 
stance containing wax and resin: hence it 
gets the name of the wax Palm. It comes 
from New Grenada. 
The method of propagation and cultiva- 
tion will be found under Palms, general 
details of culture. 
CESTRUM AURANTIACUM. 
This belongs to a family of plants that 
are not particularly attractive, with the 
exception of the species here named, which 
is an evergreen greenhouse plant from 
Guatemala. It has pretty yellow flowers 
produced in autumn, and borne in bunches 
at the extremities of the shoots like those 
of Habrothamnus, to which it is in habit 
very similar. The propagation and after 
treatment required are identical with those 
of Habrothamnus, which see. 
CHAMADOREA. 
This genus of stove Palms contains 
several species that are amongst the most 
elegant in habit of the whole family. They 
require comparatively small pots, and such 
species as C. glaucifolia will grow to a 
height of 9 or 10 feet in a 10-inch pot. 
Propagation and cultivation given under 
Palms, general details of culture. 
CO. eleyans. An elegant straight-stemmed 
kind, with long pinnate drooping leaves. 
Handsome in either a small or large state. 
It comes from Mexico. 
OC. Ernesti-Augustt. A comparatively 
dwarf species; the stem is slender and 
supports a head of handsome lobed: plaited 
leaves, wedge-shaped at the bottom. From 
New Grenada. 
C. glaucifolia. One of the most elegant 
of the genus; the thin straight stem 
carries a  well-proportioned head of 
spreading pinnate deep green leaves, which 
droop gracefully at the extremities. From 
Guatemala. 
C. graminifolia. A beautiful species 
with slender straight stem, the leaves are 
pinnate, the pinne narrow and _ long, 
drooping in a plume-like manner. From 
Costa Rica. 
Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 
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C. Wendlandit. An exquisitely beautiful 
species with straight reed-like stem. 
Leaves long and pinnate, the pinne 
moderately broad. A good companion 
plant to Cocos Weddelliana. From 
Mexico. 
CHAMAZROPS. 
These are comparatively low growing 
Palms, with fan-shaped leaves. They are 
among the most useful of all Palms for 
decorative use ; those named below will 
thrive continuously in a greenhouse, or in 
the open air in summer. They are slow 
growers and are many years before they 
become too large for keeping in a small 
house. 
The method of propagation and after 
management will be found under Palms, 
general details of culture. 
OC. Fortunet (syn.: C. stmensis). A 
strong-growing stout-leaved species, that 
will bear much hard usage; the leaves, 
which are fan-shaped, deeply divided, 
and borne on longish slender stalks, 
assume a horizontal position. It does well 
out-of-doors, and stands the winter in the 
southern counties of England. From 
China. 
C. humilis. The only European Palm 
existent. A beautiful species; the leaves 
are not near so large as those of the 
preceding. They are fan-shaped, and 
deeply divided and supported on some- 
what slender stems; they are erect while 
young, but ultimately assume a drooping 
position. It freely produces suckers which 
if taken off will form roots in a brisk heat; 
it can in this way be increased. There are 
several varieties of this plant differing 
somewhat in appearance, but all bearing 
the general character of the type. Indi- ~ 
genous to Southern Europe. 
C. hystrix. A handsome species with 
pretty fan-shaped leaves ; a suitable com- 
panion plant to C. humilis. Of South 
America origin. 
C. Palmetto (syn. : Corypha Palmetto). 
A distinct-looking plant; the leaves of this 
kind also are fan-shaped and divided at the 
extremities to a considerable depth. An 
American species from Carolina. 
CHEILANTHES. 
A small-growing, but most beautiful 
genus of Ferns, comprising both stove and 
greenhouse species. Several of them are 
among the handsomest of all Silver Ferns ; 
the fronds of C. farinosa are so heavily 
powdered as to be perfectly white on the 
under surface. 
