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l>;ills of earth about their roots, in the early part of autumn, 

 into the places where they are to flower. When the plants 

 live over to a second year they are larf^er ; but in general the 

 one-year-old plants are preferable. The double varieties are 

 increased by cuttinfT[s, planted under a hand-glass in sandy 

 earth about May or June ; and are best potted, and protected 

 through the winter in cold frames, though sometimes esta- 

 blished plants will survive the winter if exposed. The other 

 species furnish beautiful dwarf plants, suitable for rockwork, 

 or small beds, or the front parts of borders : quite hardy, and 

 increased by cuttings. C. vmtahUis is a tall, rather straggling 

 shrub, which has changeable purplish single flowers, and 

 requires the protection of a frame or cool greenhouse. C. 

 MarshnUii. hardy herbaceous perennial ; flowers deep orange. 



CHELOXE. [Scrophulariacese.^ Beautiful herbaceous 

 perennials, closely allied to Pentstemon, and requiring similar 

 treatment. 



CHERRY. See Ceeasus. 



CHILI PEPPER. See Capsicum. 



CHILODIA. [Lamiaceae.j Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. 

 Soil, peat and loam. Increased by cuttings in sand under 

 bell-glasses. C. scuteUarioides, flowers violet, at various 

 seasons. 



CHIMAPHILA. rPyrolacese.] Hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials, requiring sandy peat soil, shade, a cool situation, and 

 abundant moisture. Increased by suckers and division. C. 

 corymhosa. flowers white ; and C maculata, flow^ers pink. 



CHIMOXANTHUS. Japan Allspice. [Calycanthaceee.] 

 A deliciously fragrant hardy shrub, of which there are three 

 varieties, one or the other of which ought to be in every gar- 

 den for the sake of the aroma of the blossoms produced on 

 the leafless branches in the dead of winter : the flowers of all 

 the varieties are of some dull shade of yellow, not showy. 

 They are free-growing shrubs in moderately good soil, and 

 require to be planted by, and trained to, a wall. They must be 

 pruned, so as to preserve annually as much of the young wood 

 as can be trained in at about six inches apart ; the rest may 

 be spurred in. As the blossoms are developed in December 

 and the succeeding months, it is desirable to screen them 

 from any nipping frosts that may occur at that season. It is 



