CHINQUAPIN. 



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CHOROZEMA. 



sucking the sap out of the young 

 ' shoots. The best way of getting rid J 

 : of them is to wash and brush the 

 branches with soft soap and water : 

 I in winter and spring. — See A'phis. 

 Cherry. — See Ce'rasds. I 



Cherry-Bay and Cherry-Lau- | 

 REL. — Old English names for the i 

 common Laurel. ^ j 



Chimona'kthus. — Calycantha- | 

 cece. — C. frdgrans, theWinter-flower ' 

 {Calacdntlms prc^cox), and its va- 

 rieties, are Avell deserving a place 

 against a conservative wall, or in 

 the conservatory ; for though hardy 

 enough to stand our winters in the 

 open air, yet from their very fra- 

 grant flowers being produced in 

 December, January, and February, 

 they are very liable to be injured by 

 the frost. They thrive in almost 

 any soil, but prefer a mixture of 

 loam and peat. They are readily 

 increased by layers, and cuttings of 

 the young wood, which, planted in 

 sand under a bell-glass, strike 

 freely. The large -flowered variety 

 has darker and handsomer flowers, 

 but they are less fragrant. 



China Aster. —The China Aster, 

 which some botanists now call by 

 this name, is one of the most orna- 

 mental annuals in British gardens. 

 There are many varieties, and those 

 known as the German Asters are 

 considered the most beautiful. They 

 should be raised on a hotbed in 

 February or March, pricked out 

 when the plants have two or three 

 leaves, and transplanted into the 

 open garden in May, where they 

 will make a very fine appearance in 

 September and October. They 

 should be grown in light rich soil, 

 or in loam, or in thoroughly rotten 

 dung. 



China Eose. — See Ro'sa. 

 China Tree. — The Oriental 

 Plane. 



Chinquapin. — Dwarf Chestnut. 



Chiona'nthus. — Oleince. — C. 

 I'irginica, the Fringe-tree, is a large 

 shrub, well desei-ving a place in all 

 peat borders, both for the beauty of 

 its white fringe-like flowers, and 

 for its leaves, which are often as 

 large as those of Magnolia grandi- 

 flbra, and die off of a fine rich 

 yellow. It is readily increased by 

 layers or seeds, and it may also be 

 grafted or budded standard high on 

 the common Ash, when it will form 

 a fine object for a lawn, or for the 

 centre of a flower-bed. 



Chiri'ta. — Cyrtandracece. — 

 Very handsome plants, bearing consi- 

 derable resemblance to the Gloxinias, 

 and flowering nearly all the summer. 

 They may be propagated by cuttings 

 of the leaves, as any portion of a 

 leaf will emit leaves and roots if 

 planted in moist sand, and kept in 

 a warm, humid atmosphere. The 

 plants flower best in a stove ; but 

 C sinensis, which is, perhaps, the 

 most beautiful species, will thrive 

 in a warm green-house. 



Chiro'nia. — Gentianece. — 

 Greenhouse plants of short duration, 

 and consequently requiring to be 

 frequently raised from cuttings, 

 which strike freely in peat xmder a 

 hand-glass. C. frutescens, with, 

 rose-coloured flowers, and its va- 

 riety, with white flowers, are the 

 most desii'able kinds, and may be 

 easily procured from the nurseries. 

 They are also frequently raised from 

 Cape seeds, the plants being all 

 indigenous at the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Choro'zema. — Leguniinbsce. — 

 Beautiful New Holland shrub.g, 

 thriving well in an equal mixture of 

 loam, sand, and peat. They are 

 readily increased by cuttings in sand 

 under a bell-glass, or by seeds, 

 which are frequently ripened in 

 abundance. All the species are 

 worth cultivating ; and they are 



