62 CHEIRANTHUS 



Cheira'nthus — continued. 



will flower in June to October if sown in gentle 

 heat in February, or early in March in a frame and 

 planted out in May; or in September if sown 

 outdoors in May. 



Chenopo'dium — Goosefoot (from Gr. chen, a goose, and 

 pous, a foot, in reference to the shape of the leaves). 

 Nat. Ord. Salsolaceoe. 



This family is not one that merits much con- 

 sideration, but may be noticed here as including 

 some plants that are more curious than beautiful. 



C. Atri'plicis is a robust annual from China, whose 

 erect reddish-branched stem, 3 ft. high, and 

 leaves covered with a violet "bloom," entitle 

 it to a place among "foliage" plants. Syn., 

 C. purpura^cens. 



C. Bli'tum mpitaJtmn, the Strawberry -Mite, is not a 

 plant to grow for the sake of its flowers, which 

 are inconspicuous and devoid of any corolla, 

 usually the attractive part of a flower ; but the 

 deficiency is supplied by an ornamental 

 highly-coloured fruited calyx, placed at the 

 foot of the leaf-stalk, suggestive of little 

 strawberries. These are succulent, tasteless, 

 and harmless, and were formerly, it is believed, 

 used in cookery as a colouring matter. Height 

 2 J ft. May to September. S. Europe, 1680. 



C. scopa'rium. See Kochia scoparia. 



Sow in the open where they are to grow in 

 March or April in ordinary soil. 



