C H R 



C H R 



^lonogyuia, and ranks in the natural orJcr of 

 Pomaua-. 



Tlic characters are : that the calyx is a one- 

 leat'ed, hell-shaped, five-cldt perianlhimn, divi- 

 sions expanding, withering: the corolla has live 

 pelal?, oblong, flat, spreading, inserted hy their 

 claws into the calyx : the stamina consi.st of 

 verv many stamens, placi'd in a circle, erect, in- 

 serted into the calyx : anthers small, twin: the 

 pisiilluni is an ovate germ: style of the shape 

 and length of the stamens; inserted laterally at 

 the base of the germ: stigma obtuse: the peri- 

 carpium is an ovate drupe, large, one-celled: 

 the seed a nut ovate, marked with five furrows, 

 wrinkled, fivc-valved. 



The species cultivated is the C. Icaco, Cocoa 

 Plum. 



It is an irregular shrub, from three (o ten 

 feet high, covered with a ferruginous bark with 

 pale spots: the leaves ovate-roundish, obtuse, 

 entire, coriaceous, shining, on very short pe- 

 tioles, alternate, two inches long : racemes 

 branched, corymbcd, lax, terminating and axil- 

 lary, short; the last common peduncles tlirte- 

 flowercd : the flowers are inodorous, small, w ith 

 vhite petals, having almost the character of the 

 plum: fruits roundish, about an inch in diame- 

 ter, either quite entire, or with five, six, or 

 seven grooves; red, purple, yellow, whitish, or 

 variecated, but never blue, as described by 

 Catesby. It is a native of the Caribbee Islands. 



There are two varieties of this with compound 

 leaves, and of tall shrubby growth. 



Culture. — ^These plants are increased by plant- 

 ins the stones or nuts of the fruit procured from 

 abRiad in pats of light earth in the early spring, 

 plunging them in a ver)' moderate hot-bed, oc- 

 casional waterings being given. When the 

 plants are of proper growth, as three or four 

 inches in height, they should be removed and 

 put in other pots of a small middling size, scpa- 

 ratelv, being re-plunged in the hot-bed, proper 

 shade and moisture being given till they become 

 perfectly rooted. 



They must be kept constantly in the heat of 

 the stove, and managed as other exotics of the 

 same kind ; water should be given them fre- 

 quently during the summer months, but only in 

 small proportions at a time. In winter it should 

 be very sparingly employed, lest it make them 

 throw off" their leaves. 



Thev aflbrd variety in the hot-house collections. 



CHRYSOCOMA, a genus comprising plants 

 of the flowery herbaceous perennial and shrubby 

 kinds. 



It belongs to the class and order Syngetiesia 

 Pofygamia jEquulh, and ranks in the natural 

 order of Compoiita; Discoidece. 



The characters are : that the calvx is com- 

 mon hemispherical, imbricate ; scale-s linear, 

 ouiw.irdly convex, acuminate : the corolla com- 

 pound tubular, longer than the calyx : corollets 

 hermaphrodite, tubular, numerous, equal. I'rf)- 

 per funnel - form : border fivc-clefl, revoliite : 

 the stamina consist of five filaments, filiform, 

 very short ; anthers cylindric, tubular : the pis- 

 tillum is an ohlong germ, crowned : style fili- 

 form ; scarce longer than the florets : stigmas 

 two, oblong, depressed, involute: there is no 

 pericarpium : calyx scarcely changed : the seeds 

 are solitary, ovate-oblong, compi-lssed : pappus 

 hairy : the receptacle is naked, flat. 



The species cultivated arc: 1. C. Lhw^i/rh, 

 German Goldy Locks ; 2. C. comaurea. Great 

 Shrubby Goldy Locks j 3. C. cvniiia. Small 

 Shrubl)y Goldy Locks. 



The first has a perennial root : the stalks rise 

 two feet and a half high, arc round, stifl", and 

 closely garnished with long, narrow, smooth 

 leaves, which come out without anv order, of a 

 pale green colour : ihe upper part of the stalk 

 divides into many slender peduncles, each sus- 

 taining a single head of flowers, of a bright vel- 

 low colour, and disposed in form of an\imbel. 

 The plant, when handled, aflbrds a very fine aro- 

 matic smell. It is a native of Germauv. 



The second species rises with a ligneciis stalk, 

 about a foot high, dividing into many small 

 branches, which are garnished with narrow 

 leaves, of a deep green, coming out on everv 

 side without order : the back part of each leaf 

 has a small short appendix, which runs alonf' 

 the stalks : the flowers are produced at the ena 

 of the branches, on slender naked foot-stalks, 

 and are of a pale yellow colour. It flowers a 

 great part of the year, and the seeds ripen well 

 in autumn. It is a native of the Cape. 



The third is a less plant than the aliove; it has 

 a shrubby stalk, blanching out in the same man- 

 ner : the leaves are shorter, and a little hairy: 

 the flowers are not half so large, of a pale sul- 

 phur colour, and nod on one side before they 

 are blown. It flowers a great part of the year, 

 and ripens seeds well. It is a native of the Cape. 



Culture. — The first species may be raised by 

 sowing the seed in a bed of light mould during 

 the early spring months, or by dividing the 

 root-;, and planting them out in rather moisi 

 open weather in the autunm. 



The other sorts may be increased by plautino- 

 cuttings of the young shoots in pots of liglu 

 rich earth in the spring or summer montlis, 

 plunging them in a slight hot-bed, or coveriuj!: 

 them with hand glasses till they have stricken, 

 root. They may afterwards be planted out lu 

 separate pots. 



