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temporary stakes about three feet in 

 height, placed three feet from the wall. 

 About tiie middle of April the woollen 

 net or double herring-net, together with 

 the stakes, are taken away, and a single 

 herring-net put close over the tree, to 

 protect the ripening fruit from birds." 

 — Card. Chron. 



The trees are trained in the fan form, 

 with lateral bearing branches of from 

 one to three feet in length, according 

 to their strength, trained in between the 

 principal branches. In all parts of the 

 tree, these are allowed to continue 

 several years. When they become bare 

 of spurs, or inclined to get too luxuri- 

 ant, they are cut out — young shoots to 

 supply their place being previously pre- 

 pared. 



CHERVIL, Parsley-leaved. Charo- 

 phyllum sativum. Fern-leaved chervil, 

 or Sweet Cicely, C. aromaticum, for 

 soups, salads, &c. They are still culti- 

 vated by the Dutch, but in this country 

 are not often found in the kitchen gar- 

 den. 



Soil and Situation. — The soil for 

 these plants must be light, with a large 

 portion of calcareous matter from super- 

 abundant moisture. The situation can- 

 not be too open ; but a shelter from the 

 meridian sun is beneficial. 



Time and Modes of Sowing. — The 

 only sowing that can be depended upon 

 must be performed in early autumn, im- 

 mediately after the seed is ripe; for if 

 kept until the following spring it will 

 seldom germinate, or the seedlings are 

 generally weak and die away, during 

 the hot weather. If, however, it should 

 fortunately retain its vegetative powers, 

 it may be sown early in the spring at 

 short intervals, for use in spring and 

 summer, and towards the end of .Tuly 

 for autumn supply. Sow in drills eight 

 inches apart. The plants are to be 

 thinned to eight inches asunder, and to 

 remain where they are raised. The 

 only after cultivation required by them 

 is to he kept clear of weeds. 



The perennial sort, C. aromaticum, 

 must be trimmed as directed for Sage. 

 The leaves are fit to be gathered when 

 from two to four inches in growth ; in 

 doing which they should be cut close, 

 when the phints will shoot afresh. 



To obtain Seed. — Some of the autumn- 

 raised plants must be left ungathered 

 from; they flower in April, and ripen 



their seed about June. 

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species, some must in a like manner be 

 left untouched; they will flower about 

 .June, and ripen their seed in July or 

 August. 



CHESTNUT. Fagtts castanea.— In 

 the London Horticultural Society's list 

 are twenty varieties enumerated. If the 

 seedlings arc left ungraftcd, they are 

 about thirty years before they bear fruit, 

 but grafts inserted upon these seedling 

 stocks from bearing branches, afford 

 blossoms the next year, and are fruitful 

 much earlier. 



Soil. — A dry subsoil is the great re- 

 quisite for this tree. It thrives best in 

 a sandy w-ell-drained soil. 



After-culture. — No other attention is 

 required than to thin the over-crowded 

 and to remove over-wrapping branches. 



Nuts. — These are ripe about October. 

 Thev are best preserved in sand. 



CHICORY. See Succory. 



CHICKASAW PLUM. Cerasus chi- 

 casa. 



CHILODIA. Two species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat 

 and loam. 



CHILOGLOTTIS diphylla. Half- 

 hardy orchid. Division. Light turfy 

 loam, turfy peat, and sand. 



CHIMAPHILA. Two species, 

 flardy herbaceous perennials. Cuttings. 

 Peaty soil. 



CHIMONANTHUS fragrans, and 

 varieties. Hardy deciduous shrubs. 

 Layers or cuttings. Loam and peat, or 

 any common soil. 



CHINA ASTER. CalHstema. 



CHINA HOSE. Hibiscus rosasinensis. 



CHINESE TRP:E. Ptzonia moutan. 



CHIOCOCCA. Two species. Stove 

 evergreen trees. Cuttings. Loam and 

 peat. 



CIIIONANTHUS. Three species. 

 Hardy and stove deciduous shrubs and 

 trees. Seeds, buds, or grafts. Peat 

 and loam. 



CHIRONIA. Eleven species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 Peat and loam. 



C.decussata should be potted in light 

 rich soil, and liberally watered during 

 the summer months. Keep it in a good 

 situation near the glass, where it gets 

 plenty ol' light and air. Always keep 

 some young plants to take the places of 

 the old ones. 



CHITONIA. Five species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs and trees. Cuttings. 



Of the other ' Peat and loam. 



