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South Europe, Western Asia. Anannual herb, avail- 
able for salads and condiments, but the root deleter- 
ious. 
Chameerops excelsa, Thunberg.—South China. This 
fan-palm is highly desirable, although not tall, as the 
name would indicate. 
Chameerops Fortunei, Hooker.—North China. The 
Chusan palm. It attainsa height of about 12 feet, 
and endures, like the following species, considerable 
frost. The leaves can be employed for plaiting palm 
hats. Other hardy palms might be naturalized and 
used for various purposes, irrespective of their orna- 
mental features. 
Chameerops humilis, Linne.—The dwarf Fan-Palm 
of South Europe and North Africa. It is very deco- 
rative for garden plantations ; particularly also eligi- 
gible for scenic effect. 
Chameerops Hystrix, Fraser.—The Blue Palmetto 
of Florida and Carolina. Another dwarf Fan-Palm. 
Chamserops Martiana, Wallich. — Ascends mount- 
ains of Nepaul to 5,000 feet. Attains a height of 50 
feet, and is altogether a noble object. 
Chameerops Richieana, Griffith.—Arid mountains 
of Affghanistan. Has also proved hardy even in En- 
gland. 
Chelidonium majus, L.—Europe and Western Asia. 
The Celandine. <A perennial herb of medicinal value. 
Chemical principles: chelerythrin and chelidonin ; 
also a yellow pigment; chelidoxanthin. 
Chenopodium ambrosioides, L.—Tropical America. 
An annual medicinal herb. Chenopodium anthel- 
minticum is a perennial variety of this species. 
Chenopodium auricomum, Lindley.—From the Dar- 
