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CHILODIA 



C. gentianoi' des (Gentian- like). See PENTSTEMON GEN- 



TIANOIDES. 



gla'bra (smooth). 4. White. August. N. Amer. 



1730. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). See PEMTSTEMON PUBESCENS. 

 Lyo'ni (Lyon's). 4. Purple. August. N. Amer. 



1812. 



mexica'na (Mexican). Scarlet. Mexico. 1842. 

 nemoro'sa (grove). 2. Purple. July and August. 



N. Amer. 1827. 

 s , obli'qua (oblique). 2. Purple. August. N. Amer. 



1752. 

 Pentste'mon (Pentstemon). See PENTSTEMON L.SVI- 



GATUS. 



purpu'rea (purple). See C. OBLIQUA. 



ro'sea (rosy). See PENTSTEMON CAMPANULATUS. 



ruellioi'des(Rue\lia-like). See PENTSTEMON BARBATUS. 



specio'sa (showy). 3. Red. August. N. Amer. 



CHELONOPSIS. (From Chelone, and opsis, resem- 

 blance ; the plant resembles a Chelone. Nat. ord. 

 Labiatae.) 



A hardy perennial herb. Seeds and divisions. Ordi- 

 nary soil. 



C. moscha'ta (musky). Pale yellow and rose purple. 

 China and Japan. 1901. 



CHENOLE'A. (From chen, a goose, and leia, prey ; 

 in reference to the plant being eaten by those birds. 

 Nat. ord. Chenopods [Chenopodiaceae]. Linn. 5-Penlan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripe shoots 

 under a glass, in sandy loam. Summer temp., 55 to 

 80 ; winter, 35 to 45. 



C. diffu'sa (spreading), i. Green. August. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1758. 



CHENOPO'DIUM. (Derived from chen, a goose, and 

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

 Nat. ord. Chenopodiaceae.) 



Hardy annuals or perennials that will grow in any 

 ordinary soil. Seeds, and the perennial by division. 

 C. Bo'nus-Henri'cus, or Good King Henry, is more or less 

 eaten in the same way as Spinach. 



C. amara'nticolor (Amarantus-coloured). 8. Young 



leaves with amaranth-red powder. S. France (?) 



1908. 

 Bo'nus-Henri'cus (Good-Henry), ij. Green. Britain. 



Perennial. 

 nitraria! ceum (Nitraria-like). 2 to 4. Green. N. and 



W. Australia. 1904. Shrubby. 

 purpura' scens (purplish). 3. Purple-red. Stem and 



bracts purple. China. 



CHERIMOYER. See ANONA CHERIMOLIA. 

 CHE'RMES. See INSECT PESTS. 

 CHERRY. See CE'RASUS. 

 CHERRY PEPPER. Ca'psicum cerasifo'rme. 



CHERRY LAUREL. The common Laurel, Ce'rasus 

 Lau'ro-ce'rasus. 



CHERRY PLUM. See PRUNUS CERASIFERA. 



CHERVIL. Parsley-leaved. Anthri'scus Cerefo'lium. 

 Fern-leaved Chervil, or Sweet Cicely, Cheer ophy' Hum 

 aroma' ticum, for soups, salads, &c. They are not often 

 found in the kitchen-garden. Bulbous-rooted Chervil 

 is Chcerophy'llum bulbo'sum, a native of S. Europe and 

 Asia Minor. It is a biennial with a root about the size 

 of an Early Horn Carrot, and the flavour of the Parsley- 

 leaved Chervil. 



Soil and Situation. The soil for these plants must be 

 unshaded, light, with a large portion of calcareous 

 matter, and well drained. 



Sowing. A principal sowing should be made in 

 August ; and from this sowing, seed should be saved 

 the following season. To continue the supply during 

 the summer months a spring sowing should be made at 

 the end of February, and at the end of every three or 

 four weeks to the middle of July. Sow in drills, eight 

 inches apart, covering the seeds lightly with fine soil, 

 and thin the seedlings out to six inches apart in the rows. 



CHESTNUT, HORSE. See /ESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM. 



CHESTNUT, MORETON BAY. See CASTANOSPERMOM 



AUSTRALE. 



CHESTNUT, SWEET or SPANISH. See CASTANEA 



SATIVA. 



CHEVAUE RIA. See ^CHMEA. 

 CfflCASAW PLUM. See CERASUS CHICASA. 

 CHICKEN GRAPE. See VITIS CORDIFOLIA. 

 CHICKLING VETCH. See LATHYRUS SATIVUS. 

 CHICK PEA. Ci'cer cerieti'num. 

 CHICKWEED. Siella'ria me'dia. 



CHICKRA SSIA. (A native name or its imitation, also 

 spelled Chukrasia. Nat. ord. Meliaceas.) 



A stove tree. Cuttings in sand in a close case, with 

 bottom-heat. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 C. tabula'ris (table-like). 50. White. India. 1793. 



CHICORY. Succory, or wild Endive (Cicho'rium 

 I'ntybus). Cultivated for use in salads, and for its 

 roots, to roast for use like coffee. 



Soil and Situation. Like Endive, for the main crops 

 it requires a rich, light soil, and for the earlier sowings 

 a moister one, in every instance having an open situa- 

 tion allotted to it. 



Sowing must be annually ; foe, although it is a peren- 

 nial, yet, after being cut from two or three times, the 

 leaves become bitter and worthless. Sow from the be- 

 ginning of March, and at intervals, to the end of June, 

 or early in July. Sow moderately thick, in the same 

 manner as Endive, the directions for cultivating which 

 are equally applicable in every other particular. 



Cultivation. When the plants begin to cover the 

 ground, thin to nine inches apart ; and those removed 

 plant out at similar distances. If the leaves grow very 

 luxuriant, and shade the roots much, they must be cut 

 off within an inch of the ground. Those grown from 

 sowings antecedent to June, when of nearly full growth 

 (which they arrive at in about four months from the 

 insertion of the seed), must have all their leaves trimmed 

 away, so as not to injure their hearts, and then covered 

 over thick with sand, ashes, or long litter. By this 

 treatment, those fresh leaves which are produced are 

 blanched and crisp, losing their bitterness. Those from 

 the sowings of June and July must, at the end of Sep- 

 tember, or early in October, be raised, and planted very 

 close, by the dibble, in pots or boxes, having their 

 leaves trimmed as before directed, and their roots 

 shortened, previous to planting. Water must be given 

 moderately in dry weather, until they are established ; 

 and shelter, if frosts occur, by a light covering of litter. 

 When well rooted, they may be removed into the cellar, 

 or other place, where the light can be completely ex- 

 cluded from them, to blanch for use as wanted, which 

 change will be effected in six or seven days. Succory 

 will bear a temperature of 60, but thrives better in a 

 rather lower one. 



If the roots are vigorous, they will bear cutting two 

 or three times, after which they are unproductive. 



To obtain Seed, a few plants must be left in the open 

 ground of the June sowing. They bear the severity of 

 winter without protection, and shoot up in the spring, 

 running to seed about May. 



CHTLDSIA WE'RCKLEI. See HIDALGOA WERCKLEI. 

 CHILI PEPPER. Ca'psicum. 

 CHILIAN NUT. Guevi'na Avella'na. 



CHILIA'NTHUS. (Derived from chilioi, a thousand, 

 and anthos, a flower ; in reference to the large number 

 of flowers. Nat. ord. Loganiaceas.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in 

 sand with gentle bottom-heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 C. arbo'reus (tree). See C. OLEACEUS. 

 olea'ceus (olive-like). 6. White. August. S. Africa. 

 1816. 



CHILD DIA. (From cheilos, a lip, and odous, a tooth ; 

 the lip of the flower being toothed. Nat. ord. Labiates 

 [Labiatae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, i-Gymnospermia. Now 

 referred to Prostanthera.) 



