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CHORTZEMA 



Evergreen stove plants. Cuttings of ripe wood in a 

 close case with bottom-heat. Loam, a little peat and 

 sand. 



C. tincto'ria (Dyer's). 20. Mexico. 1739. 

 Plumie'ri (Plumier's). 20. Mexico. 1804. 



CHLOROPHY TUM. (From chloros, green, and pkuton, 



a plant. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Leafy evergreen herbs of easy culture in a stove, 

 greenhouse, or window; C. datum and its varieties being 

 popular window plants. Seeds, suckers, offsets from the 

 flower stem and divisions of the plant in spring. 



C. amanie'nse (Amanian). i. Greenish-white. German 



E. Africa. 1904. 



arundina' ceum (reed-like). White. Himalayas. 1876. 

 Bowke'ri (Bowker's). i. White. S. Africa. 

 brachysta'chyum (short-spiked). White. Nyasaland. 



1893. 

 como'sum (long-haired). 3. White. Central Africa ; 



S. Africa. 1910. 



da' turn (tall), i. White. S. Africa. 

 arge'nteo-linea're (silvery-lined). 

 me' 'dio-pi ctum (middle-painted). Broad, creamy- 

 white band down the middle. 

 varifga'tum (variegated). Creamy- white band on 



the edges of the leaves. 

 falca'tum (sickle-shaped). See C. LAXUM. 

 glau'cum (sea-green). India. 



Huy'ghei (Huyghe's). Greenish-white. Congo. 1909. 

 inorna'tum (unadorned). Trop. Africa. 

 Ki'rkii (Kirk's). 2. White, and green outside. 



Trop. Africa. 1882. 



la'xum (loose). *. Whitish. Trop. Africa. 1873. 

 longifo'lium (long-leaved). Abyssinia. 

 macrophy'Uum (large-leaved). Trop. Africa. 

 ntpale'nse (Nepaulese). India. 

 orchida' strum (false Orchid). Trop. Africa. 

 polyrhi'zon( many-rooted). White. Trop. Africa. 1878. 

 rkizomato'sum(\6ng-rhizomed). i. White, with green 



lines outside. Zanzibar. 1884 



CHLOROSPA'THA. (From chloros, green, and spathe, 

 a spathe ; the spathe is green. Nat. ord. Araceae.) 



Tuberous stove perennial. Seeds, offsets, and division 

 of the tuber. Equal parts loam and peat, with sand. 

 Give abundant water while growing, keeping the atmos- 

 phere moist. Keep it drier in whiter. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 55 to 60. 



C. Ko'lbii (Kolb's). Green. Colombia. 1878. 



CHLOROSPLE'NIUM ffiRUGINO SUM. A fungus 

 attacking the wood of Magnolias, turning it of a verdigris 

 green hue. 



CHLORO'XYLON. (From chloros, greenish-yellow, 

 and xylon, wood. Nat. ord. Meliads [Meliaceae]. Linn. 

 lO-Decandria, i-Monogynia. The Satin-wood is from 

 the trunk, and the wood-oil of India is from the leaves 

 of C. SwieU'nia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a glass, and in heat ; loam and peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



C. SwieU'nia (Van Swie ten's). 50. White. E. Ind. 

 1820. 



CHOCHO. See SECHIDM EDULE. 

 CHOCOLATE NUT. Theobro'ma. 

 CHCENE STES LANCEOLA'TA. See IOCHROMA LANCEO- 



LATA. 



CHOI'SYA, (Named after M. Choisy, a botanist of 

 Geneva. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutaceae], Linn. lo-De- 

 candria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, but hardy in the south of 

 England, Ireland, and the west coasts of Britain, either 

 as a bush or on a wall. 



C. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See C. TERNATA. 

 terna'ta (three-leafleted). 6. White. July. Mexico. 

 " Mock Orange." One of our most useful flowering 

 plants, only requiring very slight protection in the 

 coldest districts. 



CHOME'LIA. (Named after Dr. Chomel, physician to 

 Louis XV. Nat. ord. Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 

 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Ixora.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, cultivated like Chloroxylon. 

 C. fascicula'ta (bundle-flowered). 5. White. W. Ind. 



1825. 

 spino'sa (spiny). 12. White. W. Ind. 1793. 



CHONDRORHY'NCHA. (Derived from chondros, 

 cartilage, and rkynchos, a snout ; referring to the snout- 

 like rostellum. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Cool stove epiphytes, requiring treatment similar to 

 that for Lycaste Skinneri. 

 C. a'lbicans (whitish). White, tinged green. Costa Rica. 



1898. 



Chesterto'ni (Chesterton's). Yellow. Colombia. 1879. 

 ,, ftmbria'ta (fringed). See STENIA FIMBRIATA. 

 lendya'na (Lendyan). Pale yellow, the lip darker. 



1886. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose. Venezuela. 



CHONEMO' RPHA, ( From chone, a funnel, and morpha, 

 form; the flowers being funnel-form. Nat. ord. Dog- 

 banes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Rhyncospermum.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of rather firm 

 young shoots in sand, under a glass, and in heat ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 C. Griffi'thi (Griffith's). White. Himalayas. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). White. India and Malaya. 



pubg'scens (downy). See HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSEN- 



TERICA. 



CHORE'TIS. See HYMENOCALLIS. 



CHORI'SIA. (From choris, separate. Nat. ord. 

 Malvaceae.) 



Stove tree. Cuttings of half-ripe shoots hi a close case. 

 Fibrous loam and peat, with sand. 



C. specio'sa (showy). Yellowish, with dark brown rays 

 at the base. Brazil. 1888. 



CHORISPORA. (From choris, separate, and spora, a 

 seed ; the seeds being divided from each other in the 

 pods. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. i$-Tetra- 

 dynamia. Allied to Cakile.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds, sown at the end of March ; 

 common soil. 



Grei'gi (Greig's). ij. Purple. Turkestan. 1879. 

 tendlla (slender). $. Purple. June. Siberia. 1780. 

 arena' ta (bowed). $. Purple. June. Siberia. 



CHORIZE MA. (From choros, a dance, and zema, a 

 drink. The party who discovered the first of these 

 beautiful flowers, in New Holland, danced for joy at 

 finding fresh water in its neighbourhood. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Australia. Seeds sown 

 in a slight hotbed, in March, give the best plants ; cuttings 

 of firm, short side-shoots may be taken off any tune 

 before midsummer, and inserted in sand, under glass ; 

 peat, three parts ; fibrous loam, one part ; sand and 

 charcoal, one-half part each. Summer temp., 55 to 70 ; 

 winter, 45 to 50. 

 C. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). Yellow, red. March. 



1830. 



Chandle'ri (Chandler's). See C. VASIUM. 

 corda'tum (heart-shaped-tear;**). 2. Red. April. 

 Dickso'ni (Mr. Dickson's). 3. Scarlet, yellow. July. 



1836. 

 diver sifo' Hum (diverse-leaved). 3. Orange, red. 



March. 1840. 



fta'vum (yellow). See C. CORDATUJI. 

 Henchma'nni (Henchmann's). 2. Scarlet. May. 



1824. 



Huge" Hi (Hugel's). 2. Blue. May. 

 tiicifo'lium (holly-leaved). 2. Yellow, red. August. 



1803. 



lawre'ncice (Mrs. Lawrence's). See C. VARIUM. 

 ,, Lo'wii (Low's). See C. CORDATUM. 

 macrophy'Uum (large-leaved). Red. April. 

 mucrona'tum (sharp-pointed). 3. Deep orange. 

 Spring. 1845. 



