CHRYSOGONUM 



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CIBOTIUM 



C. Co'ma-au'rea ce'rnua (nodding), ij. White. July. 



S. Africa. 1712. 

 denticula'ta (tooth-leaved). See CHRYSANTHEMUM 



FLOSCULOSUM. 



, t ni'vea (sno\v-white) . 3. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 



pa' tula (spreading). See C. COMA-AUREA. 

 sca'bra (rugged). See FELICIA REFLEXA. 

 squama' ta (scaly-stalked) . See LEPTORHYNCHUS SQUA- 



MATUS. 



CHRYSO'GONUM. (From chrusos, gold, and gonu, a 

 joint ; the golden flowers being borne on the joints. 

 Nat. ord. Composites [Composite], Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 

 i-jEqualis. Allied to Milleria.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Dividing the roots in 

 spring ; loam, with a little leaf-mould and manure. 



C. virginia'num (Virginian), i. Yellow. May. N. 

 Amer. " Golden Knee." 



CHRYSO'PA PE'RLA. The Lace-wing Fly or Golden- 

 eye is so named, in the first case, on account of its large, 

 lace-like wings, and in the second case, on account of 

 its bright golden eyes. The larvae feed voraciously on 

 aphides and other harmful insects, so that it is a valuable 

 assistant and friend of the gardener, and should not be 

 injured nor molested in any way. The perfect insect 

 is about an inch long, the wings being about twice the 

 length of the bright green body. The female lays her 

 eggs in small groups or lines, but singly, each at the end 

 of a long stalk, formed of gummy matter, exuded by the 

 insect while in the act of laying, and which soon hardens. 

 Any observant gardener may see these eggs, attached 

 to the stems and leaves of various plants during summer. 

 As soon as the larva? are hatched out they commence 

 feeding on the aphides with which they come in contact. 

 In this respect they resemble the larvae of the lady- 

 birds, equally good friends of the gardener, and, like 

 them, are very ugly creatures in this stage of existence, 

 being furnished with stalked tufts of hairs on their 

 prolegs or protuberances from most of the segments of 

 their long bodies. After feeding upon the aphides for 

 about fourteen days they spin a silken cocoon, in which 

 they pupate, and emerge in the perfect state about 

 three weeks later on. 



CHRYSOPHY'LLUM. Star Apple. (From chrusos, 

 gold, and phullon, a leaf ; referring to the colour of the 

 under side of the leaves. Nat. ord. Sapotads [Sapotaceas] . 

 Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monpgynia.) 



The fruit of C. Caini'to is the Star Apple, an esteemed 

 Indian dessert-fruit. Stove evergreen trees ; cuttings 

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

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

 C. africa'num (African). White. Trop. Africa. 1824. 

 a'lbidum (whitish). S. Africa. 

 angustifolium (narrow-leaved). 20. White. W. Ind. 



1819. 

 argefnteum (silvery-leaved). 20. White. Martinique. 



1758. 



Caini'to (Cainito). 50. White. May. W. Ind. 1737. 

 ,, caru'leum (blue-fruited). 40. White. May. S. 



Amer. 1737. 

 jamaice'nse (Jamaica). 40. White. May. 



Jamaica. 1737. 

 ,, microphy'llum (small-leaved). 30. White. May. 



S. Amer. 1800. 



gla'brum (smooth). 15. White. Martinique. 1823. 

 imperia'le (imperial). White. Brazil. 1875. Syn. 



Theophrasta imperialis. 

 macrophy'llum (large-leaved) of G. Don. 100. White. 



Sierra Leone. 

 macrophy'llum (large-leaved) of Sabine. See C. AFRI- 



CANUM. 



maga'lis-monta'na (mountain-huts). S. Africa. 

 monopyre'num (one-stoned). 30. Brown. W. Ind. 



1812. 



natale'nse (Natal). S. Africa. 

 olivifo'rme (olive-shaped). See C. CAINITO. 

 Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). Trop. Asia. 



CHRYSOPSIS. (From chrusos, gold, and opsis, a 

 face. Nat. ord. Composites [Composita?]. Linn. ig-Syn- 

 genesia, i-&qualis.) 



Strong, coarse, hardy herbaceous perennials for a 



shrubbery, and will grow in any common soil ; divisions 

 in March. 



C. Maria'na (Mary's), i. July. N. Amer. 1742. 

 trichophy'lla (hairy-leaved). Yellow. June. N. 



Amer. 1827. 

 villa' sus (hairy), ij. Yellow. August. N. Amer. 



1 8l i. " Golden Aster." 

 Rutte'ri (Rutter's). 



CHRYSORRHO'E. See VERTICORDIA. 



CHRYSOSPLE'NIUM. Golden Saxifrage. (From chrusos, 

 gold, and splen, spleen ; in reference to the colour of 

 the flowers, and the supposed medicinal qualities of 

 the plant as a slight tonic. Nat. ord. Saxifrages [Saxi- 

 fragaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Dividing the roots ; 

 moist situation ; common soil. 

 C. alternifo'lium (alternate-leaved), i. Yellow. April. 



Britain. 



glacia'le (glacial). See C. OPPOSITIFOLIUM ALPINUM. 

 ,, nepale'nse (Nepaul). i. Yellow. April. Nepaul. 



1820. 

 oppositifo'lium (opposite-leaved). Yellow. April. 



Britain. 

 ,, ,, alpi'num (alpine). 



OHRYSOSTE'MMA. See COREOPSIS. 



CHUQUIRA'GA. (A native name. Nat. ord. Com- 

 positae.) 



A greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings under a bell- 

 glass. Loam, peat, sand. 

 C. spino'sa (spiny). 4. Yellow. Peru. 1825. 



CHUSQUE'A. (The native name. Nat. ord. Grami- 

 neae.) 



A graceful, climbing Bamboo, with wiry stems and 

 small, linear-lanceolate leaves. Seeds and suckers. 

 Stove treatment. 

 C. abietifo'lia (Abies-leaved). Green, purple. Jamaica. 



CHYMOCA'RPUS PENTAPHY'LLUS. See TROP^- 



OLUM PENTAPHYLLUM. 



CHY'SIS. (From chusis, melting ; in reference to the 

 fused appearance of the pollen masses. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceaa]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monan- 

 dria.) 



Stove orchids. Offsets ; baskets filled with fibrous 

 peat and potsherds, and kept in a cool, moist stove. 

 C. au'rea (golden-flowered), i. Yellow and crimson. 



May. Colombia. 1834. 

 ,, macula' ta (spotted). Yellow, with darker tips, 



spotted purple. 1850. 

 bracte'scens (bracteated). i. White, yellow. May. 



Guatemala. 1840. 



bruennowia'naCBruennovfian). Pinkish. Peru. 1857. 

 chelso'ni (Chelsea). Garden hybrid. 1878. 

 les'vis (smooth). Cream, yellow. Guatemala. 

 Limmi'nghei (Limminghe's). Mexico. 1860. 

 owenia'na (Owenian). See C. BRUENNOWIANA. 

 Sede'ni (Seden's). Garden hybrid. 1880. 



CHYTROGLO'SSA. (Derived from chutros, a well, and 

 glossa, a tongue ; referring to the hollow at the base of 

 the lip. Nat. ord. Orchidaceaa.) 



Stove epiphytes to be grown in baskets or on rafts. 

 C. aura' ta (golden). Green, yellow, purple. Brazil. 1865. 

 Marileo'nia (Mrs. Marileon's). Yellow, blood-red. 

 Brazil. 1865. 



CIBO'TIUM. (From kibition, a small box ; referring 

 to the form of the seed-vessels. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. 

 Linn. z^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) All are species of 

 Dicksonia, most of them belonging to the section 

 Cibotium. 



Division of the roots, or from spores (see FERNS) ; peat 

 and loam ; a warm greenhouse, or cool stove. 

 C. assa'micum (Assamese). See C. BAROMETZ. 

 Ba'rometz (Barometz). 6. Brown, yellow. May. 



China. 1824. Stove. 



Billardie'ri(B\ll&rdier's). See DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA. 

 ,, Chamisso'i (Chamisso's). Sandwich Islands. 1879. 

 glau'cum (sea-green). Sandwich Islands. 1879. 



