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should not be later than the middle of March, by which time 

 their roots will begin to push out new fibres. They will 

 thrive in almost any soil or situation ; but their roots are apt 

 to envp too for, if they be not confined, and sometimes inter- 

 mix with those of other plants; and then their stalks stand 

 MI far distant from each other, as to make but little appear- 

 n;uv ; therefore they should be planted in pots, which will 

 confine their roots, so that eight or ten stalks will be growing 

 i lier in each pot; which makes a good appearance. This 

 plant being very hardy, is not injured by cold, but it must 

 have plenty of water in hot weather. These plants flower 

 in the autumn, when there is a scarcity of other flowers, which 

 liiakos them the more valuable, especially the second species, 

 the flowers of which make a very pretty appearance when 

 they are strong : and if some of them be placed in a shady 

 situation in the summer, they will flower later. 



2. Chelone Obliqua ; Red Chelone. Leaves petioled, lan- 

 ceolate, serrate, all opposite ; corolla bright purple. Native 

 of Virginia, from whence the roots were sent to England. 



5. Chelone Hir.-mta ; Hairy Chelone. Stem and leaves hir- 

 sute ; flower purely white. Native of New England. 



4. Chelone Pentstemon. Leaves stem-clasping; panicle 

 dlchotomous. Stem cylindric, pubescent, a foot and half 

 high ; corolla purple ; tube the length of the calix; throat 

 oblong, bellying. Native of North America. The seeds of 

 this species should be sown in autumn : when the plants are 

 grown strong enough to remove, they should be transplanted 

 into a shady border, which will prevent their flowering the 

 same year ; and in the autumn they may be planted in the 

 borders of the flower-garden. The roots seldom last above 

 two or three years. 



5. Chelone Campanulata. Leaves opposite, sessile, ovate- 

 lanceolate, extremely acuminate, deeply serrate. The whole 

 plant is smooth ; stem round, a foot and half high, purple, 

 wapd-like. Native of Mexico. 



Chenolea a genus of the class Pentandria, order Mono- 

 gynia. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix : perianth one-leafed, 

 globular, somewhat fleshy, five-parted ; segments bent in. 

 Corolla: none. Stamina: filamenta five, filiform, from up- 

 right bent in, inserted at the base of the calix, and of the 

 same length; anthers minute. Pistil: germen superior; 

 style filiform, very short ; stigmas two, simple, subulate 

 acute, from spreading bent back, a little longer than the 

 ityle. Pericarp: capsule round, slightly depressed, nmbili- 

 cate, one-celled. Seed: single, roundish, bifid at the tip, 

 smooth. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix: globular, one- 

 leafed, five-parted. Capsule: one-celled, containing one 

 smooth seed, bifid at the tip. The only known species is, 



1. Chenolea Diffusa. Stems several, radical, filiform, her- 

 baceous, diffused, simple, and branched, covered with leaves, 

 purple, smooth at bottom, subtomentose at top, unequal, the 

 ends upright: branches alternate, scattered, few. very short; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, or in pairs. It flowers in August 

 nd September. Native of the low coast of the Cape. 



Chen, > [indium ; a genus of the class Pentandria,- order 

 Digynia. GEVERIC CHARACTER. Calix : perianth five-leaved, 

 "oncave, permanent; divisions ovate, concave, luembrana- 

 oeoua on the margin. Corolla; none. Stamina: filamenta 

 five, subulate, opposite the leaves of the calix, and of the 

 lame length; antherae roundish, twin. Pistil; germen or- 

 hiculate ; style two-parted, short ; stigmas obtuse. Pericarp: 

 none ; calix closed, five-cornered, five-angled ; (angles 

 compressed) deciduous. fired: single, lenticular, superior. 

 ESSEVTTAI. CHARACTER. CalLt : five-leaved, five-cornered. 

 Coroltii .- none. Si-i-'l : one, lenticular, superior. Most of 

 these plants are to be eradicated as weeds, rather than culti- 



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vated ; being very succulent and exhausting, and abounding 

 very much in seeds, they should be carefully destroyed, 



especially on dunghills. The species are, 



* With angular Leaves.. 



1. Chenopodium Bonus Henricus : Angular-leaved Goose- 

 foot, English Mercury, or dllgood, Good Henry, Good Kinf> 

 Harry, or Wild Spinach. Leaves triangular-sagittate, quite 

 entire; spikes compound, leafless. Root perennial, branched: 

 stem twelve to eighteen inches high, branched below, striated, 

 leafy; leaves alternate, petioled, green above, covered with 

 an unctuous mealiness below , flowers green, mealy ; spikes 

 numerous, axillary and terminal. It is gathered while young 

 and tender, to eat as Spinach ; and is preferred before 

 Spinach at Boston in Lincolnshire, where it is generally 

 cultivated. The young shoots, peeled and boiled, may be 

 eaten as Asparagus, and are gently laxative ; the leaves are 

 often boiled in broth : the roots are given to sheep afflicted 

 with coughs. As a medicine, this herb is ranked among the 

 emollients, but rarely made use of in practice. The common 

 people apply the leaves to old ulcers and slight wounds, to 

 cleanse and heal them. The dried herb is used in decoctions 

 for clysters. It grows in waste places, by road-sides, about 

 farm-yards, &c. flowering and seeding from May to August, 

 To propagate this plant, sow the seed in March, on a deep 

 loamy soil, prepared as for Asparagus ; let the seedlings 

 continue to grow till autumn : about the middle of Septem- 

 ber, taking advantage of a wet season, set the plants on a 

 bed similar to that on which they were sown, about a foot 

 apart ; keep them clear of weeds, and in the ensuing spring 

 and summer they will afford an abundant crop. The young 

 shoots, with their leaves and tops, are to be cut as they 

 spring up ; and being a perennial plant, it will continue thus 

 plentifully to produce for a great number of years. In the 

 winter the bed is to be covered with dung, which should be 

 raked off as the spring advances, when the earth round the 

 roots is carefully to be dug or forked up. 



2. Chenopodium Urbicum : Upright Goosefoot. Leaves 

 triangular, somewhat toothed ; racemes crowded, very 

 straight, approximating to the stem, and very long. 

 grows abundantly on dunghills, and in waste places, flower- 

 ing from July to September. Annual. 



"3. Chenopodium Atriplicis ; Orach or Purple Goostfoot. 

 Leaves deltoid, coloured beneath ; stem erect. This has the 

 appearance, erect stature, height, colour, and leaves, of red 

 Garden Orach : annual. Found in Siberia, by Pallas ; and 

 is a native of China. 



4. Chenopodium Rubrum ; Red Goosefoot. Leaves cor- 

 date-triangular, bluntish-toothed; racemes erect, compound, 

 somewhat leafy, shorter than the stem. Stems decumbent, 

 and close to the ground, somewhat branched, smooth, 

 grooved, becoming reddish as the seeds ripen; flowers red- 

 dish, in axillary and terminal, rather dense racemes. Grows 

 in waste places, flowering in August. Annual. 



5. Chenopodium Murale; Wall or Nettle-leaved Goosefoot. 

 Leaves ovate, shining, toothed, sharp ; racemes branched, 

 naked. The whole plant is sometimes tinged with red. Mr. 

 Curtis observes that this, and most other species of this 

 genus, afford plenty of seeds for the support of small hard- 

 billed birds. Native of waste places, under walls and by 

 road-sides, flowering in August and September. Annual. 



6. Chenopodium Serotinum; Fig-leaved Goosefoot. Leaves 

 deltoid, sinuate-toothed, wrinkled, smooth, uniform ; racemes 

 terminal. Annual. Native of Spain. 



7. Chenopodium Album; Common or White Goosefoot. 

 Leaves rhomboid triangular, erose, entire behind, uppermost 

 oblong : racemes erect. Stem upright, from one to three feet 



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