CERINTHE. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



CHAMJEROPS. 



or Red Bud, a handsome tree of the 

 American forests. Pea order. 



CERINTHE (ffoneywort}. Annual or 

 biennial herbs of the Borage family, of 

 which there are two or three interesting 

 plants. C. aspera bears many yellow 

 flowers, the tube of which is black at the 

 base. In C. minor the flower-stems arch 

 over considerably, so that at the apex of* 

 the stem the delicate yellow tube-shaped 

 bloom is hidden by the imbricated pale- 

 green leaves with which the stem is fur- 

 nished. C. retorta is a beautiful kind, 

 the floral leaves of a rich purple tint, and 

 from among them peep the yellow-purple- 

 tipped flowers in charming contrast. 

 There are various other species, but the 

 above are the best. Cerinthes are half- 



Mountain Knapweed. 



hardy annuals, requiring to be sown in 

 early spring on warm borders or in 

 frames, and afterwards to be planted out 

 in good soil. They are, however, not 

 likely to be much in favour, owing to their 

 quiet colours. Greece and Southern 

 Europe. 



CETERACH (Stone Fern}. This is 

 now placed with the Aspleniums, but is 

 known so well under its present name 

 that we retain it. C.officinarum is a distinct 

 and beautiful little native Fern, admirably 

 suited for rock or alpine gardens, as it 

 thrives best when planted between the 

 chinks of rocks or of stone walls. The 

 chinks and crevices should be filled with 

 .a mixture of sandy peat and pounded 

 limestone. 



CH^INOSTOMA. A small group of 

 the Figwort family, natives of the Cape. 

 They are naturally perennial, but in the 

 open air must be treated as half-hardy 

 annuals. C. fastigiatum is the prettiest. 

 It grows 6 to 9 in. high, forming a dense 

 compact tuft, with many small pinkish, 

 and sometimes white, flowers. The seeds 

 should be sown in warm frames in spring 

 or in August, when the seedlings require 

 to be wintered in a pit, and flowers are 

 borne from June to November. Other 

 species in cultivation are C. cordatum. 

 C. hispidum, C. linifolium, and C. poly- 

 ant hum. 



CHATKLEBATIA ( Tarwee<t).C.folio- 

 losa is a little shrubby plant of the Rose 

 family,remarkable for the Fern-like beauty 

 of its leaves. The flowers are white and 

 something like those of a Bramble. It 

 grows about I ft. high, forming a dense 

 spreading tuft, and covering the ground 

 in California, its native country. I have 

 seen it growing in mountain districts often 

 covered with snow, and believe it to be 

 worth trial in our rock-gardens. W. R. 



CHAMJEPEUCE (Fish-bone Thistle}. 

 Spiny-leaved plants allied to the Thistle, 

 often used in the flower garden, as their 

 foliage is handsome. C. diacantha has 

 foliage of shining green, marking with 

 silvery lines, and the spines are ivory 

 white. C. Casabona has deep-green 

 white-veined leaves with brown spines. 

 Both kinds grow in compact rosette-like 

 masses about 9 in. high, till the second 

 year, when the flower-stems grow 2 to 3 

 ft. high. They require light well-drained 

 soil and a warm position, and should 

 seldom be watered. Seed sown in 

 February will furnish good plants by May ; 

 but the best for immediate effect are those 

 sown in a border in the open ground in 

 September, potted up carefully, and given 

 greenhouse treatment during winter. Syn. 

 Cniciis. 



CHA1VLJROPS. Handsome palms, 

 hardy, and some giving distinct effects 

 in the garden. 



C. Fortune! (The Chusan Palm\& 

 most valuable Palm, often confounded 

 with C. excelsa. It is stouter and has a 

 more profuse matted network of fibres 

 round the bases of the leaves ; the 

 segments of the leaves are much 

 broader, and the leaf-stalks shorter and 

 stouter, being from i to 2 ft. long, and 

 quite unarmed. It grows 12 ft. or more 

 high, and has a handsome spreading head 

 of fan-like leaves, slit into segments about 

 half-way down, and is perfectly hardy. A 

 plant in the garden at Osborne has stood 

 out for many winters, also at Kew, though 



