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Chestnut. Handsome trees. See Aesculus and Castanea. 



Chickling Vetch (Lathyrus sativus). Often, but erroneously, 

 called Lord Anson's Pea, which is Lathyrus magellanicus (syn. 

 nervosus) . 



Chickweed (Stellafia media. Ord. Caryophyllaceae). A common 

 weed, easily kept under by regular hoeing. 



Chicory. See Kitchen Garden. 



Chimonanthus, Japanese Allspice (chimonan-thus, from cheima, 

 winter, and anthos, flower, in allusion to the season of blooming. 

 Ord. Calycanthaceae) . There is but one species, the deliciously 

 perfumed fragrans, which bears yellow and red flowers (see the 

 Botanical Magazine, t. 466). There is a larger variety called grandi- 

 florus. One flower, laid in a saucer of water, will perfume a fairly 

 large room. It likes peaty soil, and a sheltered wall angle. Propa- 

 gation is by layers in autumn, and by seeds sown in a warm house 

 in spring. 



Chinodoxa, Glory of the Snow (chinodox-a, from chion, snow, and 

 doxa, glory. Ord. Liliaceae). See Bulbs. 



Chives (Allium schoenoprasum. Ord. Liliaceae). Used as a 

 substitute for young Onions in spring salads. Ordinary soil. They 

 may be grown from seed or offsets in spring. 



Chlorophyll. The green colouring of leaves. The granules must 

 have light, hence the whiteness of plants grown in the dark. Chloro- 

 phyll is able to decompose carbonic acid. 



Chlorophytum (chlorophy-tum, from chloros, green, and phyton, a 

 plant. Ord. Liliaceae). This genus is allied to Anthericum, and 

 elatum variegatum, which is used in summer bedding for its varie- 

 gated foliage, is often called Anthericum variegatum. Loamy soil 

 suits, and propagation is by division. It is an evergreen, and 

 should be wintered in the greenhouse. 



Choisya (choi-sya, after M. Choisy. Ord. Rutaceae). The only 

 species grown, ternata, is an evergreen shrub, forming a dwarf bush 

 in a sheltered place, and bearing white flowers in early summer. 

 The leaves are green and glossy. It likes loamy soil, and may be 

 propagated by cuttings in sandy soil under a bell-glass either in 

 spring or autumn. In cold districts it should be grown in pots in a 

 cool house. 



Chorozema or Chorizema (choroze-ma, from choros, a dance, and 

 zena, a drink, Owing to the dance of joy which followed the discovery 

 of water near the habitat of the plant in New Holland. Ord. 

 Leguminosae). Attractive greenhouse evergreens, liking peat, with 

 a third of loam and some sand and charcoal. Propagated by 

 cuttings in sandy soil under a bell-glass in summer. They flower in 

 spring, and may be put out of doors for the summer. They will 

 require a good deal of water then, but not much in winter. When 

 they start growing they may be pruned and repotted. Angusti- 

 folium, with red and yellow flowers; cordatum, red, and its variety 

 splendens; and Henchmanni, scarlet (see the Botanical Magazine, 

 t. 3607), are the principal kinds. Flavum and superbum are the 

 same as cordatum. 



