CHILOPSIS CHRYSANTHEMUM. 2OQ 



Chilopsis (Desert Willow). Bignoniacece. 



Increased by seeds, or by cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand under glass, in a gentle bottom heat. 



Chimonanthus. Calycanthacecz. 



Propagated by layering in the autumn. 

 China Aster. See Callistephus. 

 Chinquapin ( Castanea pumila}. Cupulifercz. 



By seeds. Can be handled in same manner as chest- 

 nut, which see. 



Chiococca (Snowberry). Rubiacecz. 



Propagated by cuttings, which strike root freely in sand 

 under glass, in heat. 



Chionanthus (Fringe-tree). Oleacecz. 



Increased by seeds, which should be started in a cold- 

 frame. By layers and cuttings. By grafting or budding 

 it on the common ash, it succeeds very well. 



Chionodoxa. Liliacecz. 



Propagated by seeds, which are produced freely. They 

 should be sown as soon as ripe. By bulbels. 



Chironia. Gentianacecz. 



Increased by seeds, and by cuttings inserted in sandy 

 soil and placed in a gentle heat in spring. 



Chives, or Gives (Allium Schoenoprasu m ) . Liliace<z. 



Division of the clumps. 

 Choisya. Rutacecz. 



Increased by ripened cuttings. 

 Christ's Thorn. See Paliurus. 



Chrysanthemum. Composite. 



Increased by seeds to obtain new varieties ; these 

 should be sown in spring. Division may be made, but 

 this is not often practiced. Usually propagated by cut- 

 tings about three inches long, of firm, healthy, short- 

 jointed shoots, which spring from the base of the plant 

 after the flowering season. They should be made in late 

 winter or spring, and placed near the glass of a rather 

 close frame having a temperature of about 45. If in- 

 serted in pots, only the lower leaf should be removed ; if 

 in beds, the remaining foliage should also be trimmed to 



