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CHEILANTHES 



DDD. Lis. covered beneath %eilh both scales and wool. 

 myrioph^lla, Desv. (C. I'legans, Desv.). Lvs. densely 

 cespitosc from short, erect, scaly rootstocks, 3-9 in. 

 long, beside tlie cliestnut-cidored scaly stems ; tri- 

 quadripinnatifld : ultimiite segments minute, innumer- 

 able. Tex., Ariz, and Trop. Amer. 



Another native species worthy of cultivation is ('. 

 Uucopdda, Link, from Tex., with broadly deltoid-ovate 

 •paves. L. j£. Underwood. 



CHEIKANTHUS I derivation in dispute, but probably 

 from (h-eek for Inniil and floii . i ) Ci uclfext A dozen 

 or more Old World herbs, with large purple or yellow 



fls., entire lvs., and a strict or upright habit. Lateral 

 sepals sac-like at the base : valves of the pod with a 

 strong' iiiiiliM rv. . Mnrli r,,iif,Mniiled with Matthiola, and 



the ijriM i:i :iii ih'i ^ u ill > I. ii! I \ .listinct. In Cheiranthus, 

 theivs,:iir ;h nir, -iimn:i ilrriHT lobcd, pod morc flat- 



Chelri, Linn. WMi i i ..\m k. Fig. 424. Perennial, 

 sliglitlN pnln -,riii . 1 L" II.: ]\s. lanceolate and entire, 

 acute: IN. Iiiiu-' , nm-i l\ in -liailes of yellow, in long, 

 terminal rarrun-s. s. Mii. — An old garden favorite, 

 blooming iu spring. Allhuiigb a woody perennial, it is 

 best to renew the plants from seed, for they begin to 

 fail after having bloomed one or two years. Seedlings 

 should bloom the second year. There are dwarf and 



CHENOPODIUM 



double-fld. varieties, and innumerable forms in various 

 shades of yellow, brownish, and even purple. Not 

 prized so much in Amer. as in Eu. It thrives in any 

 good garden soil. 



C\ dnnuu^. Hort.=Matthiola. but early-blooming forms of 

 C. t'lieiri seem to pass under this name.— C. Minzieaii, Benth. 

 * Hook.-Parrya. l, g g 



CHELIDONIUM (Greek for the swallow: the fls. 

 appear wlun the swallow comes >. PirparerAcea-. Cel- 

 ANDINK. Une or two loi>s,.-._.r"\virL' lirrl.-^, with fl.-buds 

 nodding, and small \cll..\v h .. -i Mii„.|-like clus- 

 ters : sepals 2; p-iaN I : :■ i : style very 

 short, the stigma l'1m1i,,I: |, i :ilvi-d, open- 



ing first at the boliom. C. iiiajus, Linn . i^ a ICuropean 

 plant, now run wild in waste places, and often seen in 

 old gardens. It is biennial or perennial, with brittle, 

 hairy stems and pinnately-parted lvs., the lobes rounded 

 and toothed (or, in var. lacinidtiim again dissected). 

 The plant has yellow juice. Lvs. light-glaucous under- 

 neath. 



CHELONE (Greek for tortoise or turtle: the corolla 

 fancied to resemble a reptile's head). Scrophiiliiridce(r. 

 TuKTLE Head. Several North American perennial herbs, 

 some of which are now sold by dealers in native plants. 

 Allied to Pentstemon. Corolla more or less 2-lipped or 

 gaping, white or red: anthers 4, woolly, and a rudiment 

 of a fifth stamen : seeds winged: lvs. opposite, serrate: 

 fls. large and showy. Half-shaded places are preferable 

 for these easily cultivated plants. Very dry ground should 

 be avoided, from the fact that they are l)ist in swampy 

 places. In tin- orclinarv la.nler tlir\ -In.nM Inn . :, \nry 

 Uberal nmlnl, nf nl,i ,„aimr.. m tin in . i, : 4 



thus 



A. I'ls. in terminal and axillary close spikes. 

 B. Lvs. broad-orate, long-petioled. 

 L^oni, Pursh. Plant, about 2 ft. high : lvs. often cor- 

 date at Ijase, thin, evenly serrate : fl.-bracts minutely cili- 

 ate; fls. rose-purple. Mts., N. Car. and S. 



BB. Lvs. lanceolate or oblong, short-petioled. 

 obltqua, Linn. Two ft. or less: lvs. 2-5 in. long, broad- 

 lanceolate or oblong, very veiny, sharp- or deep-serrate: 

 •bracts ciliate: fls. deep rose. Damp grounds, 111. and 



gl&bra, Linn. {C. obllqua, -v&t. dlba, Hort.). Une-2 

 more ft. high : lvs. narrower, acuminate, appressed- 

 rrate, nearly sessile, not very veiny; tt. -l>nicts not 

 Hate : fis. white or rose-tinged. Wet grounds ■. com- 



AA. Fl.i. in a loose thi/rse or panicle. 

 nemordsa. Dough. Two ft. or less high, of unpleasant 

 odor : lvs. ovate and acute, sharp-dentate, sessile or 

 nearly so: fl.-bracts none; corolla 1 in. long, violet-pur- 

 ple. Calif, and N. 

 O. barbcita of gardens is Pentstemon barbatus. 



J. B. Keller and L. U. B. 

 CHENILLE PLANT. A proposed name for^on?i/p7ia 

 Jiisjiithi. bitter known as A. Sanderi. 



CHENOPODIUM {goose-foot, alluding to the shape of 

 the lvs.). Chi'iwpodiAcea'. Widely dispersed weedy 

 herbs, with very inconspicuous greenish fls. in glonte- 

 rules or spikes. Spinach, beet, and orach are allied 

 plants. Fls. perfect: calyx 4-o-parted; petals wanting; 

 stamens usually :"); styles ■_' or :i. The calvx sometimes 

 enlarges and becmn. - -.n-nnl. m uml >'.ilMir,[. . nnl.iving 



the fr., and the ^■^ n . : . 1 1 n s. 



as in the common M l: , * Wns., 



or JS((7!(i» (;a/)(7"/"i.' , 1.11111 n riit-|.i,ini ii.i^ n, , n in- 

 troduced to the traiie as a pnt -herb. It is an annual of 

 easiest culture, with hastate-ovate toothed lvs. and 

 fleshy red glomerules. The common pigweeds are 

 Chenopodiums of several kinds, the commonest being 

 O. album, Linn. This species and others are used as 

 potherbs or greens in tlie country. The Good-King- 

 Henry is C. Boniis-Henriciis, Linn. It is a perennial, 

 often cult, for its succulent spring shoots and lvs., which 



