CHIOCOCCA 



white fls. and the white frs. Lvs. ovate to lanceolate, 

 thicli and shining, entire : drupes Hin. in diam. Twin- 

 ing ; glabrous. L. h. B. 



CHI66ENES (Greek, snow, offspring; referring to 

 the snow-white berries). £»-i<v)rvrr. Trailing fTfTin-fen, 

 with small alternate lvs. and iii.Mn-iiiru.ni.. axill;ir> Hs. ; 

 corolla 4-cleft ; stamens 1^. im lii.lril : li.riy wlnir, hir- 

 sute. Two species in the col.t. r nuii.n^ .if N. Aimr. and 

 Japan. Slender trailini,' (•v.-r^i-..ii~. m :i|.|":ir:riMc mu.-h 

 like the cranberry, r. I r.h. iii::i, niI. I'Mi -u i"-i iii 

 moist and peaty >■'' :i i ••; .; i . i , ', . i. . i ing 



amongst growing m.. ^ [■■"! i ■. -- ■ .1 - . i. : i-n hi- 



by cuttings in Auumi-' niiil.-r ^l;i-~. 11 ir A iipiii /n spe- 

 cies, C. Mspidula.Torr. ir (iray | ('. serpiillifolui . Salisli.), 

 has hirsute branches and ovate, H-J'ain.-long ciliate 

 lvs. and greenish white fls. Alfred Rehder. 



CHIONANTHUS 



ing to tin- al.niida 

 Fringe Tui i . shn 



r-k for 



illud- 



buds at the uud uf la>t yuar's branches, whiti- ; turolla 

 divided nearly to the base in i narrow petals ; stamens 

 2, short : fr. a 1-seeded oval drupe. Two species in E. 

 N. Amer. and China. Ornamental shrubs, with large, 

 dark green foliage, and very showy white fls. in early 

 summer. The American species is almost hardy north, 

 but requiring a somewhat sheltered position ; the Chinese 

 may be more tender, but it thrives in W. New York. 

 They thrive best in a somewhat moist and sandy loam, 

 and in a sunny po^itii.ii. rr..]i, ]iy seeds sown in fail 

 or stratified; inrn • ' ' i ':iy.rs and by grafting 

 under glass or bml-: n air on ash seedlings 



(in Europe J^/Y/jMi I '' referred); sometimes 



by cuttings from fur. id (lain.- in early spring. 



Virginica, Linn. Fig. 4oS. Large shrub or slender 

 tree, to 30 ft. : lvs. oval or oblong, acuminate, pubes- 

 cent beneath when young, mostly glabrous at length, 

 4-8 in. long : panicles 4-6 in. long, pendulous ; petals 

 1 in. long : fr. dark blue, oval, 1 in. long. May, June. 

 Prom Penn. to Fla. and Tex. L.B.C. 13: 1264. Gt. 16:564. 

 Mn. 2:154. G.F. 7: 325. — Variable in shape and pubes- 

 cence of the lvs., and several varieties have been dis- 

 tmguished but none of 

 them sufftcienth distinct 

 for horticultural use* 



\i n n Rehder 



CHIONODOXA ((xreek 

 iiioii andglon/). Lilnlcia. 

 A small genus of hardy 

 bulbous plants. Natives 

 of Crete and Asia Minor 

 (Mt. Taurus). Veryclosely 

 allied to Scilla, but diifers, 

 among other characters, in 

 having a short tube to the 

 corolla. Fls. small and 



with blue, shadintr t., 

 also occurs with inn.- 

 pink forms. C. Harih 



.■i.,ii.:.i...i,l.> Mr.Maw 

 .Mill i\ at. .1 under the 

 «■,• 111 allusion to their 

 ' is the most widely 

 ti.h in .-..lor, the type 

 "r less deeply tipped 

 ■ir liases. C.'Liu-iUw 

 . and in reddish and 

 Jailer fls. of a deeper 



CHIONODOXA 'IM'S 



tone of blue and without the white markings of the petals. 

 There are two varieties of this, one with white and 

 the other with black stamens. Chionodoxas hybridize 



439. Chionodoxa 



with Scilla, and the hybrids are sometimes known as 

 Chionoscillas. 



Chionodoxas thrive in any fertile soil, well drained 

 and not too heavy, and in any exposure, the main requi- 

 site for growth being that they have light aii.l an a.le- 

 quate supply of moisture while gro\\itii:: ;iti.! till the 

 foliage is ripened. The bulbs should I..- i.lafi. .1 al...iit 

 3 inches deep, and closely, say an inch or two aj.art. Lift 

 and replant about third year. They need uu winter 

 covering. They flower well in pots in winter in a cool- 

 house temperature. Must be forced only gently, and 

 given abundance of air, light and moisture. They are 

 increased by offsets and seeds, which they produce 

 freely. Under favorable conditions, they increase rapidly 

 by self-sown seeds. Preferably, seeds should be sown 

 in a frame, and may be expected to genninate the follow- 

 ing winter. 



Luciliae, Boiss. Glory op the Snow. Fig. 439. Bulb 

 ovoid, brown-coated: lvs. long and narrow, two or three 

 with each stem: scape 3-6 in. high, bearing a dozen or 



less bright bine 

 fls. A<ia .Aliii..!- 



less h: 

 . i:..M. 



:ing. 



ered 



Hort.. is a late-b'oomiug form, bright blue and white. 



SardSnsis, Hort. Fls. smaller, much darker blue, with 

 no white in the eye. Sardis. Gn. 28: 505.-Probablv a 

 form of the preceding. 



