CHLOBOGALUM 



A. Pedicels nearly as long as the fls.: segments 

 spreading from near the base. 

 pomeridi&num, Kunth. Soap-plant. Amole. Stem 

 Baching 3 ft., many-branched, from a very large bulb: 

 fls. small ( 1 in. or less long) 

 and star-like, numerous, 

 white, with purple veins, on 

 spreading pedicels, opening 

 in the afternoon. — Bulb used 

 by Indians and Mexicans 

 for soap-making. 



CHRYSALIDOCARPDS 



301 



AA. Pedicels very 



nts 



the bas 



Bulb 



parviflbrum, 



small (1 in. in diam.) : stem 

 1-3 ft., slender - branched : 

 Ivs. narrow and grass-like: 

 fls. pinkish, Kin. long: ovary 

 broad and acute. 



angustifdlium, Kellogg. 

 Low, about 1 ft. Resembles 

 the last, but fls. white and 

 green-lined and somewhat 

 larger, the ovary acute 

 above. l. jj. B. 



CHLOEOPHtTUM 



')lant 



Lili 



Vei 



closely ;illi.-.l to Aiitli.Ti- 

 cum, but iliir.-niii;' in tin- 

 (^1^) thickened lilain.nt^ ..f tlie 



stamens*ii'l tlit- ;; an^'li-d or 

 3-winged capsule ; inflorescence often denser ; Ivs. 

 broader, often oblanceolate and petiolate: seed disk- 

 like. About 40 species, in Asia, Africa, and S. Amer. 

 Consult Antheriiam and Panidisea. 



elatum,K.Br. {Anth. ,■,.■„„, ,■„ ri..,,)/,,,,,. rill,-il„,„.pic- 



fret-lv 



lines along the margins, and iitlen I v:n - - also 



with a yellow band down the centn und 



glabrous, 2-3 ft. high, branched : tN ni,', 



with revolute, oblanceolate segnnni-. . K.i, :.;- "W- 

 scurely3-nervedontheback. S.Afriia. 1'..-^. Jl , JJlu-1. 



— A valuable and common plant for vases and pots, and 

 sometimes used in summer borders. Anthericiim Cali- 

 fornicum, Hort., is perhaps a form of it. l. h. B. 



CHL0E6FSIS BLANCHABDIANA. See Trichloris. 



CHOCOLATE. See Theobroma. 



CH6ISYA (.J. D. Choisy, Swiss botanist, 1799-1859). drical. smooth, thickened 

 ButAceu:. One Mexican shrub, C. temata, HBK., grown 

 in S. Calif, and S. Fla., and sometimes under glass. It 

 grows 4-8 ft. high, making a compact, free-blooming 

 bush, with opposite, ternate Ivs., the Ifts. lance-obovate 

 or oblong, thick and entire, with pellucid dots: fls. in a 

 terminal, forking cluster, white, fragrant, orange-like 

 (whence the vernacular name Mexican Orange), 1 in. 

 across. R.H. 1869: 330. Gn. 50, p. 203. J. H. III. 34: 253. 



— A handsome shrub, worthy of greater popularity. It 

 will endure several degrees of frost, and should succeed 

 in the open in many of the southern states. Blossoms 



CHORtSIA (Greek, separate or distinct). Malvicece. 

 A very few spiny trees, of tropical America. Lvs. al- 

 ternate, digitate, of 5-7 leaflets: fls. large, with linear or 

 oblong petals, the peduncles axillary or racemose: ovary 

 5-loculed and manv-ovuled. C. speciAsa, St. Hil., of Bra- 

 zil, the "Floss Silk Tree." is cult, in S. Calif., and is 

 adapted to warm irbissliimses. It is a medium-sized 

 tree, allied to Eric "Uii. In III and Bombax. Lfts. lanceolate, 

 acuminate, dentate : ralyx irregular, shining outside, but 

 silky inside: petals ubtuse, yellowish and brown-striped 

 at the base, pubescent on the back. £,_ h. B. 



CH0BIZ£MA (fanciful Greek name). Sometimes 

 spelled Choroaiiui. L.^mniiidsw. Fifteen to 20 Aus- 

 tralian shrubs. Ill" :, cliiiii-. If lialf-climbing habit, with 

 thick and sliin; . i ;,'reeu lvs. and pea-like 



red or yellow iN us. Handsome plants for 



the cool gretiil -> , . ! i iilar in this country than 



abroad. When iioi .i;i n- i ' it , ♦lii\- :^-i!1 ^trmd slight 



frost at times. (_;n>\vii :, ^ i M. andS. 



Pla. They are grown n i aftrr the 



manner of Azaleas. I-i, ; •' m sum- 

 mer. They are excell. -Ill i-i- i r: - i-n iiil.u. and raf- 

 ters. Prop, easily by cuttings; also liy seeds. 



virium, Benth. Lvs. roundish or round-ovate, some- 

 what cordate, spiny-toothed : fls. orange and red, in 

 erect racemes. — The commonest species. Runs into 

 many forms, of which C Chdndleri and C. grandi- 

 fldntm, Hort., are examples. 



ilicifdlium, Labill. Fig. 442. Lvs. ovate or lance-ovate, 

 deeply repand-spiny-toothed : fls. yellow and red. 



macrophyUum, Hort. Dwarf : fls. red. l H. B. 



CHOROGI. See Staehys. 



CHEYSALIDOCAEPUS Kxieek for golden fmit). 

 Pahiiacew, tribe Aieme Spineless, stoloniferous 

 palms, with medium, fasciculate, ringed s 

 natisect; long-acuminate 

 segments about 100, bifid 

 at the apex, the lateral 

 nerves remote from the 

 midrib. Species 2, one 

 of them being a popular 

 florist's plant. Mada- 

 gascar. 



luttBcens, H. Wendl. 

 (Hyophdrbe Indica, 

 Gaertn. H. Commerson- 

 idna, Ma.rt. Areca li<ti?s- 

 eens, Bory). Figs. 443, 

 444. Stem 30 ft. high, 

 4-6 in. in diam., cvlin- 



long, 2'> in. wide, acute, 

 with 3 prominent pri- 

 mary nerves, which are 

 convex below and acutely 

 2-face(l aliove. B..url.,.n. 



tius 



Pain 



CHOKE CHERRY is Primus demi. 



CHONDEORYNCHA 



and P. Vii 



e and beak). OrchidA- 

 cea',tril»- I '- ' >. riir- ■ -|...ir,..f S. Amer. epiphytal 



orchids, i '' > m ri-ispitm. They are 



practically la.le. They are short- 



stemmed 111 1 1- ■. ifli.iii ji-i ii'i..liiill.s, .ind oblong, plicate, 

 petioled lvs,, the simple scape bearing a single large, 

 odd, yellowish flower. V. Vhistertoni, Reichb. f., C. 

 fimbriita, Reichb. f., and C. risea, Lindl., are the spe- 

 cies. Keep cool and moist. 



lutebceiis in quantity, it 



will be found a good plan 



to sow the seeds either 



on a bench, in boxes or 



seed-pans, so prepared 



that the seedlings will 



remain in the s 



which they germinate 



until they have made 



two or more leaves. 



The first leaf made above the soil is small, and if 



plants are potted off at this stage they must be very 



443. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. 



