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under-ground, where it seems to feed 

 upon the bits of wood of which the nest 

 is composed, it thence has the popular 

 name of " King of the Ants." After re- 

 maining about three years in the larva 

 state, it makes a sort of cocoon of chips 

 of wood, glued together by an excretion 

 of its own. In this it passes the winter, 

 and in June following emerges in the 

 perfect form. The Kose Beetle flies well, 

 with a considerable humming noise, dur- 

 ing the hottest part of the day, passing 

 from flower to flower, preferring, but not 

 exclusively, our roses. It robs them of 

 their honey; but not content with this, 

 devours, occasionally, their nectaries, and 

 the lowermost, juicy portion of the petals. 

 Our drawing represents the larva, pupa, 



and beetle ?f their natural size. The 

 beetle is of a shining green- colour above, 

 and the wing-sheaths dotted with white. 

 Beneath, the body and head are coppery- 

 red. The Cottage Gardener, Hi. 341. 



This beetle is most severely felt by 

 the gardener when it attacks the blos- 

 soms of his strawberries, which it does 

 in May or June ; but it also attacks the 

 whitethorn, candytuft, elder, mountain- 

 ash, and peony, the flowers of which it 

 feeds upon. The female rose- chafers 

 often lay their eggs in the ground ; and 

 the larvce they produce are no doubt 

 often confounded with those of the cock- 

 chafer (Melolonlha vulgaris), being as 

 large, and very similar. ' 



CHABIUE'A. (In honour of D. Chau- 



Irey, a Genevese botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteraceee]. Linn., IQ-Syn- 

 geiiesia 1-^qualis.) 



C. runcina'ta (runcinate). 1*. White. June. 

 Chili. 1844. 



CHJENA'NTHE. (From chaino, to gape, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., QQ-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria. ) 



Stove orchid. Offsets and divisions, placed in 

 a very shallow basket, with sphagnum, or tied to 

 a block of wood, and suspended in a high tern- 

 perature and moist atmosphere ; cool and dry in 

 winter. Summer temp., 60 to 00; winter, 50 

 to 60. 

 C.Barke'ri (Barker's). Para. 1837. 



CH^NE'STES. (From chaino, to gape ; 

 in allusion to the flower's mouth. Nat. 

 ord., Nightshades [Solanaceoe]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Lycium.) 



A stove evergreen shrub, propagated 

 by cuttings in spring, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, with bottom-heat. Sandy 

 loam and fibry peat. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 C, lanccola'ta (spear-head-feayerf). 5. 



Purplish-brown. July. Quin- 



diu. 1846. 



CH^NO'STOMA. (From cha- 

 ino, to gape, and stoma, a mouth; 

 in reference to the wide opening 

 of the tube, or bottom part of 

 the flower. Nat. ord., Figworts 

 [Scrophulariaceee]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Angiospermia.} 



All natives of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Seeds sown in March, in a hot- 

 bed, and transplanted to the flower- 

 garden in May ; and cuttings taken off 

 in August and September, and potted 

 in a greenhouse or cold pit, to be trans- 

 planted the following season. 



GREENHOUSE ANNUALS. 



C.foR'lida (foetid;. 1$. White. June. 1/94. 



villo'sa (long-haired). 1. White. June. 1783. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 C. eorda'ta (heart-shaped-/eae<i). 1&. White. 

 June. 1816. 



hi'spida (bristly). 1. White. July. 1816, 



polya'ntha (many-flowered). . Lilac, yellow. 



June. 1844. 



CHJETANTHE'RA. (From chaite, a bristle, 

 and anther, an anther, or pollen-bag; 

 the anthers being furnished with tufts of 

 bristly hairs. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teracese]. Linn., 19-8yngenesia 2-Super- 

 flua. Allied to Mutisia.) 



All natives of Chili, and half-hardy herbaceous 

 perennials, except C. linea'ris. Division of the 

 roots, in March or April. C. linea'ris by seed. 

 Peat and loam. Protection or greenhouse or cold 

 pit in winter. 



