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CHEIRA'NTHUS. Wallflower. (From 

 cheir, the hand, and anthos, a flower; in 

 reference to the custom of carrying the 

 wallflower in the hand for a nosegay 

 Nat. ord., Crucifers [Brassicacese], Linn., 

 15-Tetradynamia. ) 



Half-hardy evergreen uncler-shrubs, excepl 

 where otherwise specified. Seeds and cuttings 

 under a hand-light, in May or June, of particular 

 varieties!, and double-flowering especially. Most 

 of the finer kinds will like the protection of a pit 

 in winter, and maj be employed for early bloom- 

 ing in the greenhouse. When left out of doors, 

 a protection of a few evergreen boughs should be 

 given them ; herbaceous kinds by division. A 

 fight, rich, sandy soil suits them best ; but even 

 the tenderer species survive the winter on rock- 

 work. 



<7. alpi'nus (alpine). $. Yellow. Hay. South 

 Europe. 1810. 



arbo'reus (tree). 3. Yellow. May. Egypt. 



1827- 



capitu'tus (round-headed). Yellow. June. 



Columbia. 182ti. Hardy herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Chei'ri (Cheiri. Common Wallflower)* 2. 



Orange. May. South Europe. 1573. 



ferrugi'neus (rusty -flowered). 2. Brown. 



May. South Europe. 1573. 



flavt'scens (yellowish). 2. Yellow. May. 



South Europe. 1573. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 2. Yellow. 



May. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 2. Yellow. 



May. South Europe. 1573. 



heema'nthus (do6/e-bloody-flowered). 2. 



Crimson. May. South Europe. 1573. 



hcuma'nthus-variega'tus (variegated- 

 bloody). 2. Crimson. June. South 

 Europe. 



ma'ximus (largest) . 2. Yellow. May. 



South Europe. 1573. 



pa' tulus (double-spreading}. 2. Yellow. 



May. South Europe. 1573. 



purpu'reus (purple-cowered). 2. Purple. 



June. South Europe. 



purpu'reus-variega'tus (variegated-pur- 

 ple. 2. Purple. June. South Europe. 



sangui'neus (bloody). 2. Bark brown. 



May. 

 serra'tus (saw-edged-cowered). 2. Yellow. 



May. South Europe. 1573. 

 thyrsoi'des (ihyrse-flowered). 2. Blood. 



May. South Europe. 1573. 

 va'rius (various-coloured). 2. Variegated. 



May. South Europe. 1573. 

 flrmus (firm). 1. Yellow. June. Europe. 



1816. 

 fruticulo'sus (small-shrubby). 1J. Yellow. 



May. Britain. Hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennials. 



linifo'lius (flax-leaved). 2. Purple. April. 



Spain. 1815. 



muta'bilis (changeable). 3. Yellow, purple. 



April. Madeira. 1777- 



longifo'lius (long-leaved). 3, White, 



purple, September. Madeira. 1815. 



ochroleu'cus (pale yellow). |. Pale yellow. 



April. Switzerland. 1822. Hardy her- 

 baceous perennial. 



tcopa'rius (broom). 3. White, purple. June. 



Teneriffe. 1812. 



turugino'sut (rusty). 3. Rusty. June. 



Teneriffe. 1812. 

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C. scopa'rius chamce'leo (chameleon). 3. Yellow, 

 purple. June. Teneriffe. 1812. 



semperflo'rens (ever-blooming). 2. White. 



Barbary. 1815. 



frute'acens (shrubby). 2. White. May. 



Teneriffe. 1815. 



tenuifo'lius (slender-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



Madeira. 1777. 



CHEIROSTE'MON. Hand-plant. (From 

 cIiL'ir, the hand, and stemon, a stamen ; 

 in reference to the formation of the 

 stamens and style. They issue in a cen- 

 tral column, bearing five curved anthers 

 and a curved style in the middle, having 

 much resemblance to a hand with long 

 claws. Nat. ord., Sterculiads [Sterculia- 

 cese]. Linn., IQ-Monadelphia 6-Decan- 

 dria. ) 



Stove tree. Cuttings of rather firm shoots in 

 sandy peat, under a glass, and in bottom-heat. 

 Sandy loam and fibry peat. Summer temp., 60 

 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 55. 



C. plutanoi'des (plane-tree-like). 30. New Spain. 

 1820. 



CHELIDO'NIUM. Celandine. (From 

 chelidan, a swallow; alluding to the 

 flowers opening on the arrival of that 

 bird, and to the plant drying up on its 

 departure. Nat. ord., Poppyworts [Pa- 

 paveracese]. Linn., 13-Polyandria 1-Mo- 

 nogynia.) 



The yellow juice of the common Celandine (C. 

 ma' jus) is said to be a violent acrid poison, and 

 a popular remedy for warts. Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. Division. Common garden-soil. 

 C. grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 2. Yellow. 

 May. Dahuna. 1820. 



lacinia'turn (j&gged-leaved) . 2. Yellow. May. 



South Europe. 



majus flo're-ple'no (large-double-flowered). 2. 



Yellow. September. Gardens. 



CHELO'NE. (From chelone, a tortoise ; 

 he back of the helmet of the flower be- 

 ng fancifully compared to a tortoise. 

 Nat. ord., Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. 

 Linn., ll-Didynamia 2-Anyiospermia. 

 Allied to Pentstemon.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, except where 

 otherwise specified. Division of the roots, and 

 cuttings of the young shoots under a hand-glass, 

 n April or May; also by seeds. Sandy loam, 

 and if a little peat and leaf-mould, all the 

 better. 



C. barba'ta (bearded). 3. Scarlet. July. Mexico. 

 1794,. 



cafrnea (fiesh-coloured-flowered). 3. 



Flesh. July. Mexico. 

 ma'jor (larger). 4. Orange-striped. June. 



centranthifo'lia (centran thus-leaved). 7- Scar- 



let. September. California. 1834. 

 - Gentianoi'des (Gentian-like). 3. Orange, scar- 

 let. July. Mexico. 1835. 



gla'bra (smooth). 4. White. August. N. 



Amer. 1730. 



Lyo'ni (Lyon's). 4. Purple. August. N 



Amer. 1812. 



