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C. Zlexicn'nn (Mexican). Scarlet. June. Mexico. 

 1S42. 



nemoro'sa (grove). 1. Purple. August. N. 



Amer. 1827. 



obli'qua (twisted). 4. Purple. August. N. 



Amer. 1752. 



spetio'sa (showy). 4. Pale red. August. N. 



Amer. 



CHENOLE'A. (From chen, a goose, and 

 leia, prey; in reference to the plant be- 

 ing eaten by those birds. Nat. ord., 

 Chenopods [Chenopodiacess]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots under a glass, in sandy loam. Summer 

 temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 35 to 45. 

 C. diffu'sa (spreading). 1. Green. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1758. 

 CHE'EMES. See PSY'LLA. 

 CHERRY. See CE'RASUS. 

 CHERRY PEPPER. Ca'psicum cerasifo'rme. 

 CHERRY LAUREL. The common Laurel, 

 Ce'rasus lau'ro-ce'rasus. 



CHERVIL. Parsley-leaved. Charo- 

 phy'llum sali'vum. Fern-leaved Chervil, 

 or Sweet Cicely, C. aroma' ticum^ for soups, 

 salads, &c. They are not often found in 

 the kitchen-garden. 



Soil and Situation. The soil for these 

 plants must be unshaded, light, with a 

 large portion of calcareous matter, and 

 well drained. 



Sowing. A principal sowing should 

 be made in August ; and from this sow- 

 ing; seed should be saved the following 

 season. To continue the supply during 

 the summer months a spring sowing 

 should be made at the end of February, 

 and at the end of every three or four 

 weeks to the middle of July. Sow in 

 drills, eight inches apart, a quarter of an 

 inch deep, and thin the seedlings out to 

 six inches apart in the rows. 

 CHESTNUT. See CASTA'NEA. 

 CHICKASAW PLUM. Ce'rasus Ghi'casa. 

 CHICKEN GRAPE. Vi'tis cordifo'lia. 

 CHICKLING VETCH. La'thyrus sati'vus 

 CHICK PEA. Ci'cer arieti'num. 

 CHICKWEED. Alsi'ne. 

 CHICORY. Succory, or wild Endive 

 (Cicho'riwn i'ntylus). Cultivated for use 

 in salads, and for its roots, to roast foi 

 use like coffee. 



Soil and Situation. -Like Endive, for 

 the main crops it requires a rich, ligh 

 soil, and for the earlier sowings a moister 

 one, in every instance having an open 

 situation allotted to it. 



Sowing must be annually ; for, although 

 it is a perennial, yet, after being cut from 

 two or three times, the leaves become 



bitter and worthless. Sow from the be- 

 ginning of March, and at intervals, to 

 ,he end of June, or early in July. Sow 

 moderately thick, in the same manner as 

 3ndive, the directions for cultivating 

 which are equally applicable in every other 

 particular. 



Cultivation. When the plants begin 

 to cover the ground, thin to nine inches 

 apart; and those removed plant out 

 at similar distances. If the leaves grow 

 very luxuriant, and shade the roots 

 much, they must be cut off within an 

 nch of the ground. Those grown from 

 sowings antecedent to June, when of 

 nearly full growth (which they arrive at 

 in about four months from the insertion 

 of the seed), must have all their leaves 

 trimmed away, so as not to injure their 

 hearts, and then covered over thick with 

 sand, ashes, or long litter. By this 

 treatment, those fresh leaves which are 

 produced are blanched and crisp, losing 

 their bitterness. Those from the sow- 

 ings of June and July must, at the end 

 of September, or early in October, be 

 raised, and planted very close, by the 

 dibble, in pots or boxes, having their 

 leaves trimmed as before directed, and 

 their roots shortened, previous to plant- 

 ing. "Water must be given moderately 

 in dry weather, until they are estab- 

 lished ; and shelter, if frosts occur, by a 

 light covering of litter. When well 

 rooted, they may be removed into the 

 cellar, or other place, where the light 

 can be completely excluded from them, 

 to blanch for use as wanted, which 

 change will be effected in six or seven 

 days. Succory will bear a temperature 

 of 60, but thrives better in a rather 

 lower one. 



If the roots are vigorous, they will 

 bear cutting two or three times, after 

 which they are unproductive. 



To obtain Seed, a few plants must be 

 left in the open ground of the June sow- 

 ing. They bear the severity of winter 

 without protection, and shoot up in the 

 spring, running to seed about May. 

 CHILI PEPPER. Ca'psicum. 

 CHILO'DIA. (From chcilos, a lip, and 

 odous, a tooth; the lip of the flower being 

 toothed. Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamiacese]. 

 Linn., Ik-Didynamia I-Gymnospermia. 

 Allied to Prostranthera.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub ; cuttings of young 

 shoots set firm in sand, under a bell-glass ; peat 



