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descends into the earth and becomes a 

 chrysalis about the end of May. 



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., 

 lo-Tetradynamia). Half-hardy ever- 

 green under- shrubs, except where other- 

 wise specified. Seeds and cuttings 

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

 particular varieties, and double flower- 

 ing especially. Most of the finer kinds 

 will like the protection of a pit in win- 

 ter, and may be employed for early 

 blooming in the greenhouse. "When 

 left out of doors, a protection of a few 

 evergreen boughs should be given them ; 

 herbaceous kinds by division. A light 

 rich sandy soil suits them best ; but 

 even the tenderer species survive the 

 winter on rock- work. 



C. alpi'nus (Alpine). . Yellow. May. South 

 Europe. 1810. 



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



1827. 



capita' tus (rormd-h.ea.ded}. Yellow. June. 



Columbia. 1826. Hardy herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Chei'ri (Cheiri. Common Wallflower}. 2. 



Orange. May. South Europe. 1573. 



ferrugi'neus (rusty -flowered}. 2. 



Brown. May. South Europe. 1573. 



flave'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. 



hcema'nthus (double - bloody - flower- 

 ed). 2. Crimson. May. South Eu- 

 rope. 1573. 



hfema'nthm-variega'tus (variegated- 

 bloody). 2. Crimson. June. South 

 Europe. 



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



South Europe. 1573. 



pa'tulus (do6/e-spreading). 2. Yel- 

 low. May. South Europe. 1573. 



purpu'reus (purple -flowered}. 2. 



Purple. June. South Europe. 



purpu'reus-variega' tus (variegated- 

 purple). 2. Purple. June. South 

 Europe. 



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



May. 



serra'tus (s&vr-edged-floivcred}. 2. 



Yellow. May. South Europe. 1573. 



thyrsoi'des (thyrse -flowered). 2. 



Blood. May. South Europe. 1573. 

 va'rius (various-coloured} . 2. Va- 



riegated. May. South Europe. 1573. 

 fl'rmus (firm). 1. Yellow. June. Europe. 



1816. 

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



May. Britain. Hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennials. 



C. linifo'lius (Flax-leaved). 2. Purple. April. 

 Spain. 1815. 



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



April. Madeira. 1777. 



longifo'lius (long - leaved). 3. 



White, purple. September. Madeira. 

 1815. 



ochroleiC cus (pale -yellow), f. Pale yel- 



low. April. Switzerland. 1822. 

 Hardy herbaceous perennial. 



scopa'rius (Broom). 3. "White, purple. 



June. Teneriffe. 1812. 

 cerugino'sus (rusty). 3. Rusty. 



June. Teneriffe. 1812. 

 chamctflco (Chameleon). 3. Yellow, 



purple. June. Teneriffe. 1812. 



semper flo'rens (ever-blooming). 2. White. 



Barbary. 1815. 



frute'scens (shrubby) . 2. White. 



May. Teneriffe. 1815. 



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



June. Madeira. 1777. 



CHEIROSTE'MON. Hand plant. (From 

 cheir, the hand, and stemon, a stamen ; in 

 reference to the formation of the stamens 

 and style : they issue in a central co- 

 lumn, bearing five curved anthers and a 

 curved style in the middle, having much 

 resemblance to a hand with long claws. 

 Nat. ord., Sterculiads [Sterculiaceael. 

 Linn., 16 - Monadelphia, 6 - decandria}. 

 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. platanoi'des (Plane -tree -like). 30. New 

 Spain. 1820. 



CHELIDO'NIUM. Celandine. (From 

 chelidon, 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- 

 paveracesej. Linn., 13- Polyandries, \-mo- 

 nogynia). The yellow juice of the com- 

 mon Celandine (C. majus) is said to be a 

 violent acrid poison and a popular re- 

 medy for warts. Hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennials. Division. Common garden 

 soil. 



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

 May. Dahuria. 1820. 



laclnia'tum (jagged- leaved}. 2. Yellow. 



May. South Europe. 



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



2. Yellow. September. Gardens. 



CHELO'NE. (From chekne, a tortoise, 

 the back of the helmet of the flower be- 

 ing fancifully compared to a tortoise. 



