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Nat. ord., Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. 

 Linn., 11 - Didynamia, 2 - angiospermia. 

 Allied to Pentstemon). Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials, except where otherwise speci- 

 fied. Division of the roots and cuttings 

 of the young shoots, under a hand-glass, 

 in 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. 

 ca'rnea (flesh.- coloured- flowered}* 



3. Flesh. July. Mexico. 



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



June. 



ccntranthifo'lia (Centranthus - leaved). 7. 



Scarlet. September. California. 1834. 



gentianoi' dcs (Gentian-like). 3. Orange, 



scarlet. July. Mexico. 1835. 



ffla'bra (smooth). 4. White. August. North 



America. 1730. 



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



America. 1812. 



Mexico,' na (Mexican). Scarlet. June. Mexico. 



1842. 



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



North America. 1827. 



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



North America. 1752. 



specio'sa (showy). 4. Pale red. August. 



North America. 



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

 'Zeia, prey ; in reference to the plant be- 

 ing eaten by those birds. Nat. ord., 

 Chcnopods [Chenopodiaceae], Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria, \-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'RMES. See Psy'lla. 



CHERRY. See Cerasus. 



CHERRY PEPPER. Capsicum cerasi- 

 fo'rme. 



CHERRY LAUREL. The common Laurel, 

 Cerasus lauro-ce rasus. 



CHERVIL. Parsley-leaved. Charo- 

 phyttum sativum. Fern-leaved chervil, 

 or Sweet Cicely, C. aromaticum, 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 sowing 

 seed should be saved the following sea- 

 son. 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. Cerasus chi'casa. 



CHICKEN GRAPE. Vftis cordifo'lia. 



CHICKLING VETCH. La'thyrus sati'- 

 vus. 



CHICK PEA. Cicer arieti'num. 



CHICKWEED. Alsi'ne. 



CHICORY. Succory, or wild Endive 

 (Cicho'rium inty'bus). Cultivated for use 

 in salads, and for its roots to roast for use 

 like coffee. 



Soil and Situation. Like endive, for 

 the main crops it requires a rich light 

 soil, and for the earlier sowings a moister 

 one, in every instance having an open 

 situation allotted to it. 



Sowing must be annually; for, al- 

 though it is a perennial, yet, after 

 being cut from two or three times, the 

 leaves become bitter and worthless. 

 Sow from the beginning of March, and 

 at intervals to the end of June, or early 

 in July. Sow moderately thick, in the 

 same manner as endive, the directions 

 for cultivating which are equally appli- 

 cable 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 

 inch 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- 



