CHI 



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CHL 



ord., Gesnerworts [Gesneracesel Linn., 

 \^-I)idynamia, 1-angiospermiw). Stove 

 evergreens, except C. sinensis. Seeds 

 sown in a hotbed in spring, and cuttings 

 in March and April, in sandy peat, under 

 a bell-glass. Peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 55 to 80 ; winter, 40 to 45. 

 C. Moo' nil (Mr. Moon's). 2. Pale purple. July. 

 Ceylon. 1847. 



sine'nsis (Chinese). $. Lilac. July. China. 



1843. Greenhouse evergreen. 



Walkefrice (Mrs. General Walker's). 1. 



Pale-yellow. Ceylon. 1845. 



Zeyla'nica (Ceylon). 1A. Purple. June. 



Ceylon. 1845. 



CHIRO'NIA. (A classical name after 

 Chiron, one of the Centaurs, fabled to be 

 the father of Medicine. Nat. ord., 

 Gentianworts [Gentianaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria, \-monogynia). Greenhouse 

 evergreens from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Cuttings in sandy peat, under a bell- 

 glass. Peat three parts, loam one part ; 

 all fibry, with a little sand and charcoal, 

 and good drainage. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45. 



C.angustifo'lia (narrow - leaved). 1. Red. 

 July. 1800. 



bacci'fera (berry-bearing). 2. Yellow. June. 



1759. 

 ~-decussa' ta (cross-leaved), li. Red. July. 



1789. 

 floribu'nda (abundant-flowering). 1. Rose. 



May. 1842. 



frutefscens (shrubby). 1|. Red. July. 1756. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). 1|. 



White. July. 1756. 



glutino'sa (clammy). 3. Red-lilac. 1844. 

 jasminoi'des (Jasmine-like). 2. Purple. May. 



1812. 



linoi'des (Flax -like). 2. Red. August. 



1787. 



lychnoi'des (Lychnis-like). 2. Purple. May. 



1816. 



nudicaiflis (naked-stemmed). 1. Purple. 



July. 1816. 



peduncula'rw (long - flower -stalked). 3. 

 Purple. July. 1830. 



serpylifo'lia (Wild thyme-leaved). 1. Yel- 



low. August. 1829. 

 tetrago'na (four-angled). 1. Yellow. July. 



1824. 



CHITO'NIA. (From chiton, a coat of 

 mail ; the seeds, when dry, bearing a 

 rough or scabrous exterior. Nat. ord., 

 Sean-capers [Zygophylaceae], Linn., 

 W-Decandria, \-monogynia}. Stove ever- 

 greens. Cuttings in sand, in heat, in 

 April. Peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 C. a' Means (white - leaved). 10. White. 



Mexico. 1815. 

 - Father gi'lla (Fothergill's). 20. Purple. 



South America. 1815. 



B. macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 10. White. 



Trinidad. 1820. 



pyramida'lis (pyramidal). 3. W r hite. July. 



Trinidad. 1817. 



Tamo'nia (Tamonia). 12. Purple. West 



Indies. 1815. 



CHIVE or GIVE (A'ttium Schcenopra'- 

 sum}. Is used as a very superior sub- 

 stitute for young onions in spring salad- 

 ing. A single row a few yards long, 

 will supply a family. 



A light rich soil is most suitable. 



Plant together eight or ten of the off- 

 sets of the bulbs in March or April, in 

 rows ten inches apart, and as many from 

 patch to patch. By autumn they mul- 

 tiply into large-sized bunches, and if 

 required may be taken up as soon as the 

 leaves decay, and be stored as a substi- 

 tute for the onion. The leaves, which 

 are fit for use as long as they remain 

 green, must, when required, be cut down 

 close to the ground, when they will 

 speedily be succeeded by others. 



CHLIDA'NTHUS. (From clideios, deli- 

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

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidacere]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria, \-monogynia. Allied to Cli- 

 nanthus). A half-hardy bulb, with 

 sweet scented flowers. It requires fer- 

 tile loam in a warm border, and to be 

 taken up on the approach of frost and 

 kept dry in a pot of sand till April, when 

 its numerous offsets should be removed 

 to enable the bulb to flower well. Off- 

 sets ; sandy peat and fibry loam. 



C. fra' grans (fragrant). 1. Yellow. June. 



Buenos Ayres. 1820. 



CHLOA'NTHES. (From chloa, greenish 

 yellow, and anthos, a flower; in reference 

 to its greenish flowers. Nat. ord., Ver- 

 benes [Verbenaceae]. Linn., \-Didyna- 

 mia, ?>-A.ngiospermia. Allied to Lanta- 

 na). Greenhouse evergreens from New 

 Holland. Cuttings of young shoots, in 

 sandy soil, under a glass; fibry loam and 

 turfy sandy peat. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45. 



C. glandulo'sa (glandulous). 2. Green yel- 

 low. July. 1824. 



rosmarinifo'lia (Rosemary - leaved). 2. 



Green yellow. July. 1823. 



Staff chadis (Staochas-like). 2. Green, yel- 



low. July. 1822. 



CHLO'RA. Yellow- wort. (From chloros, 

 greenish yellow. The flowers of C. 

 perfoliata,' a British plant, are yellow, 

 and turn green when dried. Nat. ord., 



