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troubled with any diseases. The only 

 one that is dangerous is mildew on the 

 leaves, brought on by a damp cold at- 

 mosphere before they are brought into 

 the greenhouse. The only remedy is 

 dusting the parts where it appears with 

 flowers of sulphur. Brown's fumigator 

 is an excellent one to apply the sulphur 

 with. 



CHRYSE'IS. See Eschscho Uzia. 



CHRYSOBA'LANUS. Cocoa Plum. (From 

 chrysos, gold, and balanos, an acorn ; in 

 reference to the colour of the drupes or 

 berries. Nat. ord., Chrysobalans [Chry- 

 sobalanaceao]. Linn., \1-Icosandria, 1- 

 mmogynia). Layers ; also cuttings of 

 half ripened shoots in sand, under glass. 

 Loam and peat. Common greenhouse 

 and cool stove treatment. 

 C. lea' co (Icaco). 15. White. West Indies. 

 1752. Stove evergreen. 



oblongifo' litis (oblong-leaved). 3. White. 



May. Georgia. 1812. Greenhouse 

 evergreen. 



CHRYSO'COMA. Goldy -locks. (From 

 chrysos, gold, and home, hair ; in refer- 

 ence to the yellow florets. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia, \-aqualis. Allied to Solidago). 

 Hardy herbaceous species by divisions in 

 March. Common soil. Greenhouse species 

 by cuttings of half ripe shoots in April, 

 under a glass, in sand. Loam and a 

 little peat. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 C. bifio'ra (two-flowered). 3. Blue. August. 

 Siberia. 1741. 



dracunctiloi'des (Tar agon-like). 2. Yellow. 



August. Siberia. 



Linosy'ri'i (Flat-leaved). 2. Yellow. Sep- 



tember. Europe. 1596. 



nudd la (naked). 2. Yellow. September. 



Carolina. 1818. 



villo'sa (long-haired-leaved]. 2. Yellow. 



August. Hungary. 1799. 



viraa'ta (twiggy). 1. Yellow. September, 



North America. 1821. 

 GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 C. ce'rnua (drooping). 4. White. July. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1712. 



cilia' ris (hair-ringed4eoted). 4. White. 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 1759. 



Comau'rrn (golden -hair). 6. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1731. 



denticula'ta (tooth-leaved). 4. Yellow. 



ni'vea . (snow-'irMfe). 3. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



pa'tula (spreading). 3. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1810. 



sea'&rafrusrgedl. 4. White. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1832. 



C. squama'ta (sc&ly-stalked). 2. Yellow. 

 May. New South Wales. 1837. Her- 

 baceous. 



CHRYSO'GONUM. (From chrysos, gold, 

 and gonu, a joint; the golden flowers 

 being borne on the joints. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [AsteraceaeJ. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia, \-aqualis. Allied to Milleria). 

 Hardy herbaceous perennial. Dividing 

 the roots in spring ; loam, with a little 

 peat and leaf mould. 



C. virffinia'num (Virginian). 1. Yellow. May. 

 North America. 



CHRYSOPHY'LLUM. Star Apple. (From 

 chrysos, gold, and phyllon, a leaf ; refer- 

 ring to the colour of the under side of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord., Sapotads [Sapo- 

 taceaa]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, \-monogy- 

 nia). The fruit of C. cainito is the Star 

 Apple, an esteemed Indian dessert fruit. 

 Stove evergreen trees ; cuttings in sand, 

 under a glass, and in heat ; peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; win- 

 ter, 50 to 55. 



C. angustifo' Hum (narrow -leaved) . 20. White. 

 West Indies. 1819. 



arge'nteum (silvery-leaved). 20. White. 



Martinique. 1758. 



Caini'to (Cainito). 50. White. May. West 



Indies. 1737. 

 caynfleum (blue - fruited) . 40. 



White. May. South America. 1737. 

 jamaice'nse (Jamaica). 40. White. 



May. Jamaica. 1737. 



. microphy 1 Hum (small -leaved). 30. 



White. May. South America. 1800. 



gla'brum (smooth). 15. White. Marti- 



nique. 1823. 



macrophi/ Hum (large-leaved). 100. White. 



Sierra Leone. 1824. 



monopyrc'num (one-stoned). 30. Brown. 



West Indies. 1812. 



CHRYSO'PSIS. (From chrysos, gold, 

 and oj)sis, a face. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteraceae]. Linn., \-Syngenesia, 1- 

 aqualis}. A strong coarse hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial for a shrubbery, and 

 will grow in any common soil ; divisions 

 in March. 



C. trichophy'lla (hairy-leaved). Yellow. June. 

 North America. 1827. 



CHRYSORRHO'E. (From chrysos, gold, 

 and rheo, to flow ; referring to their 

 bright yellow or golden heads of flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Fringe- Myrtles [Chamselaucia- 

 ceac]. Linn., IQ-Decandria, \-monogy- 

 nia. Allied to Chama^laucium). Very 

 beautiful little bushes from New Hol- 

 land. They are very scarce, if at all in 

 cultivation. Cuttings of firm young 



