VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



436. CENTAURY, or sweet sultan. Lat. Centaurea 

 moschata. Fr. Centauree musque. A hardy annual plant 

 from the Levant, about two feet high, and blows a 



purple flower in July and August. CENTAURY, or 



yellow sweet sultan. Lat. Centaurea suaveolens Fr. Cen- 

 tauree odorante. A hardy annual plant from the Levant, 

 one or two feet high, and blowing a yellow flower in 

 July and August. Propagated by sowing in pots or in 

 a bed, and planting out when the young plants are large 

 enough. 



437. CHRYSANTHEMUM, Indian. Lat. Chrysanthe- 

 mum indicum. Fr. Chrysantheme d'automne. A peren- 

 nial plant of China and India, which grows three feet 

 tiigh, and blows beautiful deep purple, white, and yellow 

 flowers in November and December. Propagated by 

 dividing the roots in spring, or by cuttings in summer, 

 and requires moving every two years, and good rich land. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, corn marygold. Lat. Chrysanthe- 

 mum segetum Fr. Chrysantheme des bUs. An annual plant, 

 common amongst wheat, which grows one foot high, and 

 Dlows a yellow flower in July. Propagated by sowing. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, garden. Lat. Chrysanthemum corb- 

 narium, Fr. Chrysantheme des jardins An annual plant 

 From the south of France, which grows two or three feet 

 ligh, and blows a yellow or white flower in July, August, 

 and September. Propagated by sowing the seed where 

 it is to blow. 



438. CHELONE. Lat. Chelone barbata.^r. Galane 

 barbue. A perennial plant, originally from Mexico, which 

 olows a beautiful red flower in July and August. Rather 



