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CHORfsiS. See Chorisma. ■ 



Chl6roc<5ccum, Greville. Derived from chloros, 

 green, and lcokkos, a berry ; on account of their 

 appearance. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Con- 

 fervaeew. This is a very curious genus, found 

 growing on trunks of trees and old walls. 

 Synonyms : 1, Leprdria botrydides — murdrum, 

 vulgare 1. 



Chlor6phytum, Ker. From chloros, green, and 

 phyton, a plant ; referring to the appearance of 

 the plants. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. 

 A curious genus, growing from one to two feet 

 high ; they do best in a compost of turfy loam, 

 peat, and sand. Synonyme: 1, Anthiricum 

 elatum. See also Borriria. 

 elatum 1 . . . White . 8, S. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1751 

 inornatum . . White . 7, S. Her. P. 1 S. Leone 

 orchidastrum . White . 6, S. Her. P. 2 S. Leone 1822 



Chl6rosis, the green sickness ; a disease so 

 called. 



Chloroxylon, De Candolle. From chloros, 

 green, and xylon, wood ; on account of the 

 green or deep yellow colour of the wood. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cedrelacece. This is 

 a fine timber tree, growing to the height of 

 one hundred feet ; it grows well in our stoves, 

 in a mixture of loam and peat ; increase is by 

 cuttings. Synonyme: 1, Swietenia chlordxylon. 

 See also LaHrus Chlordxylon. 

 Swietenia 1 . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 100 E. Ind. 1820 



Chocolate-nut. See Theobroma. 



ChoIsya, Kwnth. In honour of M. Choisy, a 

 Genevese botanist. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Rutdceoe. This is an ornamental shrub, grow- 

 ing about six feet high ; it thrives well in a 

 mixture of peat and loam, and may be in- 

 creased by cuttings in sand under a glass, 

 ternata . . White . . 7, S. Ev. 8. 6 Mexico . 1825 



Choke. See Cirasus hyemalis. 



Ch6ko. See Sichium. 



Chomelia, Jacquin. After J. B. Chomel, M.D., 

 physician to Louis XV. Linn, 4, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Cinchonaeece. The species are ornamental 

 plants, growing from five to twelve feet in 

 height ; they thrive well in a mixture of loam 

 and peat, and cuttings root freely under a glass 

 in heat. Synonymes: 1, Ixorafasciculata; 2, 

 I. spinosa. 



fasciculata 1 . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . 1825 

 spinftsa 2 . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 10 W. Ind. . 1793 



Chomoro. See Podocdrpus mprissimMs 



Ch6na. See Erica. 



Ch&ndria, Agardh. From ehondros, a cartil- 

 age ; on account of the fronds being cartila- 

 ginous. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ceramidcece. 

 A very curious genus. All the species are 

 found growing in the ocean. See SphcerocOccus 

 — angusta, articulata, clavelldsa, dasyph^lla, 

 kaliformis, obtusa, ovalis, osmiinda, pinnati- 

 fida, tenuissima. 



Chondrilla, Linn. From ehondros, a lump ; 

 the plants bear lumps of gummy matter on the 

 stems. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. 

 Uninteresting plants ; the species grow best 

 planted in a sandy soil, and are increased by 

 dividing the roots— graminea, jimcea, latifdlia. 



ChonDRORHYNCHA, Linn. From ehondros, a car- 



tilage, and rhynchos, a snout ; form of lip of 

 flower. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchiddcece. 

 Bulbless epiphytes, requiring the same treat- 

 ment as Epidendrum. 

 rosea . . . Blush . 7, 8. Epi. 2 Morida . . 1842 



Chondr&sittm. Kunfh. From ehondros, a lump ; 

 mode of plant's growth. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Qramin&cem. Synonymes: 1, Aetiniehloa 

 proc&mbens, Atheropigon proeUmbens ; 2, Acti- 

 noehloa prostrdta, Boideloiia prostrata — pro- 

 cumbens 1, prostratum 2, tenue. 



Chondrospermum, Wall. From ehondros, a 

 lump, and sperma, a seed. Linn. 2, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Oleaeeoe. A rambling evergreen 

 climbing shrub, with large leaves, and incon- 

 spicuous greenish-yellow flowers. It requires 

 the same treatment as for Chiondnthus. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Chiondnthus smilaeifblia, Ligds- 

 trum laurijblium. 

 smilacif&lium . Gr. yel. 7, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Ind. 1850 



Ch6ndrtjs. See Polymirpha. 



Chonem6rpha, Don. From chone, a, funnel, 

 and morpha, form ; shape of flowers. Linn. 



5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocyndcece. For culture, 

 &c, see Echites. 



pubescens . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Indies 1822 



Choopa. See Pierdrdia d&lcis. 



Chordaria, Link. Named on account of the 

 resemblance of the plants to a cord, from 

 chordea, a cord. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Fuc&cece. A very remarkable genus, found 

 growing in the ocean — -flagellifbrmis. 



Chorda-Filum or Sea Whiplash. See Chor- 

 daria. 



ChordorhIza, cord-rooted. 



Choretis, Herbert. From choretes, rustic. Linn. 



6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece. "This is 

 a very beautiful bulbous-rooted plant, with a 

 flower greatly resembling that of Ismene, from 

 which genus Choretis has been lately divided 

 by the Hon. and Rev. "W. Herbert. C. glauca 

 is a native of Mexico, whence it was imported 



by Geo. Barker, Esq., of Springfield, near 1 1 



Birmingham." 



glauca . . . White . 8, S. Bl. P. 1 Mexico . 1837 



ChorIsma, D. Don. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asteraeem. Synonymes: Prendnthes ripens, 

 Chorlsia ripens. 

 repens . . Blue . 8, H. Her. P. Siberia . 1828 



CHORfsPORA, De Candolte. From choris, sepa- 

 rately, and spora, a seed ; the seeds are sepa- 

 rated from each other in the pods. Linn. 15, 

 Nat. Or. Brassicacece. The species of this 

 genus are pretty, and only require sowing in 

 the open ground, and treating like other hardy 

 annuals. Synonymes : 1, Rdphanus tenillus ; 

 2, R. arcudtus. 



tenflla 1 . . Purple . 6, H. A. J Siberia . 1780 

 arcuata 2 . Purple . 6, H. A. $ Siberia . 



ibirica, sib'triea. 

 Chorozema. From chores, a dance, and zema, 

 a drink ; this name was suggested to Labillar- 

 diere, who originally discovered the plants upon 

 the south-west coast of New Holland, at the 

 foot of the mountains, near a spot, where, 

 after finding many salt springs, his party n\et 



