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and bahtron, a staff. Flowers rich yellow. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliaceae. The species 

 are natives of boggy places, and the pot in 

 which the plant grows should stand half im- 

 mersed in water. Increase is by division. 

 Hookeii . . Yellow 5, G. Her. P. 1 N. Zealand 1848 



Chrysobalanaceje. Trees and shrubs found 

 principally in the tropical regions of Africa 

 and America. Many bear eatable fruit, much 

 esteemed in the countries where they grow. 



Chrysobalanus, Linn. From chrysos, gold, 

 and balanos, an acorn ; some of the species 

 bear yellow fruit. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Wat. Or. 

 Chrysobalanacece. A genus of fruiting shrubs, 

 . succeeding best when grown in a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; increased by layers or cuttings 

 in sand, under a glass. In the W. Indies 

 the fruit of 0. Icaco is eaten, under the name 

 of cocoa-plum. 



Icaco . . . White S. Ev. S. 10 W. Indies . 1752 

 oblongifdlius . White 5, G. Ev. 8. 4 Georgia . . 1812 



Chrysobaphos. See Ancectochilus. 



Chrysob6trya. See Rlbes amcdsicwm, tenui- 

 flbrum, sluA. fl&vum, 



ChrysOcalyx. See Crotalhria. 



Chrysooephalum, Walp. From chrysos, gold, 

 and kephale, a head. Flowers. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraceos. Plauts with the 

 habit of Helichrysum, and requiring the same 

 treatment, 

 arenarium . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. 1J Australia . 



Chrys6coma, De Candolle. From chrysos, gold, 

 and koine, hair ; the stems are terminated by 

 tufts of yellow flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asleracece. This is an ornamental genus 

 of plants, the species growing from half a foot 

 to six feet high ; they succeed best in a mix- 

 ture of loam and peat, and cuttings taken off 

 when ripe, root freely under a glass. See Bu- 

 thamia, Ozoth&mnus. 



bifldra . . . Blue . 8, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . . 1741 

 eernua . . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1712 

 ciliaris . . . White 8, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1759 

 Comaurea . . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. B. 6 C. G. H. . 1731 

 denticulata . Yel. . 8, G. Ev. 8. 4 

 tocunculol- j. yei 8> h Her p s g . b6ria _ ^ 



Lynosyris . . Yel. . 9, H. Her. P. 2 Europe . 1596 

 nivea . . . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1816 

 nudata . . . Yel. . 9, H. Her. P. \\ Carolina . 1818 

 patula . . . Yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1810 

 scabra . . White 8, G. Ev. 8. 4 C. G. H. . 1732 

 squamata . . Yel. . 5, G. Her. P. 2 N. 8. W. . 1837 

 vill&sa . . . Yel. . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Hungary . 1799 

 virgata . . . Yel. . 9, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 1821 



Chrys<5gonum, Linn. From chrysos, gold, 

 and gonu, a knee or joint; the flowers are 

 generally produced at the joints of the stem. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. AsUracem. This is 

 a very pretty herbaceous plant, that thrives 

 best in peat and loam, and is increased by di- 

 viding the roots. See Ledntica Chrysbgonum. 

 virginianum . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. \ N. Amer. 



Chrysophyllum, Linn. From chrysos, gold, 

 and phyllon, a leaf ; in allusion to the under 

 surface of the leaves being covered with dense 

 shining hairs of a bright yellow colour. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapolaceoz. This is a fruit- 

 bearing genus ; the species grow from fifteen 

 to fifty feet high, and one species, C. macro- 



phyllum, attains the height of one hundred 

 feet, with most splendid foliage ; they do well 

 in a mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings 

 of the ripened wood root freely in sand under 

 a glass, with a good moist heat. See Bwrnilia, 

 and Nycterisllion. 



angustifdlium . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1819 



argenteum . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 25 Martinq. 1758 



Cainlto . . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 50 W. Ind. . 1737 



cseruleum . . White . 5, 8. Ev. T. 35 S. Amer. 1737 



jamaicense . White . 5, 8. Ev. T. 35 Jamaica. 1737 



microplrylrum White . 5, S. Ev. T. 35 8. Amer. 1800 



glabrum . . . White . 5, 8. Ev. T. 10 Martinq. 1823 



macrophyllum. White . 5, 8. Ev. T. 100 S. Leone 1824 



monopyrenum. Brown. 5, S. Ev. T. 25 W. Ind. . 1812 



ChrysophIala. See Cobtorghia incarnata. 



Chrysop6gon, Trinius. From chrysos, gold, 

 and pogon, a beard ; in allusion to the yellow 

 awns. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminacece. 

 An uninteresting grass, that only needs to be 

 sown in any common soil. Synonymes : 1, 

 Andropbgon gri/llus, Hbleus grffllus, PolKnia, 

 gryllus — gryllus 1. 



Chrys<5psis, Don. From chrysos, gold, and 

 opsis, a face ; yellow flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Asteraceos. For culture, &c, see 

 Inula. 

 trichophylla . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1827 



ChrysorhIza. See Morinda. 



Chrysorrh6e, Lindley. From chrysos, gold, 

 colour of flowers, and rheo, to flow. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Chamaslauciacce. For culture, 

 &c, see Mprtus. See Verticdrdia. 

 nltens . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. Swan R. . 

 serrata . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. 8. Swan B. . 1841 



Chrysosplenium, Linn. From chrysos, gold, 

 and splen, the spleen ; in reference to the 

 colour of the flowers, and the supposed medi- 

 cinal virtues of the plant. Linn. 10, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Saxifragacece. This is a curious and 

 rather pretty genus ; they require a moist 

 situation. Our native species are found in the 

 greatest perfection upon the banks of small 

 rivulets ; increased by dividing the roots. 

 alterni(61ium . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. i Brit. w. sh. pi. 

 nepalense . . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. I Nepal . . 1820 

 oppositif&lium Yellow 4, H. Her. P. | Brit. w. eh. pi. 



Chrysostemma, Lessing. From chrysos, gold, 

 and stemma, a crown ; alluding to the colour 

 of the flowers. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Asteraceos. This very pretty species deserves 

 to be cultivated in every flower-border. For 

 culture and propagation see Coreipsis. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Corebpsis tripteris. 

 tripteris . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 6 N. Amer. 1837 



Chrys6stoma. See Mentzllia. 



Chrys6themis, Don. Named after Chryso- 

 themis, daughter of Agamemnon. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gesneracecs. 'A genus sepa- 

 rated from Besleria. Culture is the same as for 

 Besleria and Gloxinia. Synonymes: 1, Bes- 

 liria pulchilla; B. melisscefdlia, AllopUctus 

 inellitijolia. 



aurantlaca . Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 2 Antilles . 1849 

 ven&sa 1 : . Yel. pur. 7, 8. Her. P. 4 W. Ind. . 1830 



CHRYsilRUS, Persoon. From chrysos, gold, and 

 oura, a tail ; alluding to the compact heads of 

 flowers. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacece. 



