ENCYCLOPHIDIA OF GARDENING. 
seedlings outdoors in May; thin outdoor-sown seedlings to 2in. apart; 
perennials by seeds similar to annuals & by division of roots in April. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: 0. aspera, yellow, July, 1 to 2 ft., 8, Europe; glabra, 
yellow and violet, June, 1 ft., Alps; major, yellow and purple, July, 1 ft., Alps; 
seed yellow, June, 12 to 18 in., 8. Lurope; retorta, yellow and violet, July, 18 in., 
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PERENNIAL SPECIES: 0. maculata, yellow, June, 18 in., S. Europe. 
Ceropegia. — Ord. Asclepiadee. Greenhouse trailing plants. 
Ornamental-leaved. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, & silver 
sand. Position, baskets or pots suspended from roof of greenhouse, or 
in rockeries; sunny. Pot, March. Water moderately between March 
& Sept., occasionally afterwards. Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 65°, 
afterwards 45° to 50°. Propagate by cuttings of slender shoots inserted 
in silver sand, in well-drained pots, in a temp. of 65° in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: ©. elegans, white, brown, and purple, summer, 3 to 
4 ft., India; Sandersonii, green, autumn, 3 ft., Natal; Woodii, white and purple, 
summer, 2 to 8 ft., S. Africa. 
Cestrum (Bastard Jasmine; Night-blooming Jasmine). — Ord. 
Solanacew. Greenhouse flowering shrubs. Evergreen. First intro- 
duced 1787. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould & sand. 
Position, pots or beds with shoots trained on wall, pillars, or roof of 
greenhouse. Pot, March. Prune into shape, Feb. Temp., Sept. to 
March 40° to 50°; March to Sept. 55° to 60°. Water moderately in 
winter, freely other times. Propagate by cuttings of side shoots 
3 or 4in. long, removed with portion of old stem attached, inserted in 
well-drained pots of sandy soil in temp. 65° to 75° in July, Aug., or 
Sept. 
aPECIES CULTIVATED: C. aurantiacum, orange-yellow, June, 5 ft., Guatemala; 
elegans, carmine, spring, 10 ft., Mexico; Newellii, crimson, June, 10 ft. Formerly 
known under the generio name of Habrothamnus. 
Ceterach.—See Asplenium. 
Chzenostoma. — Ord. Scrophulariacee. Half-hardy herbs & 
shrubs. First introduced 1816. Ht. 4in. to 2 ft. : 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny beds or borders out- 
doors May to Oct., greenhouse or frame in winter. Plant outdoors in 
May. Propagate by seeds sown 1-10in. deep in light soil in temp. 
65° to 70° in March; cuttings inserted in well-drained pots of sandy 
soil in greenhouse or cold frame in Sept. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. cordata, white, June, 18 in.; fastigiata, rose, sum- 
mer, 6 in.; fastigiata alba, white; hispida, lilac, July, 6 in.; linifolia, yellow, 
Sept., 1 ft.; polyantha, lilac and yellow, summer, 4 in. Natives S. Africa. 
Chzerophyllum (Bulbous-rooted Chervil)—Ord. Umbellifere. 
Hardy esculent vegetable. First introduced 1726. Roots carrot-like, 
yellowish white, sweet; cooked & served as carrots. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny beds outdoors. Propa- 
‘ gate by seeds sown 1 in. deep in drills 1 ft. apart in Aug., Sept., & Oct. 
Thin out seedlings to Sin. apart in May. Lift roots in Aug., & store 
them in dry, dark places until required for use. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: C. bulbosum, white, June, 1 ft., S. Europe. 
the genus Anthriscus. 
Chain Fern (Woodwardia radicans)—See Woodwardia. 
Chalice Flower (Narcissus pseudo-narcissus).—See Narcissus. 
Chalk Plant (Gypsophila paniculata)—See Gypsophila. 
Chameebatia.—Ord. Rosacex. Half-hardy evergreen flower- 
ing shrub. _ First introduced 1859. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat & sand. Posi- 
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