ENCYCLOPHIDIA OF GARDENING. 
Chinese Apple (Pyrus spectabilis)—See Pyrus. 
Chinese Arbor-vitze § uya orientalis).—See Thuya. 
Chinese Artichoke (Stachys Sieboldii).—See Stachys. 
eainess Bell-flower (Platycodon grandiflorum).—See Platy- 
codon. 
Chinese Crab (Pyrus spectabilis)—See Pyrus. 
Chinese Hawthorn (Photinia serrulata).—See Photinia. 
Chinese Honey-Locust-tree (Gleditschia sinensis) —See 
Gleditschia. 
Chinese Ivy (Trachelosperum jasminoides). — See Trachelos- 
perum. 
Chinese Jasmine (Trachelosperum jasminoides). — See 
Trachelosperum. 
Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis)—See Juniperus. 
Chinese Lantern (Physalis Alkekengi)—See Physalis. 
Chinese Lilac (Syringa chinensis).—See Syringa. 
Chinese Medlar (Eriobotrya japonica).—See Eriobotrya. 
Chinese Monk’s-hood (Aconitum chinensis).—See Aconitum. 
Chinese Pagoda-tree (Sophora japonica).—See Sophora. 
Chinese Pea-tree (Caragana frutescens).—See Caragana. 
Chinese Pink (Dianthus chinensis) —See Dianthus. 
Chinese Primrose (Primula sinensis).—See Primula. 
Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinensis).—See Ligustrum. 
ieee Rose Mallow (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)—See Hi- 
iscus. 
Chinese Sacred Lily (Narcissus tazetta).—See Narcissus. 
Chinese Tree Pzeony (Pzonia moutan).—See Pzonia. 
Chinese Tulip-tree (Magnolia fuscata).—See Magnolia. 
oe Water Lily (Nelumbium speciosum).—See Nelum- 
ium. 
Chinese Wax Privet (Ligustrum lucidum).—See Ligustrum. 
Chinese Yam (Dioscorea batata).—See Dioscorea. 
Chionanthus (Fringe Tree; Virginian Snow-flower).—Ord. 
Oleacew. Hardy flowering trees & shrubs. Deciduous. First intro- 
duced 1796. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, moist sheltered shrubbery. 
Plant, Oct. to Feb. C. virginica suitable for pot culture for spring 
flowering in heated or cold greenhouses. Pot, Nov. Water moderately 
Nov. to April, freely afterwards. Plunge pot to rim outdoors from 
June to Feb. Propagate by seeds sown in sandy soil in cold frame in 
ae grafting on Ash in March; budding on Ash in July. 
PECIES CULTIVATED: 0. retusus, white, May, 6 ft., China and Japan; 
virginica, white, May, 10 to 20 ft., Florida. 
Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow).—Ord. Liliacew. Hardy deci- 
duous bulbous plants. First introduced 1877. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, sunny rockeries, 
well drained. Plant bulbs lin. apart & 3in. deep in Sept. Lift and 
replant every three years. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, & 
sand, Pot, Sept., planting 12 bulbs lin. deep in a 3in. pot, well 
drained. Cover pot with ashes outdoors or in frame until Jan., then 
remove to window or greenhouse. Water moderately Jan. to April, 
freely April to June, none afterwards. Propagate by seeds sown }in. 
deep in boxes of light soil in cold frame in Aug.; offsets as mature bulbs. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: OC. cretica, blue and white, March, 6 in., Orete; 
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