ENCYCLOPMDIA OF GARDENING. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. barbata, 1 ft., E. Indies; elegans, 1 ft., S. America. 
Chiorogalum (Soap Plant)—Ord. Liliacee. ‘Hardy bulbous 
plant. First introduced 1819. 
CULTURE: Soil, light. Position, south border, well drained. Plant 
bulbs 4 in. deep and 3 in, apart in Oct. or March. Replant every three 
years. Propagate by offsets planted similarly to old bulbs; by seeds 
sown 4 in. deep in well-drained pots of sandy soil in March. 
ieee CULTIVATED: C. pomeridianum, white and purple, June, 2 ft., Cali- 
Chiorophytum.—ord. Liliacew. Greenhouse plants. Orn. 
foliage. First introduced 1751. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould, peat, & sand. 
Position, variegated & tall kinds in pots; drooping stemmed species in 
pots or baskets suspended in window or greenhouse. Pot, March. 
Temp., Oct. to March 45° to 50°; March to Oct. 55° to 65°. Water 
moderately in winter, freely other times. Propagate by seeds sown 
Zin. deep in well-drained pots of light soil in pee 65° in March.; by 
offshoots inserted singly in small pots under bell-glass in window or 
greenhouse in April; by division of roots when sepatting. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: ©, elatum (Syn. Anthericum and Phalangium elatum), 
white, summer, 12 to 18 in., S. Africa; elatum variegatum (Syn. Authericum 
variegatum), leaves variegated with creamy white; orchidastrum, white, July, 
18 in., Trop. Africa. | 
Chocolate-tree (Theobroma cacoa).—See Theobroma. 
Choisya (Mexican Orange-flower).—Ord. Rutacee. Hardy ever- 
green flowering shrub. First introduced 1825. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, 
& sand. Position, sheltered shrubberies 8 & W. of England & Ireland, 
against south walls N. of England. Plant, Oct. or March. Prune 
after flowering, shortening straggling shoots only. 
POT CULTURE: Compost as above. Pot, Sept. or Oct. Water 
moderately Sept. to March, freely afterwards. eep plants in cool 
greenhouse Noy. to May, remainder of time outdoors. Propagate by 
cuttings of shoots 3 in. long inserted in well-drained pots of sandy soil 
under bell-glass in temp. 55° to 65°, March to June. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. ternata, white, summer, 6 ft., Mexico. 
Chokeberry (Pyrus arbutifolia)—See Pyrus. 
Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana).—See Prunus. 
Chorizema.—Ord. Leguminose. Greenhouse flowering shrubs. 
Evergreen. First introduced 1803, 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibry peat & loam, one-fourth sand. 
Position, pots, or in well-drained beds in greenhouses. Pot, March or 
June; firm potting essential. Prune straggling shoots slightly after 
flowering. Water freely March to Sept., moderately afterwards. 
Temp., March to Sept, 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 50°. Stand 
Jants outdoors from July to heel to mature flowering shoots for fol- 
lowing year. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in light sandy 
compost in temp. 65° to 70° in March; by cuttings inserted in pots of 
sandy peat under bell-glass in temp. 65° in summer. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. cordatum, red and yellow, April, 1 ft., Australia; 
diversifolium, orange-red, May, 2 ft.; Australia; Henchmanni, scarlet, May, 2 ft., 
Australia; illicifolium, yellow, May, 3 ft., Australia; varium (Syn. O, Chandlerii), 
yellow and red, May, 4 ft., Australia. 
Christmas Pride (Ruellia macrantha).—See Ruellia. 
Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger).—See Helleborus. 
Christ’s-Eye (Inula Oculus-Christi)—See Inula. 
Chrysanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy; Marguerite; Pyrethrum; 
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