CHIRONIA FLORIBUNDA. 
(Abundant-flowering Chiron.) 
Class. Order. 
. PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
GENTIAN ACE^l. 
Generic Character — Calyx five-parted. Corolla j Specific Character. — Plant an evergreen sub-shrub, 
salver-shaped, with a narrow tube, and a spreading Stem smooth, much branched : branches somewhat 
limb, which is longer than the tube. Stamens five ; 
filaments broad, short, rising from the lop of the tube ; 
anthers oblong, erect, connivent, at length spirally 
twisted. Style declinate, a little longer than the 
stamens. Stigma capitate, assurgent. Pericarp one- 
celled, two valved. Seeds numerous.— Don's Gardening 
and Botany. 
succulent. Leaves linear, or oblong-ovate, smooth, 
shining, acute, thick, spreading, sessile. Peduncles 
solitary, above an inch long. Calyx segments elliptic- 
oblong, acute, one-nerved. Corolla red, lucid ; segments 
obovate, obtuse, twice the length of the tube. 
Synonvme — C. Fischeri. 
Respecting the native country of the pretty bright-flowering little plant before 
us we have no direct evidence ; but, like the rest of the family, it has doubtless 
been obtained from the Cape of Good Hope. It was introduced to this country 
from the continent last year by Messrs. Jackson, of the Kingston Nursery ; and 
is identical with the C. Fischeri of Messrs. Eollisson's establishment, obtained 
about the same time from a similar source. 
In character it is a low-growing plant, dividing into numerous branches, 
which spread out in a lateral direction, and speedily form a neat compact specimen. 
If the shoots are not produced thickly enough to preserve the density of the bush, 
their numbers may be readily increased by occasionally pinching out the point of 
the strongest. It is important to keep the plant well filled with side growths, as 
its beauty and abundant flowering depends largely upon it. Each shoot produces 
flowers near its extremity, and, if encouraged to grow, will be putting forth fresh 
blossoms as the shoots lengthen throughout the summer. Being thus studded 
over the entire surface with flowers, which possess a lovely glittering colour, and 
are elevated on peduncles so as to appear more prominently, it constitutes a most 
lively object, well worthy of the culturist's attention. 
The main things essential to maintain the species in good health and rapid 
growth, are allowing the roots sufficient room to extend, and preserving a regular, 
but not over-abundant quantity of humidity in the soil and atmosphere. It 
makes numerous roots, and thrives well in a sandy soil, containing a considerable 
