. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CHARD See Beet and Beta. The beet plant has given rise to two general types of varieties: those varieties with thickened roots (the beet of America, the beet-root of European literature); and those with large and pulpy or thickened leaves (but whose roots are small and woody). The lat- OHEILANTHES 289. ter type
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CHARD See Beet and Beta. The beet plant has given rise to two general types of varieties: those varieties with thickened roots (the beet of America, the beet-root of European literature); and those with large and pulpy or thickened leaves (but whose roots are small and woody). The lat- OHEILANTHES 289. ter type is known under the general name of leaf-beets. These leaf-beets may be ranged into three sub-groups: (1) common or normal leaf-beets, or spinach beets, in which the leaf-blade is large and pulpy, and is used as spinach is; (2) Chard, in which the petiole and midrib are very broad and thick (Fig. 422); (3) ornamental beets, of which the foliage is variously colored. Chard is of the easiest culture. Seed is sown in spring, as for common beets. The broad petioles, or Chards, may be gathered from midsummer until frost. These broad white stalks or ribs are used as a pot-herb; and, if desired, the leaf-blades may be cooked with them. The dish is usually more attractive, however, if only the Chards are cooked. This vegetable is also known as Sea-kale Beet and Swiss Chard. L. jj. B. CHARLOCK. Consult Brassica ; also Raphanus. CHASTE TREE. See Vitex. CHEAT, or CHESS. CHECKERBERRY. GauWieria. CHEESES. Vernacular for Malva rotundUolia. CHEILANTHES (Greek, lip-flower, alluding to the in- dusium). Polypodi&cew. Semi-hardy or hothouse ferns of small size, often hairy or woolly, with the sori termi- nal on the veins and covered with a roundish indusium. Some 60 or 70 species are known, nearly a third of which are natives of the west and southwest, one spe- cies as far east as Connecticut. They are of easy cul- ture, enjoying a position near the glass, and disliking strong, close heat and
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