. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. CHIOCOCCA CHIONODOXA 299 white fls. and the white frs. Lvs. ovate to lanceolate, thick and shining, entire : drupes Kin. in diam. Twin- ing ; glabrous. L. jj. B. CHI6GENES (Greek, snoiv, offspring; referring to the su
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. CHIOCOCCA CHIONODOXA 299 white fls. and the white frs. Lvs. ovate to lanceolate, thick and shining, entire : drupes Kin. in diam. Twin- ing ; glabrous. L. jj. B. CHI6GENES (Greek, snoiv, offspring; referring to the suow-whitt- Iirrries). JUricdcexe. Trailing evergreen, with sinall alternate lvs. and inconspicuous axillary Hs.; corolla 4-cleft ; stamens 8, included : berry white, hir- sute. Two species in the colder regions of N. Amer. and Japan. Slender trailing evergreens, in appearance much like the cranberry, rarely cultivated. Thriving best in moist and peaty soil, in a shaded position, creeping amongst growing moss. Prop, by seeds, by division or by cuttings in August under glass. The American spe- cies, & {C. serpyllifoUa. Salisb.), has hii-suti. lir:iiii"hes and ovate, j4-% ciliate lvs. an<i mt-fuish white fls. Alfred Rehder. CHIONANTHUS (Greek for snow and flower; allud- ing tu the abundance of snow-white fls.). Oleacea. Fkinue Tkee. .Shrubs or low trees, with deciduous, op- posite and entire lvs.: fls. in loose panicles from lateral buds at the end of last year's branches, white ; corolla divided nearly to the base in 4 narrow petals ; stamens 2, short : fr. a 1-seeded oval drupe. Two .species in E. N. Amer. and China. Ornamental shrubs, with large, dark green foliage, and very showy white fls, in early summer. The American species is ahimst lianly mirth, but requiring a somewhat she It t-rrd |.iisiti<.n ; tin- ( Iiinese may be more tender, but it tlirivrs in W. New York. They thrive best in a somewhat moist jind sandy loam, and in a s
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