. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . ntly distinct. InCheiranthus, the lvs. are acute,hairs 2-parted and appressed,stigma more spreading, pod m
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . ntly distinct. InCheiranthus, the lvs. are acute,hairs 2-parted and appressed,stigma more spreading, pod moreflattened and seeds not thin-edged; and the fls. are prevail-ingly orange or yellow—Probablya score of species, in the Canaryand Madeira Isls., Medit. regionand E. and in N. Amer. Thegarden species are confused; acritical study may find that someof them belong to Erysimum orother genera. The genus hybrid-izes with Erysimum. Cheiri, Linn. 901. Perennial, slightlypubescent, 1-2)4 ft.: lvs. lanceo-late and entire,acute: fls. large,mostly in shades ofyellow, in long, ter-minal racemes,sweet-scented. — An old gar-den favorite, bloom-ing in spring. Al-though a woodyperennial, it is bestto renew the plantsfrom seed, for theybegin to fail afterhaving bloomed oneor two years. Seed-lings should bloomthe second year;in England, Christ-mas bloom is se-„. . cured from seeds Cheiranthus Cheiri. sown in Feb. There •• ^ are dwarf and dou- ble-fld. varieties,. 736 CHEIRANTHUS CHENOPODIUM and innumerable forms in various shades of yellow,brownish, and even purple. Not prized so much inAmer. as in Eu. A common plant on walls in England. alpmus, Linn. St. strict and simple, 1 ft.: , somewhat dentate, stellate-pubescent: podsspreading on short pedicels: fls. lemon-yellow, , Lapland. mutabilis, LHer. More or less woody, 2-3 ft.: and pointed, obscurely serrate: , cream-colored or yoUowish, becoming darker and
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