Chionographis
(from chion, snow, and graphis, a pencil; the flower-spike being like a brush of snow). ORD. Liliaceae. A very remarkable and ornamental herbaceous perennial, requiring slight protection outside in winter. It thrives in a compost of loam, peat, and sand. Propagated, if necessary, by seeds, or by divisions of the roots.
C. japonica (Japanese).* fl. pure white, closely packed along a space of 4in. to 5in., spicate; perianth segments variable, four to six, linear, long. Spring. l. glabrous, in tufts at the bottom of a long spike, with scattered leafy bracts. h. 6in. to 1ft. Japan, 1880. (B. M. 6510.)