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5. C. c. NANA. Dwarf Cock-spur Thorti, distinguished by its somewhat 

 tomentose branchlets, oval-lanceolate leaves, paler on the under than the upper 

 surface, and dwarfish in its growth. When trained to a single stem, it forms a 

 beautiful miniature gardenesque tree, as denoted in the figure below. 



Propag-atioti, ^'c. In the twenty-third volume of the "Transactions of the 

 London Society of Arts," is given the following method of raising thorns from 

 roots, which has long been practised both in Europe and America with success : 

 " Purchase the desired number of thorns, and when three years old, take them 

 up and trim the roots, from each of which, ten or twelve cuttings will be 

 obtained. Plant these cuttings in rows half a yard asunder, and about four 

 inches from each other in the row. They ought to be about four inches long, 

 and planted with the top one fourth of an inch out of the ground, and well 

 fastened, otherwise they will not succeed so well. April is the best time to plant 

 the cuttings. The thick end must be planted uppermost. The advantages of 

 this mode are, first, in case any one has raised from haws, a thorn with remark- 

 ably large prickles, of vigorous growth, or possessing any other qualification 

 requisite to make a good fence, he may propagate it far better and sooner, from 

 roots, than any other way. Secondly, in three years he may raise from roots a 

 better plant than can in six years be raised from haws, and with double the 

 quantity of roots." 



