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Cedrus—continued.  . 
C. D. viridis (green) or tenuifolia (thin-leaved) is of slender habit, 
with bright green foliage. Other forms mentioned in nursery. 
—€— catalogues are: argentea, albo-spica, erecta, and verticillata 
glauca. 
C. Libani.* Cedar of Lebanon. J. tufted, short, rigid, dark 
een. Cones oblong, oval, pedunculate, purplish, but ultimately 
brown, Sin. to 4in. long; scales with a somewhat membranous 
margin. Branches horizontal, rigid, tubuliform, disposed in 
distinct whorls; branchlets fiat, fan-like, very numerous and 
thickly set. A. 60%. to 80ft. Lebanon and Taurus in рүнө, 1683. 
This magni riarch of 
the Tribe." 
C. L. brevifolia (short-leaved). The Cypress Cedar. This dis- 
tinct variety на (в principally from the type in its much shorter 
leaves. 
| CELANDINE. See Chelidonium. 
CELASTRINEZE. An order of shrubs or small trees. 
Flowers in axillary cymes, small, green, white, or purple; 
sepals and petals four to five, imbricate. Fruit two to five- 
celled, capsular or drupaceous. Leaves alternate, rarely 
opposite, simple, stipulate. Well-known genera are: 
Celastrus, Eleodendron, and Euonymus. 
CELASTRUS (from Kelastros, the old Greek name 
given by Theophrastus to the Privet). Staff-tree. ORD. 
Celastrinem. Ornamental, hardy, greenhouse or stove, 
mostly evergreen shrubs. Flowers green or white, small, 
disposed in terminal racemes or panicles. Leaves alternate, 
entire, or serrated with minute prickles. The stove and 
Greenhouse species thrive well in a mixture of loam, peat, 
and sand; and ripened cuttings will root freely in the same 
sort-of compost if a hand glass is placed over them; those 
requiring stove temperature, should be placed in heat. The 
hardy species are well adapted for small shrubberies ; 
they thrive in any common soil, and are easily increased 
by layering the young shoots in autumn. C. scandens is an 
excellent plant for covering bowers or trellis-work. 
C. cassinoides (Cassine-like), Л. white; pedicels two or three 
together, axillary, very short. August. l. ovate, acute at both 
ends, serrated, anent. Plant erect, smooth. л. 4ft. Canary 
Islands, 1779. Greenhouse. 
C. edulis (edible). Synonymous with Catha edulis. 
C. lucidus (shining).* Л. white; pedicels axillary, crowded, very 
short. April to September. jr. three-valved, naked. J. oval or 
roundish, shining, marginated. h. lft. to 3ft. Cape of Good 
. Hope, 1722. Plant erect, smooth, evergreen. Greenhouse. SYN. 
Cassine concava. 
C. scandens (climbing).* fl: pale yellow; racemes terminal. 
May, June. l. oval, acuminated, serrated, 3in. long, 2in. broad. 
Berries orange-coloured, three-cornered, three-seeded. North 
America, 1736. Plant hardy, deciduous, smooth, climbing. 
CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY 
(Apiwm graveolens rapacewm). Biennial. A Turnip-rooted 
variety of the garden Celery. It is very useful for soups 
and similar purposes, is easy of cultivation, and tolerably 
certain as to producing a crop. The seed may be sown in 
the same way, and at the same time, as the ordinary Celery. 
Cultivation. As soon as the seedlings are large enough, 
prick them off, about 3in. apart, in boxes or on a spent 
hotbed, and keep them there until they are of a good size, 
when they should be planted out about 1ft. apart in the open 
ground, They should have air to prevent them “drawing,” 
and be gradually hardened off before planting. The soil 
can scarcely be too rich, and must be given plenty of water 
during. the summer. Unlike the ordinary Celery, this 
variety (see Fig. 390) does not require trenches, as the 
tops are seldom used. All lateral shoots and side roots 
should be removed from the tubers during the summer, 
if good large specimens are desired. Occasional hoeings 
and plenty of water will be the most that is necessary in 
after cultivation. The roots will be ready for use in 
autumn, and may be stored in a shed, or lifted from the 
ground when required for use. A little protection will 
be necessary if the latter plan is adopted. This crop 
materially helps the ordinary Celery, both for flavouring 
purposes and for separate dishes. 
Fic. 390. CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 
CELERY (Apium graveolens). Hardy biennial, а 
native of Britain.” Found in a wild state growing in 
wet ditches and marshy situations. This important 
Fig, 391. CELERY. 
and pular vegetable (see Fig. 391) requires, 
and wel pose e special attention in its cultivation. 
One of the most-open and best positions in the garden 
should be selected for this crop, and the best farmyard 
manure that can be obtained should be dug into the 
