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or they may he sown with other annuals in a seed-hed, or in 

 pots, for frtcilitv of transplantation, in the latter case being 

 sown somewhat earlier, and coming earlier into flower. They 

 hloom from June more or less onwards to September. The 

 very numerous hardy perennial kinds, any of which are 

 worth growing as common border flowers, grow well in the 

 common soil of gardens, and are increased bv division 



CENTRANTHUS. [Valerianacefe.] Ornamental hardy 

 perennials or annuals. The perennials are best raised from 

 seeds, for, having but few thick woody roots, they do not well 

 divide, like many other hardy perennials. The seeds should 

 be sown in May on a bed t)f light, not over-rich soil, from 

 which they may be transplanted to a nursery-bed as soon as 

 large enough to handle, and will be fit to be transplanted in 

 the autumn into the positions in which they are required to 

 bloom the following year Grows readily in common lioht 

 garden soil. The annuals require to be sown in tlie open 

 border in March or April, and like a rather moist soil. 



CEXTROCARPHA. [Compositge.] Showy hardy per- 

 ennials, requiring good light garden soil, and increased by 

 root division. 



CEPHALANTHERA. [Orchidacese.] Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. Peat and loam. Propagated by division. 



CEPHALOTAXUS. [Taxacese.] Hardy evergreen orna- 

 mental tree, of yew-like appearance. Loam. Increased by 

 grafting, or by seeds when obtainable. The only one grown 

 is C. Fortuni. 



CEPHALOTUS. New Holland Pitcher-plant. [Ce- 

 phalotaceae.] This is a dwarf^ herb, among whose leaves, 

 forming a tuft close to the ground, grow the curiously-formed 

 bodies called pitchers, which constitute the chief interest of 

 the plant, the flowers being small, and growing in a grass-like 

 spike. It requires a temperature warmer than a greenhouse, 

 and does very well in a stove, if not kept there in too hot 

 and close a situation. It should be potted in chopped sphag- 

 num and sand, and should be kept constantly wet, as it grows 

 naturally in boggy situations. The tendency of this treatment 

 being to souse and consolidate the soil, it should now and 

 then be repotted in entirely fresh soil, so as to keep the 

 latter in an open, healthy condition. If kept in any structure 



