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Seeds. Division. 



On either side of the bed, earth is piled I Two are biennial. 



up to tiie thickness of three feetat least. Common soil. 



On the top, (through which the extreme ; CENTROCLINIUM. Two species, 



ends only of the plants appear,) some I one a stove annual, the other an ever- 



dry straw litter is placed, to save them 

 from the frost, and keep them green. 

 Boards placed over the beds so as to t 

 turn off the rain, are very useful, for 

 much moisture frequently proves ruin- [ 

 ous. In taking out for use, begin at] 

 one end, digging down to the roots,! 

 always observing to keep the aperture 

 closed with straw. i 



jreen shrub. Seeds. Light vegetable 

 soil. / 



CENTROSPERMUM chrysanthum. 

 Hardv annual. Seeds. Common soil. 



CENTAURY. Centaurea. 



CENTUNCULUS minimus. Bastard 

 pimpernel. Hardy annual. Seeds. 

 Sandy loam. 



CEPHAELIS. Eight species. Stove 



" Some take up the crop on the ap- j evergreen shrubs, two are trailing 

 proach of winter, and place it in a eel- ; plants. Cuttings. Peat and sandy 



lar, with alternate layers of dry sand ; 

 but it is apt, when thus treated, to 1 

 become tough and wilted.'" — Rural Reg. 

 To Save Seed. — To raise seed, some 

 plants must be left where grown, or in j 

 February or March, some may be care- 

 fully taken up, and after the outside 

 leaves are cut off and all laterals re- 

 moved, planted in a moist soil a foot 

 apart. Those which are most solid, and 

 of a middling size, are to be selected. 

 When they branch for seed, they must 

 be early attached to a stake to preserve 



them from being broken by the violence ; loam. 



loam. 



CEPHALANTHERA. Three spe- 

 cies. Hardy orchids. Division. Peat 

 and loam. 



CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis and 

 variety. Hardy deciduous shrubs. Ripe 

 cuttings or layers. Sandy peat and 

 loam. 



CEPH ALOTUS follicularis. Green- 

 house herbaceous perennial. Offsets. 

 Boggy soil. 



CERANTHERA suhintegrifolia. 

 Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Sandy 



of winds. The flower appears in June, 

 and the seed is swelling in July ; if dry 

 weather occurs they should be watered 

 every other night. In August the seed 

 will be ripe, and when perfectly dry, 

 may be rubbed out and stored. 



CP^LOSIA. Cockscomb. Fourteen 

 species and some varieties. Chiefly 

 stove or green-house annuals. C. echi- 

 nata, C. glauca are evergreen shrubs. 

 Seeds. Rich mould. See Cockscomb. 



CELSIA. Nine species. Chiefly half 

 hardy biennials, some stove annuals 



CERASUS. Twenty-eight species 

 and many varieties ; chiefly hardy de- 

 ciduous fruit trees and shrubs, a few 

 evergreens. C. occidentalis, and C. 

 spharocarpa, are stove evergreens. 

 Seeds. Budding or grafting. 



CERATIOLA er/co/des. Half hardy 

 green-house evergreen under shrub. 

 Cuttings. Sandy peat. 



CERATOPETALUM gummiferum. 

 Green-house evergreen tree. Cuttings. 

 Sandy loam. 



CERERA. Six species. Stove ever- 



C. orientalis is a hardy annual. Seeds, i green trees or shrubs. Cuttings. Rich 



Peat and loam. 



CELTIS. Eleven species and two 

 varieties. Stove evergreen trees or 

 hardy deciduous trees and shrubs. 

 Seeds or layers. Common soil. 



CENTAUREA. One hundred and 

 fifty-two species and some varieties. 

 Chiefly hardy and half hardy herbaceous 

 perennials; a few annuals and biennials. 

 C. ragusina is a green-house evergreen 

 shrub. Seeds. Division. Common soil. 



CENTRANTHUS. Three species, 

 and variety. Hardy annual and her- 

 baceous perennials. Seeds. Common 

 soil. 



CENTROCARPHA. Nine species. 

 Chiefly hardy herbaceous perennials. 



ould. 



CERCIS. Two species and varie- 

 ties. Hardy deciduous trees. Seeds. 

 Light loamy soil. 



CEREUS. One hundred and thirty- 

 one species. Stove cactaceous plants. 

 Cuttings, dried before planting. Sandy 

 loam. 



CERINTHE. Five species. Hardy 

 annual or biennial plants. Seeds. Com- 

 mon soil. 



CEROPEGIA. Thirteen species. 

 Stove or green-house evergreen twining 

 or deciduous climbing plants, tuberous 

 rooted perennials and evergreen shrubs. 

 Cuttings. Sandy loam. 



CESTRINUS carthamoides. Hardy 



