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Calathea. Scitaminece. 



Increased by division in summer or any time between that 

 and the spring months. When making divisions, see that 

 each crown is well furnished with roots. 



Calceolaria (Slipperwort). Scrophularinece. 



Herbaceous kinds increased by seeds sown from June to 

 August on pans of light, sandy soil, which should be soaked 

 with water before sowing. Care must be taken to make the 

 surface of the soil level, and also to sow the seed as evenly 

 as possible. It is better not to cover with soil, but a sheet 

 of glass should be laid over the pan, which must be placed 

 in a shady part of the greenhouse or cold-frame until the 

 young plants show the first leaf. The glass can then be 

 gradually removed. The shrubby kinds, by seeds and by cut- 

 tings in August. Place in a cold-frame facing the north, in 

 sandy soil, and when rooted, pot off into 3-inch pots. Place 

 in a light, sunny frame, where they may remain until the 

 middle of February. 



Caldcluvia. Saxifragece. 



Propagated by cuttings of the half-ripened shoots planted 

 in sand under a hand-glass, and placed in a very gentle bot- 

 tom heat. 



Calectasia. 'Juncacece. 

 Propagated by divisions. 



Calendula (Marigold). Composite. 



Increased by seeds and by cuttings, which thrive well in a 

 compost of loam and peat. 



Caliphruria. Amaryllidece. 



Propagated by bulbels. After flowering, the plants should 

 have a slight heat, and when starting into new growth should 

 be repotted. 



Calliandra. Leguminosce. 



Increased by cuttings of rather firm young wood, in sand 

 under a hand-glass, in heat. 



Calla. See Richardia, 



Callicarpa, Porphyra (French Mulberry). Verbenacea. 



Propagated by seeds, divisions or by cuttings of the young 

 shoots, with the same treatment as Fuchsia. 



