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Chamaebatia. Rosacece. 



Propagated by cuttings, which should be struck in sand in 

 a cold-frame. 



Chamsecyparis. Conifer ce. 



Propagated by seeds freely, also by layers, but mainly by 

 cuttings put in during October. Select young side shoots 

 with a heel ; insert in well-drained pots of sandy soil, and 

 place in a close cold-frame, keeping fairly moist through the 

 winter. In February they should be calloused, and should 

 be placed in gentle heat, where they will root freely. 



Chamaeranthemum. Acanthacece. 



Propagated by cuttings of young shoots, which will root 

 in spring if planted in sand and placed in heat. 



Chamaerops, including Corypha, Taliera. Palmce. 



Increased by seeds, or by suckers, which generally appear 

 in considerable quantities. 



Chard. See Beet. 



Cheilanthes. See Fern. 



Chelone (Turtle Head). Scrophularinece. 



They may be increased by means of seeds. Also by divid- 

 ing the plant during fall. Young cuttings inserted in sandy 

 soil in a cold-frame grow well. 



Cherry (Prunus Avium and P. Cerasus}. Rosarece, 



Cherry stocks are commonly grown from seeds. If the 

 ground is in readiness and is in proper condition, the seeds 

 may be planted in fall, or even as soon as they are ripe. If 

 stored until spring, they must be stratified and kept very 

 cool to prevent germination, and they should be sown at the 

 earliest possible moment. They do not need to be cracked 

 by hand. Care must be taken that cherry pits do not be- 

 come hard and dry. This precaution is more important with 

 cherries than with peaches and plums. At the close of the 

 first season the seedlings will be a foot or foot and a-half 

 high, large enough to transplant into nursery rows after the 

 manner of apples, where they are budded the following sea- 

 son. In warm climates the pits are sometimes cracked as 

 soon as they are gathered, and the " meats" planted immed- 

 iately. They will then make stocks fit for grafting the fol- 

 lowing winter, or for transplanting and budding the follow- 

 ing summer. Cherry seeds must never be allowed to become 

 so dry that the meat is hard and brittle. 



