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By the time the weather is settled, they will be large enough 

 to plant in nursery rows. 



Red-bud. See Cercis. 



Red Cedar. See Juniperus. 



Reinwardtia, Linura in part, of gardeners. Linece. .... fe j 



Seeds. Cuttings of strong shoots in heat. 

 Renanthera. See brides. 

 Reseda (Mignonette). Resedacece. 



Seeds. For winter flowering, seeds are sown in July 

 Also grown from cuttings. 



Retinospora, Chamaecyparis (Japanese Arbor-Vitse). Conifer <x 

 Grown sometimes from seeds, which should be denuded of 

 pulp. Layers of tender branches are sometimes employed. 

 They are most commonly grown from cuttings. These are 

 made from tips of growing or ripened shoots, and are two or 

 three inches long, with all the leaves left on. They are 

 usually, from necessity, variously branched. The soft cut- 

 tings are usually taken from forced plants and are handled 

 in a close frame or under a bell glass, with bottom heat. In 

 commercial establishments the cuttings of ripe wood are 

 preferred. The following is the practice of one of the largest 

 nurseries in the country: Cuttings of the entire season's 

 growth, cut to a heel, are taken in October and November, 

 and are placed in sand in boxes in gentle heat, as in a propa- 

 gating house. By February the roots will be formed, and 

 the boxes are then placed in a cool house where the temper- 

 ature is about 50. Early in spring (about April ist) the 

 boxes are placed out-doors in cold frames, where they remain 

 until May, until frost is over. The boxes are then removed 

 from the frames and are set on boards in a shady place, 

 where they are left until fall. In the fall having been 

 nearly a year in the boxes the plants are shaken out and are 

 heeled-in in a cellar. The next spring they are planted out 

 in beds, and during the following summer and winter they 

 are given some protection from sun and cold. Yews and 

 arbor-vitaes are handled in the same way. 



Retinosporas are often grafted upon retinospora or com- 

 mon arbor-vitas stocks. This operation is usually performed 

 upon potted plants in winter by the veneer method. 



Rhamnus, including Frangula (Buckthorn). Khamnece. 



The hardy kinds may be increased by means of seeds or 

 by layers. The stove and greenhouse species may be multi- 



