202 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Cassandra (Leather Leaf). Ericacecz. 



Propagated by seeds very carefully sown, or by layers. 

 Sow seeds in peat or on live sphagnum moss. 



Cassava (Manihot Aipe]. Euphorbiacece. 



Propagated by cuttings of the stem and by suckers. 

 Cut the large main stalks into pieces from 4 to 6 inches 

 long, and set them perpendicularly into the ground in the 

 field. The cuttings can be struck at various times, but 

 spring is usually preferred. The stalks can be kept over 

 winter by covering with sand on a dry knoll, placing the 

 stalks and sand in layers. Cover the whole with boards 

 to shed the water. Suckers which appear during summer 

 can be removed and planted or made into cuttings. 



Cassia. Leguminos<z. 



Annuals and biennials by seeds, which must be sown in 

 spring, in a gentle heat. The shrubby species by cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots, which will root in heat. C. Mary- 

 landica also by division. 



Cassine. Celastrace&. 



Increased by ripened cuttings, which will readily strike 

 root if planted in a pot of sand with glass over them. 



Castalia. See Nymphaea. 



Castanea. See Chestnut and Chinquapin. 



Castor Bean. See Ricinus. 



Casuarina (Beefwood). Casuarinecz. 



Propagated by seeds ; or by cuttings made of half- 

 ripened shoots, placed in sand under glass. 



Catalpa. Bignoniacecz. 



Increased by seeds, and by cuttings made of the ripe 

 wood. The named varieties and C. Bungei are propa- 

 gated by soft cuttings in June and July. Grafts are also 

 used, setting them upon seedlings of C. speciosa or C. 

 bignonioides. 



Catananche. Composite?. 



Increased by seeds, which should be sown in spring. 

 Also by division. 



Catchfly. See Silene. 



