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sowings on a dry, well-sheltered border in March. Sow 
the main crop in sandy soil in April in drills 12 inches 
apart. 
CaTatpa (C. bin unieades’: —A handsome flowering- 
tree for the lawn is raised from imported seed sown in 
spring, also by layers and cuttings of ripened shoots in 
autumn. Root-cuttings are also used. 
CAULIFLOWER.—Sow in August or early in September 
for protection under handlights in winter for spring and 
early summer use, in February and March on gentle 
hot-bed, and for succession in April and May outdoors. 
CrANotTHuS.—These handsome blue-flowering shrubs 
and wall plants are propagated by layering strong 
shoots in October and by ripened cuttings in a cold 
frame in autumn. 
Creprus.—These coniferous trees are raised from ae 
fresh from the cones, sown in pans of loam in a cold 
frame. 
CELERIAC (TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY).—Sow in gentle 
heat in March. 
CELERY.—Sow on a mild hot-bed orin gentle heat for 
early crop in March, for main crop at end of April. Prick 
out 4 inches apart when big enough to handle, and 
harden off by giving free ventilation before planting out. 
CreLosia.—The Common Cockscomb and_ plumose 
kinds should be sown in March in pots or pans of sandy 
soil, and placed in a steady bottom heat in a moist 
atmosphere of 65 to 70 degrees. _ 
Ceisia.—The hardy biennial and sehitink kinds may 
be sown under glass in spring or on an open sunny 
border in June. C. Arcturus, so successfully used as a 
pot plant in greenhouses, strikes freely from cuttings of 
young wood in pit or frame. 
