Clintonia 



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Clivia 



Selections of Climbers : 



[For details, reference should be made to the various 

 geuera under their titles.] 



Hardy I'erenniah : 



(With protection in some cases in cold districts.) 



Actinidia. Hablitzia. Polygouum. 



Ampelopsis. Hedera. Hose. 



Apios. Jasininum. Rubufl. 



Aristolochia. Lardizabala. Smilax. 



Asparagus. Lathyrus. Stauntouia. 



Berberidopeu. Lonicera. Tamus. 



Berchemia. Lophospennum. Tecoma. 



Calystegia. Lyciuin. Tropaiolum. 



Celastrus. Meuispermum. Vitis. 



Clematis. Jluehleiibeckia. Wistaria. 

 Eccremocarpus. Periploca. 



Tender Perennials : 



Allamand i. Clematis. Littpnia. 



Antigouou. Clerodeudron. Louicera. 



Argyrfia. Clianthns. Maurandya. 



Aristolochia. t'litoria. Passinora. 



Asparagus. Coboea. Pliysianthus. 



Banisteria. ' Combretuin. Piper. 



Bauhiiiia. Convolvulus. Pleroma, 



Beaumontia. Eccremocarpus. Plumbago. 



Bignonia. Ficus. Smilax. 



Billardiera. Gloriosa. Sollya. 



Blumenbachia. Hardenbergia. Swaiiisonia. 



Bomarea. Hibljertia. Tacsonia. 



Bougainvillca. Hoya. Tecoma. 



Cestrum (Hab- Ipomcea. Tlmnbergia. 



viithamuus). Konnedya. Tropa-olum. 



Lapageria. Vitis. 



Hardy Annuals : 



Amphicarpa?a. Iponwea. Maurandya. 



Convolvulus. Lathyrus. Tropteolum. 



Ilalf-liardij Annuals : 



Grammatocarpus. Ipomcea. Thuubergia. 



Gourds, omamental. Mina. Trichosanthes. 



Tender Annuals ; 



Citrullus. Porana. Trichosanthes. 



Ipomoea. Tliunbergia. 



CLINTONIA. 



A genus of about twenty species of herbaceous 

 plants (ord. Liliacea;), valuable for damp, shady- 

 places in peat and sand. Only a few are in 

 cultivation. Propagated by division of the 

 roots in spring. For Clintonia of Douglas, see 

 DOWNIXGIA. 



Principal Species : 



andrewsiaua, 2', Ap. , ro. bellata and borealis 



borealis, 1', My., yel., grn. yar.). 



umbellulata, 9" , My. , wh. uninora, 6" , Jy. . wh. (nyn. 



(*</. Smilacina um- Smilacina uniflora). 



CLIPPING. 



Deciduous hedges of all sorts may be trimmed 

 with advantage once or twice a year. For all 

 small-leaved subjects, such as Box, Yew, and 

 Privet, a pair of specially made shears is the best 

 tool to use, as not only is it easier to get an even 

 outline with them, but the work is expeditiously 

 performed. Large-leaved subjects, such as Laurel, 

 must be trimmed with a knife. Clipping grass 

 edges forms a considerable item in the summer 

 rout ine in the garden. The grass edges should bo 

 gone over several times during the season, or the 

 grass roots into the soil or gravel, and gives the 

 garden a weedy and untidy appearance. 



Clingstone (.tee frlassary). 



(sue Lini/m). 



The 



clipping of dead blooms from the plants in the 

 flower beds, and in the conservatory, also needs 

 attention. 



CLIPPING SHEARS. 



The best make of clipping shears is double- 

 handled ones built in the same way as an ordinary 

 pair of scissors, with stout blades about 1' in 

 length and 2i" broad. The shanks of the blades 

 are bent sligntly out of the straight, and form, 

 with the blades, an angle of about 175. They 

 are inserted in stout wooden handles. These 

 shears can be used for clipping grass edges, or 

 places where the mowing machine will not touch, 

 and for trimming small-leaved shrubs. They are 

 not to be confused with the shears used for cutting 

 grass edges ; for these see EDGING SHEARS. An 

 ordinary pair of sheep shears with a semicircular 

 ribbon spring are very handy for light work. 



CLITORIA. 



Stove evergreen twiners (ord. Leguminosse), pro- 

 ducing handsome, Pea-shaped flowers. They may 

 be raised from cuttings in heat under a glass, and 

 will thrive in a mixture of peat, loam, and sand. 

 The annual and some of the shrubby species may 

 be raised from seeds sown in boxes in moist heat. 



Principal Species : 



ternatea, 4', Jy., bl. There are wh. and br. vars. 



Other Species : 



arborescens, 8', Aug., pk. heterophylla, 1', Jy., bl. 

 berteriana, 2', Je., yel. lasciva, 4', Jy., bl. 



(now Periandra berter- mariana, 3', Aug., bl. 



iaua). virginiana, 6', Jy., pur. 



coccinea, 4', Jy., sc. (now (now Ceutrosema vir- 



Periandra coccinea) . giuianum) . 



CLIVEUCHARIS. 



A hybrid between a Clivia and a Eucharis, 

 raised by M. van Houtte. Eucharis amazonica 

 was the pollen parent. The plant needs similar 

 treatment to a Clivia, with a little more heat, and 

 is more a curiosity than of real horticultural value. 

 It is interesting, however, as the forerunner of a 

 possible race of hybrids between Olivias and 

 Eucharises. 



CLIVIA. 



These splendid plants (ord. Amaryllidea;) with 

 their handsome, strap-shaped leaves and heads 

 of yellow and orange coloured flowers, are known 

 in nearly every garden either under the name 

 of Iinantophyllum or Clivia. Practically all 

 the garden varieties are forms of Clivia miniata, 

 and a selection is given below. Propagation is 

 easily effected by seeds or division; the former 

 germinate readily in a warm temperature, and the 

 plants should be placed singly in small pots. Rich 

 loam and sharp sand form the best compost, and 

 tin: plants can be fed with liquid manure when in 

 active growth. Though Olivias will thrive in the 

 greenhouse, they appreciate a slightly wanner and 

 moist cr heat when approaching the flowering stage. 

 They make good window plants. After blooming, 

 the plants should be kept drier both in I he air and 

 at the roots, but must not be absolutely dried off. 



Principal Species and Hybrids : 

 cyrtanthiflora (miniata X yel., sc- (A selection of 



"nobilis). excellent vars. is given 



Gardeni, H', My., or. on p. 221.) 



yel. ritrhm, 2'. Mch., yel. 



miniata, 2', Feb., My.. nobilis, 2'. Jy., red, yel. 



Clitanthus (see 



