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way. The union is imperfect in many varieties, and usually no 

 more than half the grafts take well and live long. In all nut-trees, 

 the skill of the operator is more important than the particular 

 method. 



In regions where chestnuts grow wild, orchards are sometimes 

 made by grafting the sprouts or the seedlings that come up in 

 cleared lands. 



Chicory (Cichorium Intybus). Composites. 



The field crop, for the roots, is grown from seeds sown directly 

 in the drills, 1-1^ pounds to the acre. 



As a salad plant, chicory is easily raised from seeds sown where 

 the plants are to stand. See Witloof. 



Chilopsis (Desert Willow). Bignoniacece. 



Propagated by seeds ; and by cuttings of half -ripened shoots in 

 bottom heat. 



Chionanthus (Fringe Tree). Oleaceae. 



Increased by seeds sown in autumn or stratified till spring ; also 

 by layers and cuttings from forced plants in early spring. Grafting 

 or budding on the ash (as Fraxinus Ornus) succeeds very well. 



Chionodoxa. Liliaceae. 



Propagated readily by seeds, which are sometimes self-sown. 

 If sown in a frame as soon as ripe, the seeds may be expected to 

 germinate the following winter or early spring. Also increased by 

 bulbels or offsets. 



Chives, or Gives (Allium Schcenopraswn) . Liliacece. 



Propagated by division of the clumps. The stools should be 

 broken up and replanted every few years. 



Chloris. Graminece. 



Raised from seeds sown directly in the open, or started under 

 glass and transplanted. 



Chlorophytum. Liliaceae. 



Multiplied by division of the tough root system before the 

 plant begins new growth, or by the suckers that naturally arise ; 

 also sometimes by seeds, when produced. Usually known to 

 gardeners as anthericum. 



