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cuttings 2 or 3 inches long. It is a good plan to stand them on moss 

 in pots ; roots will form in the moss. Old shoots past flowering 

 may be cut and crowded together in shallow boxes and kept warm 

 and dry to force side-shoots for cuttings. 



The carpet-bedding kinds are propagated in November and 

 December from leaves, giving plants for the next season's work. 

 The leaf is gently twisted off, with the dormant axillary bud intact. 

 The leaves are laid on their backs in a depression in the sand of 

 the propagating-bed in two rows so that the butts touch ; at their 

 butts they are covered about 2 inches deep. Withhold water till 

 roots form, and water sparingly thereafter. Three or four weeks 

 are required for rooting. 



The above directions apply also to echeveria. 



Cowpea (Vigna sinensis). Leguinmosoe. 



Frost-tender annual grown from seeds sown when weather be- 

 comes warm, 1 to lj bushels to the acre. 



Crambe (Sea-Kale). Cruciferce. 

 Raised easily from seed. 



Cranberry (V actinium macrocarpon) . Ericaceae. (Elizabeth C. 

 White). 



The commercial propagation of cranberries is entirely by cuttings. 

 These are obtained by mowing with a scythe the vigorous vines on a 

 well-established bog. The vines should be cut immediately after 

 the withdrawal of the winter flowage ; or, if from an unflowed bog, 

 before growth starts in the spring. In case the new area to be 

 planted is not entirely prepared, the cut vines should be made into 

 bales and entirely submerged in water. In this way they may 

 be kept in perfect condition for planting for a month to six weeks 

 or even longer. 



After the ground has been drained, leveled and sanded, if 

 sanding is desired, the cuttings, preferably 8 to 12 inches long, 

 are thrust obliquely into the soil at the middle with a blunt 

 instrument, leaving about 2 inches of each end exposed. In 

 planting on sanded ground, care should be taken that the cutting 

 reaches into the muck below the sand. The cuttings should be 

 set three or four in a place and 12 to 18 inches apart. In 

 soft ground the cuttings may sometimes be pushed directly into 

 the soil without previously making a hole, but more frequently it 

 is desirable first to make a hole with a dibble or similar tool, and 



