204 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Celosia (Cockscomb). Amarantacece. 



Propagated by seed sown in spring, in pans or frames, 

 or in the open. 



' Celsia. Scrophulariacece. 



Increased by seeds, which may be sown in the open 

 border and thinned out for flowering, or raised in nursery 

 beds and transplanted. C. Arcturus should be increased 

 by cuttings, the young wood striking freely in a cool 

 house or frame. 



Celtis (Nettle-tree). Urticacece. 



Increased by seeds, which should be sown as soon as 

 ripe. By layers, and by cuttings of ripened shoots in 

 autumn. 



Centaurea. Composites. 



Annuals by seeds, which may be sown in the open 

 border. To propagate C. Cineraria and some others, 

 sow seeds in August in slight heat, or make cuttings about 

 the beginning of September. 



Centranthus. Valerianaceee. 



Increased by seeds sown in spring. 



Centropogon. Lobeliacece. 



Increased by seeds, by divisions and by cuttings from 

 any young shoots 3 or 4 inches long. Take oflF with a 

 heel and place in sharp sandy soil, close around the edge 

 of the pot, and then keep close under a propagating box, 

 in a temperature ranging between 60° and "70. 



Cephalanthus (Button-Bush). Rubiacece. 



Seeds. Propagated by layers, or ripened cuttings in 

 autumn. 



Cerastium. Caryophyllacees . 



Propagated by seeds and divisions, or by cuttings in- 

 serted in the open ground in a shady place, after 

 flowering. 



Ceratiola. Empetracece. 



Increased by seeds and by cuttings, which should be 

 placed in sandy soil under glass. 



Qerstonia. See Ca.rob. 



