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protection beyond the breaking down of its tops over the roots. 

 The flowers are very double, small, not more than two inches across, 

 but are borne profusely in clusters, in late October and in November, 

 lasting after heavy frosts begin, and killed only by repeated freezing, 

 or by being frozen when wet. Their finest colors are yellow and 

 red. They multiply rapidly, should be set out in spring (not in fall, 



for their roots are very short), 

 and should stand but a few 

 inches apart for massed bloom. 

 Most of them grow so tall that 

 they should be staked. 



Perennial chrysanthemums 

 may also be raised from cut- 

 tings of the stem. 



If some of the flowers are 

 nipped off when in bud, early, 

 the remainder will grow much 

 larger. 



Cive, see Chives. 

 Clarkia : A hardy annual, 

 growing from eighteen inches 

 to two feet high, and bearing 

 single or double rose or white 

 flowers very freely through 

 July and August. They are 

 fine for bedding or cut flowers. 

 Sow in any ordinary soil, but best in partial shade, outdoors in 

 April and May. Thin the shorter kinds to about ten inches, the 

 larger to eighteen. 



Clematis, see chapter on vines. 



Clove Pink, see Pink. 



Cockscomb : A curious flower of the Celosia family, decorative, 

 but not much grown in gardens. More beautiful is the Ostrich 

 Feather, of the same family. Colors are reds and yellows. The 

 plants are half-hardy annuals ; they may be started under glass 



Fig. 183. — Columbine is airy and 

 charming. 



