ENCYOLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Caryota (East Indian Wine Palm; Toddy Palm).—Ord. Palmacez. 
Stove palms. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1788. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould, & coarse sand. 
Position, pots, moist, shady. Pot, March. Water freely March to 
Nov., moderately afterwards. Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 65°; 
March to Sept. 65° to 85°. Propagate by seeds sown lin. deep in light 
soil in temp. 85° in March; suckers removed from roots, inserted in 
small pots, any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: O. elegans, 8 to 10 ft., Tropics; mitis, 20 to 25 ft., 
Malaya; urens, 30 to 40 ft., Trop. Asia. 
Cashmere Larkspur (Delphinium cashmerianum).—See Del- 
phinium. 
Cashmere Primrose (Primula denticulata).—See Primula. 
Cashmere Sage (Salvia hians).—See Salvia. 
Cassandra.—oOrd. Ericacex. Hardy evergreen flowering shrubs. 
First introduced 1748. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, or silver 
sand. Position, open sheltered borders, rockeries, or bogs. Plant, 
Sept. to Nov., or March. Prune straggling shoots only moderately 
after flowering. Water freely in dry positions during summer. 
POT CULTURE: Soil, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, & fine silver 
sand. Position, well-drained pots in ead greenhouse, Nov. to June; in 
shady position outdoors, June to Nov. Pot, Oct. to Nov. Water 
moderately, Nov. to March, freely afterwards. Propagate by seeds 
sown 1-16 in. deep in sandy peat in cold frame, Nov. or March; layering 
shoots in Sept.; division of plants, Oct. or Nov. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. calyculata (Syn. Andromeda calyculata), white, 
spring, 3 ft., N. America. 
Cassia (Senna plant).—Ord. Leguminosew. Greenhouse evergreen 
shrubs and hardy perennials. First introduced 1723. 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost, two parts loam, 
one part peat & sand. Position, pots in greenhouse, or well-drained 
border against south wall. Pot, March. Plant outdoors April. 
Water moderately Nov. to Feb., freely afterwards. Prune straggling 
shoots to within 2in. of base in Dec. or Jan. Temp., Sept. to March 
50° to 55°; March to Sept. 55° to 65°. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, ordinary well drained. 
Position, sunny borders. Plant, March or April. Protect in winter 
with covering of leaves or ashes. Propagate by seeds sown fin. deep 
in light soil in temp. 75° in March; cuttings of previous year’s shoots 
inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. 80° in March; herba- 
ceous species by division in March. 
ee HOUSE SPECIES: C. corymbosa, yellow, summer, 6 to 10 ft., Buenos 
yres. 
HARDY SPECIES: C. marylandica, yellow, Sept., 3 ft., N. America. There 
are other species, but above are the only ones worth growing. 7 
Cassinia (Golden Bush).—Ord. Composite. Hardy evergreen 
flowering and ornamental-leaved shrub. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny, dryish borders. Plant 
in autumn. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots inserted in sandy 
soil in cold frame in summer. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: C. fulvida, white, summer, 3 to 4 ft., leaves golden 
es N. America. aaa ee 
assiope.—oOrd. Ericacee. ardy evergreen flowering 5 
First introduced 1798. if e as 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy peat. Position, moist, shady beds or 
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