ENOYCLOPADIA OF GARDENING. 
tion, front of shrubberies. Plant, Nov. to Feb. Eeopaeale by seeds 
sown 4in, deep outdoors in March, or in boxes of light soil in temp. 
55° in Feb.; cuttings inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass in Oct.; 
layering in Oct. C. alnifolia suitable for forcing to flower in winter. 
“SPECIES CULTIVATED: O. alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush), white, Sept., 4 ft., 
Florida; alnifolia Michauxii, 4 ft.; alnifolia paniculata, 4 ft.; acuminata (White 
Alder), white, Sept., 10 ft.; arborea, white, Sept., 8 ft., Madeira; canescens, 
white, Aug., 8 ft., China. , 
Clianthus (Glory Pea; Parrot’s-bill; Sturt’s Desert Pea).—Ord. 
Leguminose. Greenhouse climbing shrubs & herbaceous perennials, 
Virst introduced 1832. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould & silver 
sand. Position, pots or beds in greenhouse. Pot or plant, March. 
Prune in April, shortening young shoots to within 2in. of their base. 
Water freely March to Sept., moderately afterwards. Syringe foliage 
daily April to Aug. Temp., Oct. to March 45° to 50°; March to Oct. 
55° to 65°. C. puniceus succeeds outdoors against warm walls in 
Devonshire. Propagate by seeds sown jin. deep in well-drained pot of 
light soil in temp. 75° in March; cuttings of shoots inserted in sandy 
soil in temp. 75° to 85° in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C, Dampieri, scarlet, April, 3 ft,, Australia; puniceus 
magnificus, crimson, May, 6 ft., New Zealand. 
Cliff Brake Fern.—see Pellza. 
Climbing Dahlia (Hidalgoa Wercklei).—See Hidalgoa. 
Climbing Fern (Lygodium scandens).—See Lygodium. 
Climbing Fumitory (Adlumia erebon he eee Adlumia. 
Climbing Groundsel (Senecio mikanoides).—See Senecio. 
Climbing Hydrangea (Schizophragma hydrangeoides).—See 
Schizophragma. 
Climbing Snake’s-tongue Fern (Lygodium scandens).— 
See Lygodium. 
Clintonia.—Ord. Liliacez. Hardy herbactous perennials. First 
introduced 1788. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy peat. Position, moist shady border. Plant, 
Oct. or March. Propagate by division of roots in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: O. andrewsiana, rose, April, 2 ft., California; borealis, 
yellow, May, 1 ft., N. America; umbellata (Syn. Smilacina umbellata), white, 
Beye 2 ahs N. America; uniflora (Syn. Smilacina uniflora), white, July, 6 in., 
Clitoria (Butterfly Pea). — Ord. Leguminose. Stove evergreen 
flowering climbers. First introduced 1739, 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, loam, & silver 
sand. Position, por tubs, or beds in light plant stove. Pot or plant, 
March. Water freely April to Sept., moderately afterwards. ‘emp., 
Oct. to March 55° to 65°; March to Oct. 70° to 80°. Propagate by seeds 
sown 3 in. deep in light soil in temp, 75° in March; cuttings of side 
shoots inserted in sandy peak in temp. 80° af any time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: O. ternatea, blue, July, 4 ft., E, Indies; ternatea alba, 
white, May; ternatea cerulea, blue, May; ternatea major, brown, Aug. 
Clivia (Caffre Lily).—Ord. Amaryllidaces. Greenhouse evergreen 
flowering plants. Fleshy-rooted. Formerly known by the generic name 
of br First introduced 1823. 
CULTURE: Compost, two-thirds good loam, one-third decayed 
manure & sand. Position, sunny, close to glass in greenhouse. Pot, 
Feb. Water freely March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Propagate by seeds 
vn in light soil im temp. 75° in March; division of roots at potting 
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