ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: O. agavoides (Syn. Echeveria agavoides), orange, Sept., 
1 ft.; atropurpurea (Syn. Echeveria atropurpurea), red, Sept., 1 ft.; Californica 
(Syn. Echeveria californica), yellow, summer, 1 ft., California; coccinea, scarlet 
and yellow, Oct., 2 ft.; fulgens (Syn. Echeveria fulgens), red and yellow, summer, 
1 ft.; gibbiflora (Syn. Echeveria gibbiflora), yellow and scarlet, autumn, 2 ft.; 
gibbiflora motallica, leaves purplish glaucus; glauca (Syn. Echeveria glauca), 
scarlet and yellow, autumn, 1 ft.; retusa (Syn. Echeveria retusa), crimson and 
yellow, autumn, 1 ft. 
HARDY SPECIES: 0. secunda glauca (Syn. Echeveria secunda glauca), red and 
yellow, summer, 1 ft.; secunda glauca major, large-leaved variety; Sempervivum, 
red, summer, 6 in. 
Couve Tronchuda.—See Brassica. 
Cow-berry (Vaccinum vitis-idwa)—See Vaccinum. 
, Cow-horn Orchid (Schomburgkia Tibicinis). — See Schom- 
urgkia. 
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum villosum).—See Heracleum. 
Cowslip-scented Orchid.—See Vanda. 
Crab’s Claw (Stratiotes aloides).—See Stratiotes. 
Crab’s Eyes (Abrus precatorius).—See Abrus. 
Crack Willow (Salix fragalis)—See Salix. 
Cradle Orchid.—See Anguloa 
Crambe (Seakale)—Ord. Cruciferw. Hardy herbaceous peren- 
nials & esculent vegetables. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary, rich. Posi- 
tion, even borders. Plant roots 3 in. deep in groups of three or six in 
March. 
CULTURE OF SEAKALE: Soil, deep, rich, sandy. Position, open, 
sunny. Trench soil 2ft. deep in autumn, burying in abundance of 
manure. Plant roots 4 to 6in. long, 2in. deep, uprightly, 18in. apart 
in rows 30in. asunder in Feb. or March. Pare off crown buds before 
planting. Mulch beds with stable manure in April. Apply common 
salt at the rate of 1lb, to a square rod, or 2lb, of nitrate of soda to 
same area in June. Lift and replant every five years. Manure & di 
between rows in Nov. Blanching: Cover roots in open ground with 
inverted pots, dry tree leaves, or cinder ashes in Nov. 
Forcine Ourpoors: Cover roots with inverted pots in Nov. & put 
thick layers of fresh manure and leaves on these in Jan. 
Forcine Inpoors: Lift roots in Nov., Dec., or Jan. & place them 
close together in large pots or boxes, with ordinary soil between, in 
See 50° to 60°. Keep roots moist & dark. Roots of no value after 
orcing. 
Market CuLTurE or Szraxare: Soil, sandy loam deeply dug. 
Mauures: Stable dung 20 to 30 tons & kainit 3 cwt. per acre applied 
before planting; superphosphate, 3 cwt. per acre, in spring. Plant 
cuttings 18 in. apart each way in March; 20,000 cuttings required to 
plant an acre. Force as above. Market from Nov. to April in 2b. 
1 Average price per punnet, ls. to 1s. 9d. Best variety, Lily 
ite. 
Propagate seakale by seed sown lin. deep in rows 12in. apart 
in March, thinning seedlings to 6in. apart in June & transplant- 
ing them to permanent beds when a year old, or by cuttings of roots 
as advised for planting; perennials by seeds sown in. deep outdoors 
in March, transplanting seedlings in July ; cuttings of shoots or division 
of roots in March. Seeds germinate in 18 to 20 days. Crop arrives at 
spabuleity 2 years after sowing. Seeds retain germinating powers for 
3 to 
ears. 
sPEOTkS CULTIVATED: ©. maritima (Seakale), white, May and June, Europa 
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