ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
puniceo flore-pleno (Paul’s Double Scarlet), rich scarlet, May; pinnatifida, white, 
May, 15 ft., Asia; tanacetifolia (Tansy-leaved Thorn), white, May, 15 ft., Levant. 
EVERGREEN SPECIES: OC. Pyracantha (Firethorn), white, May, followed by 
scarlet berries in autumn, S. Europe, 10 to 15 ft.; Pyracantha Lelandi, a superior 
variety with richer coloured berries. 
Creeping Fig-tree (Ficus pumila).—See Ficus. 
; creeping Forget-me-not (Omphalodes verna)—See Ompha- 
odes. 
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia).—See Lysimachia. 
Creeping Phlox (Phlox reptans).—See Phlox. 
Creeping Sailor (Saxifraga sarmentosa).—See Saxifraga. 
Creeping Speedwell (Veronica re ba hd Veronica. 
Creeping Willow (Salix repens).—See Salix. 
Creeping Winter Green (Gaultheria procumbens). — See 
Gaultheria. 
Crepis (Hawk’s Beard).—Ord. Composite. Hardy herbaceous 
perennials & annuals. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary, sandy. Position, sunny borders, banks, 
or rockeries, Plant perennial species in March or April. Propagate 
annual species by seeds sown }in. deep in April where pints are re- 
quired to flower; perennial species by seeds sown }in, deep outdoors 
in April, transplanting seedlings in July, or by division of roots in 
March or April. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: C. aurea, orange, autumn, 12 in., Europe. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: C. rubra, red, autumn, 1 ft., 8. Europe. 
Cress.—See Lep'dium. 
Cretan Mullein (Celsia Arcturus).—See Celsia. 
Cretan Mullein (Celsia cretica).—See Celsia. 
Cretan Rock Rose (Cistus creticus).—See Cistus. 
Cretan Spikenard (Valeriana Phu).—See Valeriana. 
Crimean Snowdrop (Galanthus plicatus).—See Galanthus. 
Crimson Flag (Schizostylis coccinea).—See Schizostylis. 
Crimson-flowered Flax (Linum grandiflorum).—See Linum. 
Crimson Satin-flower (Brevoortia Ida-Maia). — See Bre- 
voortia. : 
Crimson Stonecrop (Sedum spurium).—See Sedum. 
Crinum (Cape Lily; Cape Coast Lily). — Ord. Amaryllidacee. 
ae greenhouse & hardy deciduous bulbous plants. First introduced 
1732. 
CULTURE OF STOVE AND GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost, 
two parts turfy loam, one part peat & silver sand. Position, pots in. 
light plant stove or greenhouse. Pot, March, in large pots or tubs 
well drained. Water freely March to Oct., very little afterwards. 
Store pots containing bulbs on their sides in stove or greenhouse dur- 
ing winter. Repot every 3 or 4 years. Apply liquid manure to estab- 
lished bulbs in summer. Temp., March to Sept. 75° to 85° for green- 
house. Propagate by seeds sown in sandy soil in a temp. of 65° to 75° 
in spring; also by offsets at potting time. Seedling plants take several 
years to flower. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, rich, deep. Position, south, 
well-drained border. Plant bulbs 6in. deep in March. Increased as 
above. 
STOVE SPECIES: OC. amabile, red, fragrant, summer, 3 ft., Sumatra; Kirkii, 
white and red, Oct., 2 ft., Zanzibar. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: ©. Macowanii, white and purple, autumn, 3 ft., 
Natal; Moorei, white and red, April to Oct., 2 ft., 8S. Africa; Moorei album, 
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