202 THE NI'RSERY LIST. 



Cassandra (Leather Leaf). Siicaccu. 



Propagated by seeds very carefully sown, or by layers. 

 Sou- seeds in peat or on live sphajjnuni moss. 



Cassava (Manihot Aipc). Euphorbiaccar. 



Propagated by cuttings of the stem and by suckers. 

 Cut the large main stalks into pieces from 4 to 6 inches 

 long, and set them perpenchcularly into the ground in the 

 field. The cuttings can be struck at various times, but 

 spring is usually preferred. The stalks can be kept over 

 winter by covering with sand on a dry knoll, jilacing the 

 stalks and sand in layers. Co\-er the whole with boards 

 to shed the water. Suckers which appear during summer 

 can be removed and planted or made into cuttings. 



Cassia. Leguniinosa;. 



Annuals and biennials by seeds, which must be sown in 

 spring, in a gentle heat. The shrubby species by cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots, which will rout in heat. C. J/ary- 

 /aiidica also by division. 



Cassine. Ci-lasiraiwr. 



Increased by ripened cuttings, which will readilv strike 

 root if planteil in a pot of sand with glass o\-er them. 



Castalia. See Nymphcea. 



Castanea. See Chestnut and Chinquapin. 



Castor Bean. See Ricinus. 



Casuarina (Pjc-efwoodl Casuarinea. 



Propagated by Seeds ; or by cuttings made of hali- 

 ripeneil shc:iots, placed in sand mider .glass. 



Catalpa. Bignoniact\r. 



Increased l.)y seeds, and by cuttings made of the ri]ie 

 wood. The named varieties and C. fluiigt-i are propa 

 gated by soft cuttings in June and July. Grafts are also 

 used, setting them upon seedlings of C. speciosa or C. 

 Ingnonioidc'S. 



Catananche. ComposiUr. 



Increased by seeds, which sliould be sown in spri:'g. 

 Also li\' di\'ision. 



Catchfly. See .Silene. 



