GREEN-HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



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Soil. Mode of Propagation. 



rBj cuttings, which should be partially dried be- 



Crassula Sandy soil ) fore planting, as, being succulent, are apt 



{ to damp off. 



Crotalaria. .Peat and loam ( By seeds, which often ripen, and also by cuttings 



( of the young wood. 



Crowea Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Cniciauella . ..Loam and peat. Cuttings root freely. 



CryptospermumLoam and peat Cuttings root freely. 



Cuuouia Loam aud peat Ripened cuttings strike freely. 



Cupressus Peat and loam 5 ^"^Vorted seeds are to be preferred, but some of 



( the species strike by cuttings. 



Curtisia Loam and peat Cuttings of the ripened wood strike freely. 



Cussonia Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Cyauella Peat aud loam By offsets, aud also by seeds. 



^ This genus may be said to be propagated by 

 Cyclamen Peat and loam < seeds only, which ripen under good manage- 



C ment. 



Cyclopia Loam and peat Cuttings of the young wood strike pretty freely. 



Cynanchum. . .Loam and peat By cuttings. 



/ The green-house species is not readily propa- 

 Cyrilla Sandy loam and peat . . } gated by cuttings. When seeds can be ob- 



C tained, they should be carefully sown. 



rlf care be taken to assist the impregnation of 



CjrtantiiU3....Light rich mould ) ^^^'^'^ ^^^^ abundantiy pro- 



j duced. They may be propagated also by off- 

 V. sets from the bulbs. 



Cytissus Peat and loam By seeds and cuttings. 



Dias Peat and loam 5 cuttings of the roots in a. moderate tempera- 



( ture, and also by seeds. 

 Dampiera Loam and peat Cuttings of the young wood strike freely, 



( By cuttings of the young wood, but with greater 

 Daphne Loamy rich soil < certainty from the ripened shoots, taken oft 



C at a joint, in a moderate heat. 

 Daviesia Sandy loam and peat . . ^Cuttings about half ripe strike pretty freely. 



( D. latifoUa is not easily propagated. 



Dendrobium . . . Sandy peat By dividing the roots. 



Dianella Sandy loam and peat . .Readily by seeds, or by dividing the roots. 



Dicksonia Sandy loam and peat . . By seeds, or by dividing the roots of old plants. 



Digitalis Peat and loam cuttings, but more readily from seeds, which 



( ripen frequently. 



Dilatris Peat and light loam ... ^^'^ ^^^^ 



( be sown in leaf-mould. 



Dillwynia Sandy peat By cuttings, which require great care. 



Dimacria Light loam & sandy peat. By the little tubers of the roots. 



rThis curious plant is often lost, more for want 



Dionaea Light peat & . ) * P'"^?^^ atmosphere than for want of 



) proper soil. It should be kept damp, and 

 ^ partially shaded. 



