it will require no covering. After sowing place the pans under a glass in 
close frame (it will require no artificial heat), keep shaded, us exposure 
for a short time to the sun’s rays is often enough to scorch the delicate 
leaves and rootlets of the seedlings. Directly the plants are large enough 
to handle they must ho pricked into other pans which have been prepared 
in the same manner as for seed sowing, and allowed to grow until they 
touch each other, then shifted into small pots, and replaced in the close 
frame; as soon us the roots fill these pots it will he nccessury to repot in 
lurger sizes. They will now do, if replaced in frames or put on shelves 
in the greenhouse near the glass: water regularly, repot and shake when 
required. If troubled with green fly, select a quiet evening and fumigate 
with tobacco paper. 
These remarks will apply also to the cultivation of the Cinerariu, 
Chinese Primrose, Carnations, nml many other rare seeds, except that 
they are more hardy and will thrive with less care. The seeds being 
larger will require a light covering of finely pulverized soil. 
Calendula. — Hardy Annual. Sow’ in boxes early or in open ground 
in May or June; transplant to one foot upart. 
Calliopsis Or Coreopsis.— Hardy Annual. Sow where they 
are to remain, and thin to two feet apart. 
Campanula. — (Canterbury Bells.) Hardy Biennial. Very at- 
tractive border plants; they succeed best in light, rich soil, and should 
be transplanted two feet apart. 
Canna. — Tender Annual. Souk the seeds half an hour in hot water 
before sowing. Plant in a warm place the middle of April, or open 
ground only after it is quite warm, the first of June. Transplant to one 
foot apart in rich soil. 
Candytuft. — Hardy Annual. Seeds should he sown where plants 
art- to bloom In fall or early spring; any good soil is suitable; thin out to 
four or five inches apart. 
Canary Bird Flower.— Tondor Annual. (See Nasturtiums for 
cultural directions). 
Cascarilla.— (Coffee Plant.) They thrive in a mixture of turfy 
loam and sand; and require plenty of water, and ample pot room. 
Carnation.— (Seo Calceolaria for cultural directions.) 
Celoeia. — (Cockscomb.) Half Hardy Annual. The seed should be 
started in a hot-bed, or in pots in a warm room, and transplanted to a 
warm, rich soil. 
Centrosema, Crandiflora.— Hardy Perennial. Sow seed ns 
early in the spring as practicable in open ground, soaking the seed in 
warm wutcr over night before planting. 
Centaurea. — (Dusty Miller.) Hardy Perennial. Seed should lie 
sown in slight heat, and when the seedlings are large enough to handle, 
they should be potted off singly into small thumb pots, in which they 
may be kept through the winter in a cold or cool house, a shift being 
given in the spring. 
Chrysanthemum.— Annual Varieties. Sow in good, light soil 
during last of April amt May; thin out to one foot upurt. 
Chrysanthemum.— Hardy Perennial. Sow in boxes or cold 
frame in the spring, and make several transplantings, us the plants ad- 
vance in growth. 
Cineraria.— (See “Calceolaria” for cultural directions.) 
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