THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
April 26, 1913, 
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ENCTCLOPj^DIA of gardening. 
tion, front of shrubberies. Plant, Nov. to Feb. Propagate by seeds 
sown I in. deep outdoors in March, or in boxes of light soil in temp. 
55° in Feb.; cuttings inserted in sandy soil under bell-glass in Oct.; 
layering in Oct. O. alnifolia suitable for forcing to flower in winter. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. alnifolia (Sweet Pepper Bush), white. Sept., 4 ft., 
Florida; alnifolia Michauxii, 4 ft.; alnifolia paniculata, 4 ft.; acuminata (White 
Alder), white, Sept., 10 ft.; arborea, white. Sept., 8 ft., Madeira; canesceus, 
white, Aug., 8 ft., China. 
Clianthus (Glory Pea; Parrot’s-bill; Sturt’s Desert Pea).—Ord. 
Leguminosa^ Greenhouse climbing shrubs & herbaceous perennials. 
First introduced 1832. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould & silver 
sand. Position, pots or beds in greenhouse. Pot or plant, March. 
Prune in April, shortening young shoots to within 2 in. of their base. 
Water freely March to Sept., moderately afterwards. Syringe foliage 
daily April to Aug. Temp., Oct. to March 45° to 50°; March to Oct. 
55° to 65°. C. puniceus succeeds outdoors against warm walls in 
Devonshire. Propagate by seeds sown \ in. deep in well-drained pot of 
light soil in temp. 75° in March; cuttings of snoots inserted in sandy 
soil in temp. 75° to 85° in Marcn or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. Dampieri, scarlet, April, 3 ft., Australia; puniceui 
magnificus, crimson. May, 6 ft.. New Zealand. 
Cliff Brake Fern.— See Pellaea. 
Climbing' Dahlia (Hidalgoa Wercklei).—See Hidalgoa. 
Climbing Fern (Lygodium scandens).—See Lygodium. 
Climbing Fumitory (Adlumia cirrhosa).—See Adluinia. 
Climbing Groundsel (Senecio mikanoides).—See Senecio. 
Climbing Hydrangea (Schizophragma hydrangeoides).—See 
Climbmg Snake’s-tongue Fern (Lygodium scandens).— 
See Lygodium. 
Clintonia. —Ord. Liliacese. Hardy herbaceous perennials. First 
introduced 1788. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy peat. Position, moist shady border. Plant. 
Oct. or March. Propagate by division of roots in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. an^rewsiana, rose, April, 2 ft., California; borealis, 
yellow, May, 1 ft., N. America; umbellata (Syn. Smilacina umbellata), white. 
May, 9 in., N. America; uniflora (Syn. Smilacina uniflora), white, July, 6 in., 
California. 
Clitoria. (Butterfly Pea). ^ Ord. Leguminos®. Stove ^evergreen 
flowering climbers. First introduced 1739. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, loam, & silver 
sand. Position, pots, tubs, or beds in light plant stove. Pot or plant, 
March. Water freely April to Sept., moderately afterwards. Temp., 
Oct. to March 55° to 65°; March to Oct. 70° to 80°. Propagate by seeds 
sown ^ in. deep in light soil in temp. 75° in March; cuttings of side 
shoots inserted in sandy peat in temp. 80° at any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: C. ternatea, blue, July, 4 ft., E. Indies; ternatea alba, 
white, May; ternatea caerulea, blue. May; ternatea major, brown, Aug. 
Olivia. (Cafifre Lily).—-Ord. Amaryllidace®. Greenhouse evergreen 
flowering plants. Fleshy-rooted. Formerly known by the generic name 
of Imantophyllum. First introduced 1823. 
CULTURE: Compost, two-thirds good loam, one-thirA decayed 
manure & sand. Position, sunny, close to glass in greenhouse. Pot, 
Feb. Water freely March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Propagate by seeds 
sown m light soil in temp. 75° in March; division of roots at potting 
time. 
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