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remain in the pots, and not be shaken
or beginning of June following, if pro- out, as is frequently done; for when
for transplanting about the end of May, |
perly treated ; whilst those sown in the taken out of the soil they are almost
spring should not be removed from the sure to get too much dried before they
seed-pans before the following spring; are again potted. This is particularly
they will by that time have formed roots the case with the early flowering sorts
about the size of a hazel-nut. Prepare
then some large pots or pans, well
drain, and fill them with the same kind
of soil as that in which these seeds were
sown, and transplant the young roots
from the seed pans into these, placing
them about three or four inches apart
according to tlie size of the roots.
Return them to the cold pit or frame,
and keep them close until they begin
to grow ; afterwards admit air freely
by day, but keep the pit close at night,
till the beginning of July, when the pots
or pans should be plunged, and the
plants fully exposed, both day and
back shelf of the green-house, or in a
cold pit, where they can be kept dry
and free from frost, until they begin to
grow. If they are the early flowering
kinds, a few may be placed in the window
of the sitting-room, and but sparingly
watered until they commence
growing, when they should have a more
liberal supply.
" The roots will begin to bloom the
second season, and may be placed on
the shelves of the green-house ; or if
they are of those hardy kinds which
flower in summer or autumn, the pots
may be plunged in the open border.
When done flowering they should be
returned to the cold pit or frame, where
the lights must be kept on during the
night, in cold or wet weather; but
where they can have plenty of air at all
times, observing as they cease growing,
that water should be withheld, and
finally, the roots gradually dried. The
roots, when dry, should be allowed to
—
' The proper time of the year for
resting the flowering roots, entirely depends
on the sorts. C. Persicum will
be at rest when the C. Europaum and
C. Neapolitmium will be in full bloom,
and vice versa. The roots should be
shaken from the soil, and repotted
directly the least sign of vegetation is
observable. But the early springflowering
kinds may be forced earlier
into bloom by potting a few of the
strongest roots sooner, and placing
them in a warm dry place. They must
not be excited too rapidly, or watered
freely; for if they are, the leaves are
;
right; taking care, however, that the almost sure to damp ofTduring the dull
soil in the pots does not get sodden with winter months, and particularly those
too much rain, or become too dry. of the beautiful C. Persicum and its
They will require no more trouble, varieties." Card. Chron.
except keeping free from weeds and
slugs, till the middle of September,
when they should be potted singly into
small forty-eight sized or sixty pots,
CYCLANTHUS plumieri.
^tove herbaceous perennial.
Loam and peat
CYCLOBOTHRA. Five
Curious
Suckers.
species.
(according to the size of the roots,)
filled with the same kind of soil as that
Hardy, half-hardy, or green-house bulbous
perennials. Bulbs. Peat, loam
previously used.
" In potting, the bulbs should never
be entirely covered with the soil, but
about one-third left exposed. When
potted, they should be placed on the
and sand.
CYDONIA. Three species, and four
varieties. Hardy deciduous fruit trees
or shrubs. Suckers. Any soil suits
them. C. vulgaris, the quince
CYLINDROSPORIUM concen?rzc«m.
A parasitical fungus often attacking the
cabbage, forming a blight or mildew.
Repeated syringing with water in which
three ounces per gallon of salt have
been dissolved, will remove it.
CYLISTA. Four species. Stove
evergreen
and peat.
climbers. Cuttings. Loam
CYMBIDIUM. Seventeen species.
Stove orchids. Division. The terres-
trial kinds, loam and peat. The epiphytal,
wood.
CYMBOPOGON Schcenanthus . A
stove species of grass. Seeds. Loam
and peat.
CYNOCHE pentadactylum. Stove
epiphyte. Offsets. Fibrous peat.
CYNOGLOSSUM. Twenty-two species.
Hardy annuals, biennials, or
herbaceous perennials. Division. Common
soil.
CYPELLA. Two species. Green-