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Cineraria (Sro fcio cwct1 tus). Conzposit@..
Raiser1 from s;c~ls, 11sual1y from well-grown commercial seed.
The florist’s cincraria is usually a winter and spring bloomer.
TWO batc~hes of seerllings arc usually raised for succession, one
from seed sown in .iugust a.nd anot,lier in September or early
October. If I~looni is wanted. for early winter or late autumn,
seed should be sown in RIay. Seed is sown in pans, flats or pots
on the surface of findy prepared ad leveled soil and covered with
siftd sl!?!?. IYater with ., 1xs1 PRl’O L,-ac, keep unifrrl*nlIlr Z111VI **l-J moist., protect
from (Iraft 5 anal direct sun, and prick out as soon as large enough
to 1Kmrt1c. Keep them shifted as needed, not in too large pots at
each shift, anal gron-ing \vithout. check ; do not allow them to bloom
prcninturely.
Cinnamomum. IA II rrf10W.
Increased 1)y cuttings and seeds. The seeds should be sou-n as
soon as ripe in a shaded bed, t,he seedlings being transplanted when
very small into pots and kept until set out permanently. Gttings
of half-ripened wood may be rooted in the spring in moderate
heat, in coars(‘ sand. In this genus are included cinnamon,
camphor and cassia-bark.
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Cissus. 1 XlCf’fP.
Grown from sccd~, when obtainable ; also by cuttings of green
or mature wood. Hanrllerl essentially as for t.he grape, ampelopsis
~incl T);lrtli~~nocis~us.
Cistus (Rock ROW). C’isfncrYE
Seeds sown in flats or pans in spring, protected from sun, give
good resu!ts ; 1)~. l;qeers ; 1)~ cutt,ings under glass in peaty soil in
late spring or summer.
Citron (Citrus Mrdicr~). Kutcrctv.
Propagatc(1 from se& ; by mature cuttings, the same as the
lemon ; anal more commonly by budding on sour orange, sweet
orange or ltmon stocks. See under Ora?gc.
Citrullus : II-frff~rmf~lm.
Citrus. IZ II fnci~.
Propagn ted 1)~. seeds, layers, cuttings, inarching, grafting and
budding. For particular methods, set Grapfruit, Kun~~quat,
Lcmm, Limo, Oraugc.