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Cladrastis (Yellow-wood. \‘irgilia). IA~~M III inostr.
&i~~ltiplicc~ by seeds in the open a.ir in spring, or by cuttings of
the root, dug in fall am1 kept in sand or moss, moderately moist and
cool, until spring.
Clarkk. Oungwwcr.
Raised rcndil>* from suds sown in spring, either in the open or
started indoors.
clavija. M+l~rshlr’m
l’ropaga twl t)~- c*llt t ings of half-ripened shoots.
Clematis (\‘irgin’s Bower). Z~fz~~2Iol~‘lllncf~.
,C;(W~S gathertd as soor as ripe ilrld stratified till spring usually
grow I’rct~l>y. I.d)-t~I?i niay bc emploJVed, put down preferab!? in
fill1 or spring. Some SpGes, as C. T&G, a,re increased by divlslon.
The kinds of clematis can be grown from cuttings of young
shoots, cut to sinplc edges and root,ed in sand under glass in summer.
(‘uttings of nearly ripe wood may also be similarly used in summer.
The naniecl varieties are grafted on pieces of roots of C. Flnnz-
~zulrr. or C. I riii~~4/cl or others, the roots being taken from established
plants in the op~~n. The cions are taken from house-grown
plants, ancl the grafts are handled in a cool greenhouse in summer
to fall or winter, wh(tnever roots and good cions are available.
Cleome (Spitlcr Plant 1. Cslppnrirlnrtw.
Tht~ commonly cultivated trleomes are annuals or treated as
SUCh. Seedy may 1~ sown under cover in spring and the p1ant.s
transferred to permanent quarters out of doors ; or the sowing may
be directly in the open. (Tuttings of the perennial kinds may be
struck in heat.
Clerodendron. I ‘c~rbrwrrrr~n.
R.aiscd from seeds and cuttings, usually started in small pots
in a soil of sand and peat (or leaf-mold). They should be started in
a rather close t,cmpcrature of about. i’0”. C’utGngs are usually
taken from half-ripened wood.
Clethra (\Vhi te ;Ilder) . C/,+/IIWVW.
Grown ;‘r9in seeds sown in spring in pans in sandy-peat.>* soil.
Propagatccl ills0 h)’ grrcnwood cuttings under glass ; by layers and
division of large plants.