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284 THE NURSERY-MANUAL
Clianthus (Glory-Pea.) Leguminosc.
The brilliant 6. Zhnpicri is raised from seeds, when procurable.
C. pztniwus anrl others grow from cuttings in sand in bottom heat
and also from seeds. In Germany and England C. Dampieri has
been handled successfully on small seedling stocks of Colutea
urboreswns. The colutea is sown a few da3.s before the clianthus,
a,nd after the cotyledons are formed on the colutea the hypocotyl
(or stem) is split down the center, the cotJ,ledons being ret,ainecl ;
into this cleft is inserted the seedling cliant,hus, being tied with
very fine raffia ; in a warm case, union will take place in four or
five days.
Clintonia. Micrcm.
Increased by seeds, and by division of the root in spring. The
&ntonias of seeclsmcn are downing& (Campanulacez), garden
annuals readily grown from seeds.
Clitoria (Butterfly-Pea). Lcyuw itlosae.
Easily grown from seeds, which are usually produced freely ;
also handled from firm-wood cuttings under glass. .
Clivia, Imantoph~*llum. A r/?~$iidncr~.
Propagated by seeds and division. The common species, C.
rhiata, is reatlily handled by dividing the old roots when the pot
becomes crowded.
Clover (Trifolium species). Lrgu In inom.
The clovers are raised from seed. Some of them are annual,
as crimson clover ; others perennial, as white cloyer ; others shortlived
perennials, as red clover. Seed is usually sown in early
spring with a nurse crop, particularly with wheat. The quantity
of red clover seed sown to the acre in grain fields is 10 to 14 or
16 pounds; of alsike about the same quantity. 1Vhite clover is
sown about 10 to 12 pounds to the acre; for lawns, twice this
quantity. (“rimson clover for coyer-crop in the open field is sown
15 to 3 pounds to the acre. Red clover is usually sown on the
surface in wheat fields, without covering, the land at the time
being not yet dry and hard. Probably better results are to be
expected by waltmg till the ground is settled, harrowing lightly
for seed-bed and harrowing again after sowing.
.Japan clover is a lespedeza ; used for hay; sown about 12
pounds to the acre. Sweet clover is melilotus ; sown about 2 pecks
to acre.