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TN?: NURSERY-LIST 293
Crocus. I ridrarcw”
nlultiplic4 1)~. thcb oIf5f~t.s or new corms that form on top or on
the side of tllc* ol(l corni. These arp hanttlcd as arc the corm& of
gladiolus and similar tliings, making blooming plants in one or
two years. Propagation is oft.en effected by seeds, which are
likely to 1~ o\x~rlookocl I~~ccausc they form near the surface of the
ground. Tl IC wtbcls art‘ ;;own in pots or hoses and exposed to
freezing bcforc germination. 13looming plants should be had in
three >‘txu rs.
Crotalaria (Rat tltb-Box). l,t~gl~l,r.~rl~osn.
3Iultipliccl I)y sectls sown early indoors, aft,er being soaked in
warm water ; the shruhby kinds by greenwood cuttings in sand
uncier gliIS5.
Croton : Co~iir~ ~II .
CrucianeUa (( ‘rosswort). RuKiacm.
Handled mostl). hy division of the plants ; also by seeds and
sometimes by soft cuttings.
Cryptanthus. B~~r~~~Iitic~fx.
Propagation as for l~illhcrgia, which see. C. xo~zntus is the
common spAes, usually- grown as tillandsia ; it makes parts that
I-My hc LlSCd as offsets. -
Cryptomeria (Jnpxn (~‘edar). l’iib(lrraz.
I’ropl~; ttv 1 b)’ SOW 1s ; also by cuttings of growing wood in sandy
soil under gsluss wllich often, as in the var. Acg~s, root freely.
The horticultural varieties are sometimes increased by grafting on
stocks of the sp&cs itself.
Cucumber (Curtis sr~fir~ts). C1c~c2~~rbifncr~.
Propagated b:\v SW& If sown outdoors, the operation should
be delayed until tile we&her is thoroughlj settled. The early
outdoor crop is grown from seeds start.ed indoors in pots or pint
berry-boxes, as the plant,s do not. remove well if the roots are
disturbed.
Cucumis : C’ucunzber, Gh~crlcin, Melon.
Cucurbita : Gorlrd, Pumplc~in, Squash.
Cucurbitaceae. Cucurbits.
The common method of propagating all species and varieties of
cucurbiti is by seeds, which are large and usually germinate