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off when the cuttings tlr~ rc~n~o~cd from the cutting-bed, either to
lx> sold or to lx tr;knsplautt~cl into nurse-‘I’>’ rows. Strong plants,
SUch its t%sterII IIIal.l;c~tS (lc~lnand, aW ~1SlliLIl~’ Ot)titintVl by allowing
tht> cuttings to StiiIlCl for tW0 ~tXlrS MOW Sdtl. Fig. 11 1.
Green layering is sometimes practiced wit.11 rare sorts, or single
CYCS lIla)y be IlStYf, ;1S in KriLpt’S. Tip-layering, as in the black raspberq.,
iuriy also lw t~IIlplo~~td.
Weak or low :mrts are sornetiines grafted on stronger ones, in
order to pij-e them a tree fornl, but such l~ushes are grown only as
curiosities or as speciuleu plants.
Cyanophyllum
: 31 ir*o~r icl.
Cyathea. C”,+f11~crcv~.
Propagated by sportas. See Furus, page 312.
Cycas. C’pwlafwr.
Propuga t ed l.b~r set’( 1, tmtl ofteurr by suckers. The seeds will
keep for a umitll or ukort~ after they get ript2. They are best sown
in shtill~~ t)os~s or I)(:nc+t~s, covered in sand, and potted soon a#fter
gerininat ion.
Some * alIt1 ~3f’YlliCl)S all, of tile cyc;ads WI1 IX propagated byV
sectkxis of the old sttsti1 or trunk. (.‘ut the trunk into truncheons
2 or 3 inchtxs thick, muall>’ slanting ; let the pieces dry a few
days to gum1 agilillst rotting. thcln plant in pots or sand. Roots
kil form lx~twc~ii tlkta SiC’iLlt’S, ad ntw plants will push out. These
should Ix renlo~tV1 illltl treated as independent plants. The
severed crown of the trunk inay also be potted, aid it will grow.
Pritrt lilwt~.
Cyclamen.
Propagated b>r fresh seed, usuallv sown by florists in early
winter. Tl w plants should be shifted as neecled and kept growing.
1~1001~i iiitiy 1~ esprctti(l in about fifteen months. Old tubers may
he used for secmud ljluoiking, but seerlc; pi\‘e best results.
The hardy q-clamen