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Cypella. Ir~G-lucr~.
E’ropagattvl I,)- off sets (cormels) and by seed as soon as ripe.
Cyperus. ~1!j/~~rtMvP.
l’ropagattxl eithcsr Gy seed-heat., or by divisions. C’. ahw(folius,
the umbrella-plant, propagates readily from t.hc crown or rosette of
lea\*es. Cut off the crown, with an inch or two of stern remaining,
and set ~j1-l sand or moss. C’ut in the leaves. Nthw plants will
start from ttith asils. See Papyrus.
Cyphomandra (Tree Toma to). SolaCacr~.
Set~ds arc’ emplo~~ed, started untlcr glass and handled as are
eggplants ; uIs0 by cuttings of growing shoots under glass.
Cypripedium 01’ florists : Pn ph ir,pdilu 111 and P/Wag In ipdilum.
Cyrtomium. r’r,l!lf)clrlitrcr~c.
Sports ; stv Ft’rns, page 312.
Cytisus. I,i+gl4 tii ilcoscr.
Grown from scc~ls and cuttings. Seeds are usually sown in
spring, under $JlitSS 01’ in tlltl OptXll. If well grown and frequently
triansplanti~d, scvvllings should make blooming plants the second
season.
C.‘uttings of firm J-(rung wood map- be struck in early spring under
glass, making fowc+ng plants tliv nest spring. Layers are sometimes
used. Forms of some of the species may be grafted on C.
~~ig~icnr~s or on Iitl)~lrnulll (which see) ; greenhouse kinds may be
wc&xxl on the coiniiion C. cunurit~~w.
Dzdalacanthus. ,-I r~nnthuctw.
I’ropagation is i,~ cuttings as for justicia, which see.
Dahlia. ~‘~~q~~sif~.
collllllold~- grown from tubers, wlkich are (lug in the fall and
stored in thth (atlllilr, like potatoes. 1’:acli fork of the root may be
broken apart :d phntml srp;watel~- in the fkld ; or the pieces
may be started earl?, in pots or bosvs. It is essential that each
piece have an e>‘e or hurl ilt the top ; to insure this, it is well t0
start the roots :n tlick hciust~ in spring kI’orc dividing them.
Single v:lriclt it9 I and sometimes the cloul~les, are grown from
stvds. Ntbw v;~r.i~~tie,s, or at least many vuriat.ions, are produced
from set&, particularly if cross-pollination has int.ervened. Good
blooming plants, particularly of the singles, may also be had for