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THli: NURSERY-LIST 2%may be used ; also layers of the bushy kinds. Rare or choice kindsmay lw grclfted 011 seed-raised stocks of C. fzrZl~~rsccns.Cardamine (Lad+ Smock). Cruc$~~hZultiplied easily by division of the roots after flowering, and bystwls.Cardiospermum (Balloon-Vine). Sayk,dacece.I’ropagate(1 c4ly 1)~ seeds.Cardoon (I’jjntr,‘rt C’rr~tlrcrlrl.~I~~~). CompositmSeecls am1 suc*l~c~rs as for artichoke, to which it is very closelyrt’liLtd.I’rt,I)~&gtLtt’tl 11). setbtls sown in late fall, and by division of thet*Iunlps, usuall~~ the latter. Seeds often lie dormant the first year.Carica : 1’upa~Ja.Carissa. :1 pe!/~t 11ctw.Propagatiort l,y seeds and by cuttings of ripe wood.Carludovica. (‘yda 11 thrrcr w.Propa~atiou I,)* cli\,isiou, in ~rly spring ; also by seeds cleanedof the pulp aucl sowu 011 surface of a pan of finely chopped sphagnumIIIOSS.flowers. Seeds :lrv usuully sown as soon as ripe under glass.Seedlings are potted as soon as the t.rue foliage leaves appear ;bloom may be expected within a year.The commtrt~ial florist’s carnation is grown in Xorth Americafrom cuttings rootect in winter and early spring in benches ofeleun sharp sum1 oiver even bottom heat of about 60’ and an airtemperature 50” to X0, protected from drafts and direct sunshine.The cuttings are cut to a joint beneath and the leaves are strippedfrom t,his joint so that there will be a half inch of clean stemThe spreading upper leaves are cut. off, and only the fresh uprightfoliage is left S The cuttings are inserted about 2 inch into thesand; close together in the row. Keep uniformly moist and not toohoi. These eut,tings J-it 1~ ld +E- L Lc. blooming plants for the succeedingwinter. Best cuttiugs are made from the middle side-growths onthe flower-stems, care being taken that oniy heaithy and producf.ive