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TfiE NURSERY-LIST 273Celtis (Nettle-Tree). I.Vmaw~.Multiplie(l 1)~. seeds as soon as ripe ; by layers, and by cuttings ofripened shoots in autumn. Rare kinds are sometimes grafted onseedlings of C’. occ..ilr’vn ttrlis.Centaurea. Comyosit~.Annuals are grown from seeds sown directly in the open or startedunder glass. C’. C’iuvwricr. and some ot,hers grown for foliage maybe raised from seeds in .4ugust, or from cuttings about the beginningof Septeml)er and carried over winter. The bachelor’s button (C.C?/co~) is best known and is an easily-grown annual from seed ;often self-sows.Centradenia. 1~lt~lrl,sto77tC1CPCf.Irwtwt~d 1))~ vutthps at any time of the year. To obtain goodplants for the following winter, cuttings should be taken in Februaryor nlnrch.Centranthus. PTrr!f~t-ia~ncrce~.Propagated by scheds in spring, and by divisions.Cephalanthus (Hut ton-I3ush). Rubiacece.Propagated by sethcls, layers, and mature cuttings in autumn ;also by greenwood cuttings taken from forced plants early inspring.Cephalocereus : Cttet(wt~t.-f, page 261.Cerastium (Mouse-Ear Chickweed). Caryophyllacece.Raised by seeds and division, or by cut,tings after flowering.Ceratonia (C:arob). Lfyum inosap.Grown from seeds, On the seedlings, choice or named varietiesmay be budded, the buds from bearing trees yielding fruit in threeto six or eight years. Seeds may be soaked in water three or fourdays to hasten germination. cluttings may be struck in bottomheat.Ceratopteris. Cr~tl foptPr,ida,cuce.Propagated by burls which arise from all parts of the leaves.See Fnwa, page 312’.T