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THE NIJRSERY-LI,ST 283Cladrastis (Yellow-wood. \‘irgilia). IA~~M III inostr.&i~~ltiplicc~ by seeds in the open a.ir in spring, or by cuttings ofthe root, dug in fall am1 kept in sand or moss, moderately moist andcool, until spring.Clarkk. Oungwwcr.Raised rcndil>* from suds sown in spring, either in the open orstarted indoors.clavija. M+l~rshlr’ml’ropaga twl t)~- c*llt t ings of half-ripened shoots.Clematis (\‘irgin’s Bower). Z~fz~~2Iol~‘lllncf~.,C;(W~S gathertd as soor as ripe ilrld stratified till spring usuallygrow I’rct~l>y. I.d)-t~I?i niay bc emploJVed, put down preferab!? infill1 or spring. Some SpGes, as C. T&G, a,re increased by divlslon.The kinds of clematis can be grown from cuttings of youngshoots, cut to sinplc edges and root,ed in sand under glass in summer.(‘uttings of nearly ripe wood may also be similarly used in summer.The naniecl varieties are grafted on pieces of roots of C. Flnnz-~zulrr. or C. I riii~~4/cl or others, the roots being taken from establishedplants in the op~~n. The cions are taken from house-grownplants, ancl the grafts are handled in a cool greenhouse in summerto fall or winter, wh(tnever roots and good cions are available.Cleome (Spitlcr Plant 1. Cslppnrirlnrtw.Tht~ commonly cultivated trleomes are annuals or treated asSUCh. Seedy may 1~ sown under cover in spring and the p1ant.stransferred to permanent quarters out of doors ; or the sowing maybe directly in the open. (Tuttings of the perennial kinds may bestruck in heat.Clerodendron. I ‘c~rbrwrrrr~n.R.aiscd from seeds and cuttings, usually started in small potsin a soil of sand and peat (or leaf-mold). They should be started ina rather close t,cmpcrature of about. i’0”. C’utGngs are usuallytaken from half-ripened wood.Clethra (\Vhi te ;Ilder) . C/,+/IIWVW.Grown ;‘r9in seeds sown in spring in pans in sandy-peat.>* soil.Propagatccl ills0 h)’ grrcnwood cuttings under glass ; by layers anddivision of large plants.