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CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - ZetaTalk

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THE NURSERY-LIST 285Clytostoma. B igno~ inctw.Propagation as for bignonin, which see. The tall climber grownas Biigtt,otk ,sy~~c~iusw is now known as C. cullistqioidcs.Cobsea. E-'olt~~tlo~r~itrc~t~~.The comn~on C’. SNIOC~IWS, although perennial, is handled as anannual, and is readily raised from fresh seed in spring, if a gentlebottom heat is supplied. It is often said that the seeds must beplacetl on edge, but this is a mistake. Exercise care not to keepthe seed soil too moist. Also may be grown from young cuttingsin spring in bottom livat.Coccinia. @~tclltAiltrcc+~.‘l’rCxfe-f(l a.5 annual climbers, grown from early-st.arted seeds.Pf hqf1~fl.ftf’fPPnmfialnha /. seeds, sown in shallow pans of light peaty soil andplaced in a warm &srh atmosphere. Pollination may need to beassisted for the production of good seeds.Coconut (,Co(aos rI 1l~ij~rrt.J D Palmwiw.The nuts are buried in nursery rows, and the young trees aretransplanted. Another practice is to remove the buried nuts,when they begin to sprout, to the place in which the tree is to stand.;a nut is then placed in a hole some 2 feet cleep, which is graduallyfilled in as the plant grows. In six to eight. years t.he tree begins tobei1.r. The best method is to plant the ripe nuts in seed-bedsand transplant the seedlings to the nursery when about 6 incheshigh, which will usually be six months or more from the time ofplanting. See Palm, page 377.cocos. Pal~rrracew.Most species increased by seeds in heat ; some by suckers.Cocorl?li.See

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