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292 THE ArURSERY-MANU.4Lto firm the soil about the cuttings after they are placed. Varioustools ha1.e been developed for making holes and pushing in thecuttings whctta planting begs in the various sections where thisfruit is grown. The uw of some of these impletnents necessitatesthe worker kneeling on the ground ; others can be used as -theworkers stan(l.C’ross-pollination or hybridization by man has had no part inthe production of the various comtnercial varieties of cranberries,Earl>~ Blacks, HOMW, Qlentennials, a.nd the like. All these haveresulted from the selection of choice wild stocks and. their propagationl)y cuttings. Howelrer, seeds may be sown with the hope ofobtaining IWW v;xit*ties, the methods being those in general recomtnentItxtfor ~~~ricact~~~~ (p. 308). The seeds are stratified till spring,and thcb st.4linp~ arc’ allowed to grow the first year in the seed-boxor well prepareA stbed-bed.@rassetTa. C~I’CISSI~~MYYE.Propagutt~cl I)y seeds ; usually by cut.tings, which should belaid in thch sun to Jry before planting. If cutting shoots do notform, as in (1. j*~I(~lic~, the plants may be headed back to encouragea,clvetttit,ioits gt*oH’ths.Cratzegus (Hw. Hawthorn) d I~o~Mw.P.Propagated 1))~ si4s sown in fttll or St-ratified. The pulp shouldfirst be rc2noscd I))* mxcration, ~wxJ,~, or rubbing in sand. Seedsmay contiziuc~ to g~~rtriinate the second and third yearA, The seedlingsshouhl IW transplantc~d when a year (one S,eation) old to preventthe fOl.tllittiotl (rf long ll:atXl roots. The varieties are grafted, rarelybudded, on ~onttnon sto(.akS, mostly on the European hawthorn, C.O.u/rrca 11 th .Cress (Lf~pitliritrc swtiuiittt). C’rul~~~~tw.Raised from s.;1-‘txls, sown in spring or late sutnmer.in the rool sf~ason. SW II ‘crtfd3f~ss.It does bestCrinum. -4 It/(1 tyi1i11uwlP.Raised tttostl!- from offsets of the bulbs ; also by seeds, particularlyfin new varieties, in a warm temperature. See A 01 ary I%-dflcfYP, pag:” 2x.Crocosmia. I ridu~~m~.Offsets or c*ortncls art‘ used for propagation, as for gladiolus.Seeds may be etttplored , sown under glass when ripe.