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TN?: NURSERY-LIST 293Crocus. I ridrarcw”nlultiplic4 1)~. thcb oIf5f~t.s or new corms that form on top or onthe side of tllc* ol(l corni. These arp hanttlcd as arc the corm& ofgladiolus and similar tliings, making blooming plants in one ortwo years. Propagation is oft.en effected by seeds, which arelikely to 1~ o\x~rlookocl I~~ccausc they form near the surface of theground. Tl IC wtbcls art‘ ;;own in pots or hoses and exposed tofreezing bcforc germination. 13looming plants should be had inthree >‘txu rs.Crotalaria (Rat tltb-Box). l,t~gl~l,r.~rl~osn.3Iultipliccl I)y sectls sown early indoors, aft,er being soaked inwarm water ; the shruhby kinds by greenwood cuttings in sanduncier gliIS5.Croton : Co~iir~ ~II .CrucianeUa (( ‘rosswort). RuKiacm.Handled mostl). hy division of the plants ; also by seeds andsometimes by soft cuttings.Cryptanthus. B~~r~~~Iitic~fx.Propagation as for l~illhcrgia, which see. C. xo~zntus is thecommon spAes, usually- grown as tillandsia ; it makes parts thatI-My hc LlSCd as offsets. -Cryptomeria (Jnpxn (~‘edar). l’iib(lrraz.I’ropl~; ttv 1 b)’ SOW 1s ; also by cuttings of growing wood in sandysoil under gsluss wllich often, as in the var. Acg~s, root freely.The horticultural varieties are sometimes increased by grafting onstocks of the sp&cs itself.Cucumber (Curtis sr~fir~ts). C1c~c2~~rbifncr~.Propagated b:\v SW& If sown outdoors, the operation shouldbe delayed until tile we&her is thoroughlj settled. The earlyoutdoor crop is grown from seeds start.ed indoors in pots or pintberry-boxes, as the plant,s do not. remove well if the roots aredisturbed.Cucumis : C’ucunzber, Gh~crlcin, Melon.Cucurbita : Gorlrd, Pumplc~in, Squash.Cucurbitaceae. Cucurbits.The common method of propagating all species and varieties ofcucurbiti is by seeds, which are large and usually germinate