Calythrix. Myrtaceæ.
Increased by cuttings of the young shoots placed in sand, under a bell-glass in a cool house, in late spring.
Camassia, Sitocodium. Liliaceæ.
Propagated by seeds sown in a warm situation out-doors, or in pots or boxes under glass. The young plants should remain at least two years in the seed beds. Also increased by offsets, which are produced very freely, and should be removed either when in a dormant condition, or just previously to starting into fresh growth, and arranged in clumps or lines, placing a little sand about them.
Cambessedesia. Melastomaceæ.
Propagated by half-ripened cuttings, which root freely in a mixture of peat and sand, if placed under a glass, in heat.
Camellia, including Thea (Japanese Rose). Ternstrœmiaceæ.
The single red camellia by either seeds, layers or cuttings. Double and variegated camellias by layers, but cuttings will succeed. Seeds give suitable stocks on which to inarch or graft the rarer kinds. The ripened shoots of the preceding summer should be taken off in August. Two or three of the lower leaves should be removed, and the cuttings planted firmly in the soil with a dibble. The pans containing the cuttings should be kept in a plant or cold-frame, without being covered with glass, but shaded during bright sunshine. In the following spring, such as have struck will begin to push, when they need to be placed in a gentle heat. Inarching or grafting is done in early spring, as soon as growth commences.
Camœnsia. Leguminosæ.
Increased by cuttings, which will root in sandy loam, if placed under a bell-glass.