. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. cue 175 —•— CUR cular holes may be dug, two feet in diameter, one deep, and four apart. These being filled with hot dung, trod in moderately firm, and earthed over about eight inches, are ready for either seeds or plants. With the shelter of the hand-glasses they will be scarcely later in production than the regular ridges. CUCUMIS. Twenty species, and many varieties. Hardy or half-hardy trailing annuals. Seeds. Good rich soil. See Cucumber. CUCURBITA. Gourds and Pom- pions. Ten species and varieties.— Hardy trailing annuals. Seeds. Good rich soil
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. cue 175 —•— CUR cular holes may be dug, two feet in diameter, one deep, and four apart. These being filled with hot dung, trod in moderately firm, and earthed over about eight inches, are ready for either seeds or plants. With the shelter of the hand-glasses they will be scarcely later in production than the regular ridges. CUCUMIS. Twenty species, and many varieties. Hardy or half-hardy trailing annuals. Seeds. Good rich soil. See Cucumber. CUCURBITA. Gourds and Pom- pions. Ten species and varieties.— Hardy trailing annuals. Seeds. Good rich soil. CULCITIUM salicinum. Green- house evergreen shrub. Cuttings.— Common soil. Fig. " CULTIVATOR FOR THE HAND (Fig. 32) Is made of iron, and is capable of being expanded at will ; it is of great utility in clearing out between rows of vegetables, loosening the soil, and at once performing the work of four ordi- nary ;—Rural Reg. CULTIVATORS, OR HOE-HAR- ROWS. " These are now considered in- dispensable in cultivatingcorn, potatoes, and all other crops planted in hills or drills—doing the work as effectually as if hoed, and much more expe- ditiously. The form is varied by the different makers, especially in the teeth or hoes. They are made to ex- pand or contract, so as to accommo- date in the distance between the ;—Rural Reg. CULLUMBINE or COLUMBINE. Aquilegia. CUMIN. See Cuminum. CUMIN. See Lagoecia. CUMINUM. Cyminum. Hardy annual. Seeds. Common soil. CUMMINGIA. Four species. Half- hardy bulbous perennials. OfFsetts. Loam and peat. CUNNINGHAMIA sinensis. Green- house evergreen tree. Cuttings or seeds. Peat and loam. CUNONIA capensis. Green-house evergreen tree. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. CUPANIA. Seven species. Stove evergreen trees or shrubs. Cuttings. Peat and loam. CUPHEA. Fourteen species.— Green-house or stove annuals ; and stove biennial, herbaceous perennial or evergreen shrubs. The stove spe- cies grow best in sandy
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