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and prepared by being cnt close to a oint, dip the wounded 

 part in silver eand to stop the bleeding, let them be laid out 

 singly in a cool house for four days ; by this time the wounded 

 part will become dry. If inserted in a hotbed, or even taken 

 into a warm house at once, the cuttings will probably rot at 



the base. Propagation from eyes is much the same as that 

 adopted in raising Vines^cutting-up the stem into lengths 

 about IJ inch in length on each side of the bud, and afterwards 

 drying them, then insert singly in small pots, using light fibry 

 loam with plenty of silver sand ; a pinch of dry sand placed in 



Fig. 93.— Bed No. 1. 



the hole with the cutting or eye will act as a styptic until the 

 wounds are healed and roots emitted. 



2. Coleus Baroness Kothsehild. — Dark crimson leaves with a 

 yellow margin. A strong grower. Strike cuttings in March and 



April. Pot them on, keeping them close to the glass ; stop 

 them when necessary to keep them bushy. The above to be 

 used as a carpet for the Ficus. 

 3. Sedum cameum variegatum. — This pretty Sednm makes 



a very desirable little carpet plant. It is propagated in spring, 

 when every little bit will strike freely in warmth, making fine 

 plants for use in June and July. 

 4. Sempervivnm oalifornicam. — This is a close, neat, corn- 



Fig. 94.— Bed No. 2. 



pact plants with dark green leaves tipped with chocolate. It is 

 propagated by offsets, which it makes freely. It is quite hardy. 



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Eucalyptus globulus.— This is a quick-growing plant, of 



