9% SIR WILLIAM BROOKE'S AIR PLANT. 
atmospherie moisture in summer. A position at a slight distance from a cistern, or immediately over 
it, should be preferred. It must be watered assiduously during the summer months, and kept rather 
dry in winter. 
In propagating the plant, the young branches should not be cut off till they have formed roots; and 
perhaps it will be desirable partially to sever them from the old plant for some time previously to 
removing them altogether. They ought not to receive much water after their removal, till they begin 
to grow. : 
