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potting. Spray frequently, keep moist always, and 

 give liquid manure once a week while growing. 



A. Sprengeri grows rapidly and is the most easily 

 managed of all varieties. It needs, however, abun- 

 dant root room, and where that is restricted must be 

 given some kind of plant-food. It is the plant most 

 used for hanging-baskets. A basket of three two- 

 year-old seedlings is a thing of beauty, throwing off 

 wonderful fronds even in the dry air of a sitting- 

 room heated with a coal-stove. They should be given 

 a chance to rest during the summer by setting in a 

 cool, shady place, watering sparingly. When the 

 plant shows signs of renewed growth repot, giving a 

 larger pot if necessary, or, if two or three plants have 

 been growing in one basket they may be separated 

 and given more room. An elongated tuber is formed 

 on the roots, which stores nourishment like the 

 nodules on the Clematis and Clover roots. It is use- 

 less for propagating purposes, and should not be dis- 

 turbed. A basket or a pot on a bracket or pedestal is 

 the only way in which to grow A. Sprengeri success- 

 fully, while A. plumosus nanus succeeds best in deep 

 pots, as it sends its roots far down, often pushing 

 its crown well above the soil in this way. A. plumosus 

 sends out fronds several feet long, and is best adapted 

 for growing on strings. A deep pot on a north or 

 east window-sill suits it well, provided it is not too 

 cool, and fine spool-wire makes a neat support and is 

 almost invisible. 



