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Bignonia continued. 



ripen the wood, and make it capable of producing flowers 

 without entirely shutting it out from the plants below. 

 Soil : A compost of two parts fibrous loam, one part peat, 

 one of leaf mould, and a due proportion of sand, will be 



Bignonia continued. 



most satisfactory method of propagation is by cuttings, 

 made of good strong shoots, in early spring. Three joints 

 are sufficient to make a cutting, if short-jointed; if 

 long- jointed, two are sufficient. Place them in a well- 



FIG. 250. BRANCH AND FLOWERS OP BIONO.MA MAONIFICA. 



found most satisfactory. The loam and peat should be 

 used in a rough state, unsifted, as this will keep the border 

 open for some years, and thorough drainage should be 

 effected. Propagation : Seed being rarely procurable, the 



drained pot of sandy soil, under a bell glass, in bottom 

 heat. As these cuttings . are young and fleshy, they are 

 liable to damp off; hence it is necessary, for the first 

 two or three weeks, to wipe the moisture from the glasses 



