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cuttings made in late summer and placed in frames to re- 

 main during the winter. 



Acanthophcenix. Palmce. 



Propagated by seeds, sown in a moist bottom heat, in 

 a well decomposed compost of one part loam, one of peat, 

 one of leaf mould, and one of sand. 



Acanthorhiza. Palmte. 



Propagated by seeds in a moist hot-bed in spring. 

 Acanthostachyum. Bromeliacecc, 



Propagated by suckers, which strike readily in bottom 

 heat. 



Acanthus (Bear's Breech). Acanthacece. 



Propagated by seeds sown in gentle heat, or by division of 

 the root in autumn or early spring. Also by root-cuttings. 

 Water carefully. 



Acer (Maple). Sapindacea. 



Stocks are grown from stratified seeds, which should be 

 sown an inch or two deep. Some species, as A. dasycarpum, 

 come readily if seeds are simply sown as soon as ripe. 

 Varieties are often layered, but better plants are obtained by 

 grafting. Th'e Japanese sorts are winter-worked on imported 

 A. polymorphism stocks, either by whip or veneer grafting. 

 Varieties of native species are worked upon common native 

 stocks. Maples can also be budded in summer, and they 

 grow from cuttings of soft and ripe wood. 



Aceras. Ore/tide^. 



Propagated by carefully made divisions of the tubers. 

 (See under Orchids.) 



Aceratium. Tiliacea:. 



Propagated by ripe cuttings, which root readily in sand, 

 in heat, under a hand-glass. 



Achania. See Malvaviscus. 



Achillea. Including Ptarmica (Milfoil), Composite. 



Propagated by seeds, root divisions and cuttings, during 

 spring. 



Achimenes, including Scheeria. Gesneracece. 



Propagated by seeds, carefully sown in well-drained pans, 

 which are filled nearly to the rim, levelled, and well watered 

 with a fine rose. Sow seed and cover lightly with sand, and 



