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planted in the sand, where they should be taken off quite 

 close The less depth the better, so long as they stand firm. 

 Place them under hand-glasses in a propagating house, but 

 do not plunge them in heat. 



Baphia (Camwood, Barwood). Leguminosce. 



Propagated by cuttings, which should not be deprived of 

 any of their leaves. Place in sand under a hand-glass in 

 heat. 

 Baptisia. Leguminosce. 



Increased by seeds, which should be sown in sand and 

 leaf-mould in the open, or in pots placed in a cold frame. 

 By divisions. 

 Barbadoes Gooseberry. See Pereskia. 



Barbarea (Winter Cress, American Cress, Upland Cress). 



Cruciferce. 



Increased by seeds, divisions, suckers and cuttings. 

 Barberry (Berberis vulgar is}, Berberidea. 



Propagated by stratified seeds, or by suckers, layers and 

 cuttings of mature wood. Layers are usually allowed to re- 

 main two years. Rare sorts are sometimes grafted on com- 

 mon stocks. 

 Barbieria. Leguminoste. 



Propagated by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, which 

 should be placed in sand, under a glass, in strong heat. 



Barkeria. Orchidece. 



Propagated by divisions made just before new growth 

 commences. See under Orchids. 



Barklya. Leguminosce. 



Increased by seeds ; also by half-ripened cuttings, which 

 should be placed in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, in a cool 

 house. 

 Barleria. Acanthacece. 



Propagated by cuttings made of the young wood, and 

 placed in a compost of loam and peat with a little rotten 

 dung, under a bell-glass, in stove temperature with bottom 

 heat. 

 Barnadesia. Compost tec. 



Increased by seeds, sown in spring in heat. By off- 

 sets. By cuttings made of half-ripened wood in spring, and 

 placed in sand, under a bell-glass. 



