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in sand. The roots should be placed in a compost of sandy 

 loam, in well-drained pots, as soon as the foliage dies off, 

 and transferred to a cold-frame. 

 Dichorisandra. Commelinacece. 



Propagated by seeds, divisions and cuttings. 

 Dichosma. See Agathosma. 

 Dicksonia. Filices. 



Division mostly. See Ferns. 

 Diclytra. See Dicentra. 

 Dictamnus (Dittany, or Fraxinella). Rutacece. 



Seeds should be sown as soon as ripe. Division is used. 

 Dictyosperma. See Areca. 

 Dicyrta. See Achimenes. 

 DidymocarpUS. Gesneracecc. 



Cuttings, which are obtained from young shoots when 

 commencing growth, and placed in sandy soil, in heat. 

 Also by seeds. 



Didymosperma. See Areca. 



Dieffenbachia. See Caladium. 



Diervilla, Weigela. Caprifoliacece. 



Suckers. Cuttings may be made in spring, summer or 

 autumn. Hardened green cuttings, handled under a frame 

 in summer, are extensively used by nurserymen. (See page 

 58 .) They are sometimes grown from cuttings in winter from 

 forced plants. Hard-wood cuttings, made in winter a-nd 

 planted in spring like the grape, succeed well. 



Digitalis (Foxglove). Scrophularinece . 



Seeds, sown in spring, either in-doors or in the open. 

 The common foxglove (D. purpurea] often self-sows itself. 



Dill (Are t hum graveolens) Umbelliferce. 



Seeds, in early spring. 

 Dillenia, including Colbertia. Dilleniacece. 



Seeds, which, however, are grown with much difficulty. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened wood may be placed in sand, under 

 a frame, in bottom heat. 



Dimorphotheca. Compost fee. 



The seeds of the annual sorts should be sown in heat in 

 spring. The perennials are grown from green cuttings. 



