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CHAPTER II. 



PROPAGATION. 



With the exception of the bulbous plants which I have 

 named, the plants used here are very easily propagated. This 

 is a great advantage because from their nature, and the time 

 for planting them in their winter quarters, they are not 

 adapted for long journeys by rail, and as they must be used 

 in large masses in order to get a good effect, they would 

 prove expensive if purchased ; like all other operations in 

 horticulture, there is a risk of failure, unless certain rules are 

 followed. I will briefly indicate the system of propagation 

 followed here, and to prevent repetition will divide the 

 list previously given into six classes. 



CLASS I. 

 Plants raised from division of the Stock in March : 



Arabis alpina flore pleno Helleborus atrorubens, caucasicus 

 Aubrietias, all varieties and other varieties 



Erica carnea Iris foetidissima variegata 



,, carnea alba pallida variegata 

 Festuca glauca 



