BULBS - LAYERS - DIVISIONS 



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CONSERVATORY PLANTS 



Many conservatory plants are propagated by divisions of a 

 rhizome. Some examples are: 

 Acanthus. Divide in Spring or early Autumn. 

 Aglaonema. The short rhizomes when divided are placed in sand to 



root. 

 Alocasia. Usually in March. Keep close, moist and warm. Use 



Wardian case. 

 Anthurium. Place divisions in peat, sphagnum moss and sand, in 



small pots plunged in Wardian case, at temperature of 75 to 80 



with bottom heat. Propagated in Midwinter. 

 Arum. Division of rhizome in Spring. 

 Aspidistra. Wash out old soil before growth 



starts and divide up rhizomes in small 



pieces; place in propagating bench of sand 



to root, 80, then pot. If fewer and larger 



plants are wanted merely divide old spec- 

 miens. 

 Caladium. 1. 



Many sorts 



produce small 



offset tubers; 



2. or cut out 



the eyes on 



large tubers 



taking a gener- 

 ous piece of 



the tuber. 



Calathea. (See 

 Aspidistra.) 



Calla. (NotRich- 

 ardia.) (See 

 Anthurium.) 



Canna. The rhiz- 

 omes are rather 

 tuberous. In 

 March divide, 

 place in bench 

 or in flats until 

 rooted, then 

 pot. 



Colocasia. (For Colocasia odorata see Galadium, above.) 



Convallaria. (See Lily of the Valley.) 



Fatsia papyrifera. Best in Spring. 



Ferns. (See page 146.) 



Lily of the Valley. (These rhizomes are called pips.) Divide. Grow 



in sand with good bottom heat and shade. 

 Maranta. (See Aspidistra.) (See fig. 51.) Never below 65. 



Fig. 50. Primula Sieboldii. This sketch is of the Spring 

 stage showing the rhizome 



