ASTRAGALUS AUCUBA. 179 



Astragalus (Milk Vetch). Leguminoscz. 



Seeds should be sown in pots of sandy soil placed in a 

 coldframe, as soon as ripe, or early in the spring, as they 

 may lie a long time before germinating. The herbaceous 

 perennials also increase by divisions, and the shrubby 

 kinds slowly by means of cuttings placed in a coldframe. 



Astrocaryum, Phcenicophorum. Palmacecz . 



Increased by seeds sown in spring in a hotbed ; or by 

 suckers, if obtainable. 



Astroloma. Epacridacecz. 



Propagated by young cuttings placed in sandy soil, 

 under a bell-glass, in a cool house. 



Atalantia. Rutacece. 



Propagated by ripened cuttings, which will root freely 

 in sandy soil under a hand-glass, in heat. 



Atamasco Lily. See Amaryllis. 



Atragene (species of Clematis). Ranunculacece. 



Seeds should be stratified, and sown in early spring, in 

 gentle heat. By layering in autumn ; the layers should 

 not be separated for about a year, when they will be vig- 

 orous plants. By cuttings, which should be set in light 

 soil and placed under a hand-glass. 



Atriplex. See Orach. 



Atropa (Belladonna). Solanacece. 

 Seeds. 



Aubrietia. Crucifercz. 



Propagated by seeds, which should be sown in spring. 

 In early autumn carefully transplant to a cool, shady bor- 

 der. Also by divisions. Where a stock of old plants 

 exists, layer their long, slender branches any time after 

 flowering, and cover with a mixture of sand and leaf soil ; 

 they will then root freely and establish themselves in 

 time for spring blooming. Cuttings should be "drawn" 

 or grown in a frame until they are soft, before they are 

 removed. 



Aucuba. Cornacece. 



Readily increased by seeds, sown as soon as ripe ; or 

 by cuttings, inserted in spring or autumn in sandy soil, 



