158 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Abobra. Cucurbitacecz : 



Propagated by seeds, or rarely by soft cuttings. 



Abroma. Sterculiacecz. 



By seeds sown in March. By cuttings made in spring 

 from half-ripened wood, and placed under a bell-glass. 



Abronia (Sand Verbena). Nyctaginacetf. 



Propagated by seeds sown in autumn or spring, after 

 the outer skin has been peeled off. Sow in pots of sandy 

 soil, and keep in a frame until the following spring ; then 

 place in their flowering quarters. By young cuttings, set 

 in spring, in sandy soil. 



Abrus. Leguminosce. 



Propagated by seeds raised in heat or by cuttings under 

 a hand-glass, in sand. 



Abutilon. Malvacetz. 



Sow seeds in pans, with same soil and temperature as 

 for cuttings. By cuttings from young wood, at almost any 

 season ; the best time, however, is spring or fall. Insert 

 in pots, in a compost of equal parts peat, leaf mold, loam 

 and sand, and place in a temperature of 65 to 75. 



Acacia. Leguminosce. 



Propagated by seeds sown as soon as ripe, in sandy peat, 

 about one-fourth inch deep, or a little more for large 

 seeds. Soak in hot water 24 hours if seeds are not fresh. 

 Keep temperature about 55 or 60, and pot off when 

 large enough to handle. By cuttings of the half-ripened 

 wood, put in with a heel, in equal parts peat and sand, 

 covered with pure sand. Insert the cuttings as soon as 

 made ; water, and leave them in the shade till dry. Place 

 under a bell-glass, shade and water to prevent flagging. 

 Pot off when rooted, and keep in a close pit or house until 

 the plants are thoroughly established. A. pubescens and 

 some others will strike from root-cuttings. See, also, 

 Robinia. 



Acalypha. Euphorbiacea \ 



Propagated by cuttings in sandy soil under a glass, in 

 stove heat, during late winter or in spring. Native spe- 

 cies by seeds. 



Acanthephippium. Orchidacete. 



Propagated by dividing the pseudo-bulbs as soon as, 

 growth commences, (See under Orchids.) 



