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tings from any portion of the stem ; insert in a soil of equal 

 parts of peat and sand, in well-drained pots, in bottom 

 heat. 



Achras. See Sapota. 

 Achyranthes. See Iresine. 



Aconitum (Aconite, Monk's Hood, Wolfs Bane). Ranun- 



culacecs. 



Seeds should be sown as soon as ripe in a coldframe 

 or border ; also by division. Roots should not be left 

 about, for they are very poisonous. 



Acorns. See Quercus. 

 Acorus. Aroidece. 



Propagated during spring by divisions. 



Acrophyllum. Saxifragacea. 



Increased by cuttings of the half-ripened shoots, which 

 strike freely in a soil of sand and peat ; cover with a 

 hand-glass, and place in a cool house. The roots should 

 be kept moist. 



Acrostichum. See Ferns. 



Actaea (Baneberry). Ranunculacece \ 



Propagated by seed and by division of roots during 

 spring. 



Actinidia. Ternstrazmiace<z. 



Propagated by seeds, layers or cuttings. The cuttings 

 should be put in sandy soil, in autumn, under a hand- 

 light. 



Actinetus. Umbelliferce. 



Increased by seeds sown on a hotbed in spring, and in 

 May the seedlings may be transplanted to the open border 

 in a warm situation, where they will flower and seed 

 freely. Divisions of the roots grow readily. 



Ada. Orchidacece. 



Propagated by divisions as soon as the plant com- 

 mences growth. (See under Orchids.) 



Adamia. Saxifragacece. 



Increased by seeds ; by cuttings, which will root readily 

 in a compost of loam, peat and sand, under a hand-glass. 



