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Alonsoa. Scrophulariacecs. 



Propagated by seeds, sown in spring ; also by cuttings 

 in sandy soil, in gentle heat. The herbaceous species 

 may be treated as outdoor summer annuals, and should 

 be raised in little heat, and planted out in May. 



Aloysia (species of Lippia, Sweet-scented Verbena, Lemon 



Verbena). Verbenacece. 



Increased easily in spring by young wood. The cut- 

 tings will root in about three weeks, in sandy soil with gen- 

 tle heat. Also by cuttings of ripened wood in autumn. 



Alsophila. See Ferns. 

 Alstroemeria. Amaryllidacecz. 



Increased by seeds. By a careful division of the fleshy 

 roots, during fall or spring. 



Alternanthera ( Telanthera Bettzichiana}. Amarantacea. 



Commonly raised from cuttings of growing wood. For 

 spring and summer bedding, the plants are started in late 

 winter. The stock plants, from which cuttings are taken, 

 are procured from cuttings made late in summer. Seeds 

 are little used. 



Althaea (Marsh-Mallow, Hollyhock). Malvacecs. 



Increased by seeds, and by divisions. The biennial 

 species must be raised from seeds every year. See 

 Hollyhock. 



Alum Root. See Heuchera. 



Alyssum( Mad wort). Crucifercz. 



Increased by seeds (particularly sweet alyssum and 

 other annuals) sown in the open border or in pans of 

 sandy soil. By divisions and layers. By cuttings made 

 from young shoots two to three inches in length, placed in 

 sandy loam, early in the season, in a shady place. 



Amarantus. Amarantacecs. 



Propagated by seeds sown in hotbeds in spring, and 

 thinned out when about one-half inch high. Late in 

 spring they may be transplanted outdoors in their perma- 

 nent situation, or into pots. Sometimes sown in the open. 



Amaryllis. Amaryllidacece. 



Propagated by seeds and offsets. Seedlings will bloom 

 in from one to two years. 



