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seeds are a long time in germinating, and generally have 

 a low vitality. They should be sown in a mild heat. 

 If cuttings are used, they are taken from the tops of 

 plants in the autumn and placed in sand, where they 

 should be kept at a cool house temperature until they 

 begin to callus, after which they should have a gentle 



FIG. 64. THE VAKIEGATED ASPIDISTRA. 



heat. Then place in four-inch pots, using rich loam 

 and sand, and keep rather close until they have become 

 established, when they need more air and water. After 

 this, they need ordinary care and should be repotted 

 each summer before growth begins, until they are in 

 eight-inch pots ; after that, once in two or three years 

 will answer. 



