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excellent as a border for other grasses and strong-grow- 

 ing plants of any kind. It is propagated from seed, which 

 is freely produced, the seeds being sown in April and 

 grown the same as other annuals. 



In some sections the Pampas grass is also success- 

 fully grown and presents a very striking appearance. 

 Several forms of bamboo can also be used to advantage 

 for lawn planting, and in some localities can be wintered 

 successfully in the open ground. 



SUCCULENTS. 



For bedding purposes, some of the succulents, such 

 as Echeverias, are largely grown and their use for this 

 purpose seems to be increasing in public favor, while the 

 cacti proper, the aloes and agaves are' so easy of cultiva- 

 tion, so interesting in habit and attractive in flower, that 

 in every collection they are more or less numerous. Of 

 the cotyledons (Echfiveria) the form known as secunda 

 glauca is most used for bedding. It propagates readily 

 by means of offshoots from .the parent plants, which 

 only need to be separated and potted off, or by the use 

 of leaf cuttings. 



By the latter method, the leaves are separated — 

 pulled off and not cut — from the parent plant, in the fall 

 or spring, and after the end has callused over they are 

 set in the cutting boxes, where they should have only 

 enough water to keep them from shrivelling. Boots 

 will soon form and the bud at the base of the leaves will 

 start, and form a plant large enough to use the following 

 season. Succulents of all kinds should be kept moder- 

 ately dry during their resting period in the winter, but 

 when growth starts in the spring water should be given 

 in generous quantities, and, unless they have been 

 recently repotted, liquid manure can be used to advan- 

 tage. They delight in a sandy soil and thorough drain- 

 age. During the summer, the plants used for bedding 



