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decayed cow-manure, with a liberal sprinkling of sharp 

 sand. A warm, moist atmosphere suits them best while 

 growing, but towards f;in tlif finished plants must be 

 gradually exposed f.. full sunshine and a dry atmos- 

 phere, which develops tli.ir liii.-li .'olors. 



The kinds enuniii^itid l»luw are such as are mainly 

 grown in large quantities for decorative purposes, and 



546. Stem-cutting of Cordyline. 



are sold principally during the winter months, especially 

 during the holiday season, when plants with bright 

 colored foliage are always in strong demand: Cordyline 

 amabilis.—A strong-growing species with broad green 

 foliage, which is prettily variegated with white aud deep 

 rose. Oneof the hardiest varieties, eitherfor decorations 

 in winter or for outdoor work, vases, etc., in summer. 

 C. imperialis. — Another strong-growing species, with 

 deep olive-frrern foliage, whi.-li ^Irin-j-.-s t.. <l.-.-|. rose 

 withwllite.'.lL-. />. fr>i, ,,■",■• \' \.-.,..., -I.. . I. - iiilh 



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be large enough for 6-in. pots by the end of the follow- 

 ing September. 



Dractena K}irrrl-u. C. rfnntnfoUa , D. I/indeyiii and 

 D. Massanqriniii an- am. in- tin- \,,-.\ ilecorative plants 

 for the dwellinL' li"us, . /(. K„, ,, /,;. and the two varie- 

 gated forms "f Ji. fr.iijr.ni.^ an' i.ic.t.-d from cuttings 

 taken from head. d-l.aik plants. In j.n.pagating 6'. c«n- 

 nwfolin, when seed cannot be obtained, old plants 

 should be mossed so as to produce roots before the top 

 is taken off, as it is a shy-rooting species from cuttings. 

 D. Goldieana should be topped and rooted in a good 

 bottom heat, and the stems cut into pieces small enough 

 to be put in pots when the shoot is of sufficient length, 

 instead of cutting off the shoots and rooting afresh. B. 

 Godseffiana and D. maeulata evidently belong to the 

 same section ; every little branch of these will root in 

 sharp sand. Long stems of J), ensifolia and D. Bopr- 

 havii, when cut in sections of from 4 to G in., with the 

 leaves kept on, will root quickly and may be used as 

 stock plants. C. Brasiliensis, an elegant species with 

 broad green Ivs., is best propagated by adopting the 

 method practiced on the colored-lvd. kinds, of which C. 

 terminalis is perhaps the best known. This method 

 consists of cutting up the stems into small pieces and 

 placing them in sand, with a brisk bottom heat. Small 

 shoots are developed in a short time, which will fre- 

 quently be found to have small roots at their bases, but 

 they are of little use for the subsequent nutriment of 

 the plantlet. The shoot, when larnre enon-li. sl....ild be 

 .separated from the piec<- nf st.-ni and in-trt.-d in tlx' 



sand-bed, where it will d.vrlM|, tliick i Iihl- r.n.ts 



Afterwards they are potted and kii't in a uarm, iinii^t 

 atmosphere. Cuttings may bt- i>ut in at any tiim whiii 

 bottom heat is at command. The soil used should be 

 light and enriched with rotted cow-manure. 



G. W. Oliver. 

 A. Foliage of sessile, thick, sword-shaped Ivs. 

 B. Lvs. glaucous beneath, broad. 



indivlsa, Kunth. Arborescent, 10-20 ft. high : lvs. 

 dark green, densely crowded. 2-4 ft. long, 4-5 in. broad 

 at the middle, 1K--2 In. at the base, rigid, coriaceous ; 

 midrib stout, colored red and white, veins on each side 

 of it 40-50 : panicle nodding : pedicels .5-1 line long ; 

 bracteoles lanceolate, 3-4 lines long, membranous; peri- 

 anth 3^ lines long, white ; tube very short, canipanu- 



pots. These, if planted in the open border th 

 season, make fine plants for 6"- or 7-inch pots 

 are a number of varieties of Indivisa, among them 

 eral handsomely variegated forms, which, however 

 but little distributed yet. 



beautiful, graceful, high 



the most distinct and useful commercial sort yet intro- 

 duced and which, as soon as it becomes more plentiful, 

 is certain to be very popular. j. p. Eisele. 



Cordyline australis and its allied forms are easily 

 raised from seed, which is readily obtainable in a fresh 

 state. The seed should be sown rather thinly in a light, 

 sandy soil, and, as there is little danger of the seedlings 

 damping off, they may be allowed to grow in the recep- 

 tacles in which they are sown until large enough to go 

 into 3-in. pots. If sown early in spring, the plants will 



-C. indii 



of the trade. 



547. Cordyline australis 



late ; segments equal, spreading : ovules 5-G in each 

 cell. New Zealand. Gn.49,p.86. Lowe, 52.-Coolhouse ; 

 valuable for vases. Rare in cult. 



BB. Lvs. green on both sides, narrower. 



strlcta, Endl. {D. congesta. Sort.). Slender, 6-12 ft. 



high: lvs. less crowded than in the next, acuminate,l-2ft. 



