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AGAPpANTHUS.— When desirable to increase the number 
of these popular subjects, the old plants should be 
divided and repotted in March. Seed may also be sown 
if obtainable. 
AcatH#a (BLUE Marcuerite).—Strike cuttings of 
young shoots in spring and autumn in sandy soil, with 
a heat of about 60 degrees. 
AGAvE.—Propagate by suckers thrown up from the 
roots, especially after flowering. 
AGERATUM.—Many are raised from seed; but in the 
case of some of the garden varieties cuttings are pre- 
ferred, these being obtained from stock plants that have 
been grown in pots and not permitted to flower. 
AGROSTEMMA.—Raise annual varieties from seed sown 
in April where intended to flower; perennial sorts by 
division and seed. 
AILANTUS.—The so-called Tree of Heaven, with 
handsome foliage, can be raised from suckers, also 
readily from root-cuttings, 2 inches long, planted in pots 
of sandy soil in March. Cut-back plants produce large 
leaves, giving a tropical effect. 
ALisMA.—These aquatics may be increased by division 
or by seed sown in pans in March, sunk just below the 
surface of the water. 
ALLAMANDA.—Insert cuttings of last year’s shoots with 
about three joints in pots of sandy soil in a temperature 
of 75 to 80 degrees, or young growths cut with a heel of 
the old wood under bell-glasses with a brisk bottom 
heat, affording shade from sunshine. 
-ALLIuM.—The ornamental flowering sorts are usually 
propagated by offsets, and occasionally by seed and by 
bulbils. | 
Atnus.—Seeds of these moisture-loving trees should 
