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the sticking-method, similar to that applied in Europe 

 to fine plants like the Azalias. The wax is made by mixing 

 8 parts of resin with 2 parts of fat, which are melted and 

 then poured into cold water. 



3. Many other planters however, still follow the 

 old method of culturing by sowing. This is done in beds 

 which are then entirely covered. In 20 days to a month 

 the grains begin to shoot. 



If moss or mould find their way among the plants 

 and prevent their growth, the little shoots are removed and 

 replanted in similar beds, but at equal distances of 5 cM. 

 and this operation is repeated as soon as the plants have 

 reached a height of from 10 to 15 centimetres; the dis- 

 tance is then 15 cM. 



If moss or mould do not hamper the growth and 

 sowing has not been done too densely, the original planting 

 may be left to grow. The second planting is often done 

 under ferns, which have been placed in the soil between the 

 young plants so as to shade them. When the young plants 

 are sufficiently developed the shade is superfluous. Plants 

 of more than half a foot high hardly need this shade. 



4. Nine or thirteen months after the grains have 

 been sown, plants of 1 foot high, are obtained which can 

 be transplanted to the prepared grounds, where they are 

 planted, the Succirubra in 5 and the Ledgeriana in 4 

 square feet of ground each; it is better, however, to wait 

 until the plants have reached a height of 1 metre. 



