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Aloe (Aloe). 



Commonly propagated by suckers, which spring from the base 

 of the plant. Seeds are sometimes employed. When using cut- 

 tings, the cut part should be dusted over with powdered charcoal 

 and dried in sunshine before being put in sand to root. See 

 Liliacece, page 349. 



Alonsoa. Scrophulariacece. 



Propagated usually by seeds, sown in spring when weather 

 becomes warm, or started earlier under glass ; also by cuttings in 

 sandy soil, in propagating-frame. 



Aloysia: Lippia. 

 Alpinia. Zingiberacece. 



Propagated readily by division in spring ; also by firm cuttings 

 of shoots. 



Alsophila (Tree Fern). Cyatheacece. 



Propagated by spores. See Ferns, page 312. 

 Alstroemeria. Amaryllidaceas. 



Increased by seeds which should be sown rather thinly in deep 

 pans and allowed to remain without shifting for the first season. 

 Propagated also by a careful division of the fleshy roots, in fall or 

 spring. 



Alternanthera. Amaranthacece. 



Much used for carpet-bedding, properly of the genus Telanthera. 

 The bedding material is grown from cuttings and division. The 

 cuttings may be made from strong outdoor plants in late summer 

 and carried over winter in flats, being potted off in early spring 

 to get them ready for planting out in their beds. If cuttings are 

 taken in late winter or very early spring from overwintered plants, 

 they will probably not be strong or large enough for good bedding 

 material. 



Division of old plants is to be preferred if one has sufficient stock. 

 The old plants are lifted from the beds after the first frosts, cut 

 back to 3 to 4 inches tall, and carried over winter regularly planted 

 in flats. In early spring the plants are divided and all the shoots 

 or parts bearing good roots are potted or else planted with plenty 

 of room in other flats. After four to six weeks they should be 

 large enough to put directly into beds. Both cuttings and divisions 

 are handled in good hotbeds or in a propagating-house. 



