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.The deciduous azaleas grow readily from seeds, handled as for A. 

 indica. The named kinds are grown from heel-cuttings of mature 

 wood taken in late summer and placed under glass. They are also 

 veneer-grafted on any common deciduous potted stock in autumn 

 under glass. 



Babiana. Iridacece. 



Multiplied quickly by seeds in pans in a mild heat. Also propa- 

 gated by offsets or cormels in boxes or planted in the open. A 

 year or two is required to produce blooming plants. 



Baccharis (Groundsel Tree). Composites. 



Propagation is by seeds, and by cuttings struck under glass. 



Bactris. Palmacece. 



Handled by suckers, which generally arise and grow freely. 

 Rarely propagated by seeds. See Palms, page 377. 



Balm (Melissa officinalis) . Labiates. 



Propagated by seeds outdoors or in a frame ; also division. 



Balsam (Impatiens Balsamina and others). Balsaminacece. 



Seeds of the garden balsam may be sown directly in the garden 

 when the weather becomes w r arm, as is the practice in most parts 

 of the United States, or they may be started indoors and trans- 

 planted for earlier bloom. I. Sultani is better raised from seeds 

 than from cutttings. The greenhouse species are multiplied by 

 seeds, or by cuttings in close frames. 



Bambusa (Bamboo. See also Arundinaria). Gramineoe. 



Propagated by division of established clumps in early spring, 

 as new growth "is beginning. The operation should be performed 

 with care, so as not to injure the eyes. If young shoots are layered, 

 leave only the end exposed. Seeds are rarely obtainable. 



Banana and Plantain (Musa sapientum, M. paradisiaca and others). 



Musacece. 



Edible bananas rarely produce seeds. The young plants are 

 obtained from suckers, which spring from the main rootstock. 

 These suckers are transplanted when 2 or 3 feet high. These 

 plants themselves may not produce as good crops as the suckers which 

 arise from them, and are not transplanted. Two or three suckers 



