GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY PLANTS 53 



Abutilon Savitzii 



They like a cool house best, thriving in a temperature ranging from 

 40 degrees to 50 degrees, or a little above the freezing point. Win- 

 tering cool and allowing to come along naturally in Spring is the 

 best method of flowering. 



Propagation. Seedling Acacias are not to be recommended 

 for small flowering plants, on account of their lanky growth. Not 

 only are plants from cuttings most floriferous, but they are easier 

 trained to any desired shape. They should be taken from the half- 

 ripened shoots during the month of June. A peaty soil mixed with 

 half sand should be used, as the roots will take nourishment from 

 it immediately after they are formed. Make the cuttings with a 

 sharp knife and take ofif the leaves from the part which is to go in 

 the soil with a small pair of sharp scissors. The pots in which the 

 cuttings are rooted should be prepared carefully — rough crocks in 

 the bottom and finer above, until they are filled to within 2 inches 

 of the rim. The remaining space should be filled with finely sifted 

 peat and sand in equal parts topped off with pure sand. Dibble in 



