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PLANT CULTURE 



Drac^na Sanderiana 

 four plants in a 6-in. pan 



propagating bed, and given water only after they show signs of 

 sending out toots. To graft, select stock in which the wood is suffi- 

 ciently firm; cut off the top part, make a cut down the center for 

 three-quarters of an inch or so, then insert a piece of the ripened 

 growth of the Epiphyllum, and run one of the Pereskia spines 

 through the whole to keep it firmly together, or tie with raffia until 

 the union is completed. This will be effected in a few weeks in a 

 good growing temperature. Have the Pereskias in as small pots as 

 possible at the time of grafting, so that when the imion between stock 

 and cion takes place the plants wiU start growing quickly by being 

 shifted into larger pots. The potting mixture should be very porous, 

 as the least stagnation is fatal to the roots. Sandy loam, broken 

 brick, old manure and a little leaf soil will be found best. 



ERANTHEMUM. One of our brightest blue flowers in the 

 greenhouse during late Winter is Eranthemum piilchcUum. 



Culture. After blooming discard all plants not wanted for 

 cuttings. Old plants become loose and weedy unless well cut back. 



