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of silver sand on the top. After being carefully watered, 
so as not to wash them out of their places, they should 
be put in a frame or under a propagating glass, where 
they will soon make nice little plants. 
Doryopteris palmata, Goniopteris vivipara, Hemionitis 
palmata, H. cordata, Stenosemia aurita, and a few others 
which produce buds on different parts of their fronds, 
should be pegged down to the surface of the soil, and the 
young plants will soon be ready to take off and to com- 
mence an independent existence. 
Adiantum amabile (A. Mooreii) and A. diaphanum (A, 
setulosum) produce numberless little plants on their 
roots, both of them from buds formed there, the latter 
from tiny tubers as well. 
Adiantum ezthiopicum, A: assimile, A. formosum, A. 
palmatum, Asplenium planicaule, Hypolepis Bergiana, 
Struthiopteris Germanica, S. Pennsylvanica, and others, 
with underground rhizomes, may be propagated by 
carefully pulling them to pieces before they have com- 
menced their new growth. Every piece of rhizome 
should have a growing point and as many roots as 
possible. 
Nephrolepis Bauseii, N. Philippinensis, N. pluma, and 
N. tuberosa, produce tubers like small potatoes on their 
roots. When the plants are potted, the tubers should be 
collected and placed in a pot by themselves. In a short 
time they will begin to grow and develop into nice little 
plants. 
Most of the Platyceriums form small buds on their roots 
These, if left until they have produced several barren 
fronds or shields, may then be takén off and planted by 
themselves. 
The Nephrolepis send out a number of creeping stems 
(sarmentum), which produce bulbilsatintervals. Whenon 
a damp surface these will emit roots, and soon become 
plants, which may be severed from the parent without 
injury. Several of the Blechnums and Aspleniums 
produce young plants in the same manner, though not 
to so great an extent. In all such cases the plants may 
be propagated readily by severing the creeping stems as 
soon as the young plants are sufficiently rooted. 
