DIEFFENBACBIAS. l"?? 



are such well-known sorts as Nepenthes Dominiana, N. 

 Hookeriana, N, Mastersiana and N. Rafflesiana. 



DIEFFENBACHIAS. 



The plants of this genus are Tery attractive and are 

 readily grown. They are generally propagated by cut- 

 ting the stems into single eye pieces, and if these are 

 dipped in land plaster and slightly dried, it will lessen 

 the liability of their decaying in the cutting bed. They 

 can be started in the same way as explained for Cordy- 

 lines, or pots can be half filled with sandy soil, on which 

 the cuttings are placed, and the pots filled with sand and 

 plunged in a brisk bottom heat. 



As soon as the roots form, the cuttings should be 

 potted in a rich, sandy compost, containing either peat, 

 or rotten sods. Spring is the best time to propagate 

 DiefEenbachias, as they require a high temperature. 

 They should be kept near the glass, and repotted as is 

 necessary. If desired, bushy plants can be secured by 

 heading them in, and by a liberal use of manure water 

 they can be grown to a large size. They need a moist 

 atmosphere, and during the summer, syringing should 

 not be neglected, as otherwise the red spider will gain 

 the ascendency. 



Among the best kinds are the DieffenlacMa Bausei, 

 D. Bowmanni, D. Leojpoldii, D. magnifica, D. regina, 

 and D. rex. Eesembling the above are several desirable 

 species of Schismatoglottis, which are grown in about 

 the same way as Dieffenbachias. 



AKTHUKIUMS. 



In every collection of stove plants there should be 

 at least a half dozen species of this showy and interestr 

 ing aroid. The two classes, flowering and foliage, 

 give us, on the one hand, a variety of large, velvety, 

 distinctly veined leaves, and, on the other, flowers that 

 are very durable, always present, and striking in form 

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