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and coloring. By hybridizing, many new and promising 

 varieties have been recently brought out. 



They are readily grown from seeds, when they can 

 be obtained, but the usual method is by means of 

 suckers and cuttings of the rootlike stem. The cuttings 

 root readily in most species, but they should not be 

 taken off until roots have been formed. Anthuriums 



FIG. 67. AGLAONEMA PICTUM. 



need a temperature of at least 55 degrees except when in 

 flower, when they may be kept slightly lower, al- 

 though some of the foliage sorts are benefited by 60 or 

 65 degrees at night. A slight shade from the bright 

 sun is beneficial to them, and like all plants of the 

 kind, they need an abundance of water while growing 

 and should never be allowed to become dry. In the sum- 

 mer a daily syringing should be given them, with slight 



