354 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
from August to November, and is at that season the finest of burdetr 
plants. The pure white flowers, with lemon-colored stamens, are held 
well up on stalks 2-3 ft. high. The flower-stems are long and ex- 
cellent for cutting. This species may be propagated by division of the 
plants or by seed. The former method should be employed in the 
spring; the latter, as soon as the seeds are ripe in the fall. Sow the 
seed in boxes in a warm, sheltered situation in the border or under 
glass. The seed should be covered lightly with soil containing a quan- 
tity of sand and not allowed to become dry. A well-enriched, sheltered 
position in a border should be given. 
The little wild wind-flowers are easily colonized in a hardy border. 
Aralia, A. Sicboldii (properly Fatsia Japonica and F. papyrifera), as 
it is sometimes called, and the variety variegata, with large, palmlike 
leaves, are grown for their tropical appearance. 
Sow in February, in shallow trays and light soil, in a temperature 
of 65° Continue the temperature. When two or three leaves have 
formed, transplant into other trays 1 in. apart. Sprinkle them with 
a fine rose or spray; and do not allow them to suffer for water. Later 
transfer them to small pots and repot them as they grow. Plant out 
in beds after the weather has become warm and settled. Half-hardy 
perennials in the North, becoming 3 ft. or more high; a shrub in the 
South and in California. Used often in subtropical work. 
Araucaria, or Norfolk Island pine, is now sold in pots by florists as a 
window plant. There are several species. The greenhouse specimens 
are the juvenile state of plants that become large trees in their native 
regions; therefore, it is not to be expected that they will keep shapely 
and within bounds indefinitely. 
The common spevies (A. exrcelsa) makes a symmetrical evergreen 
subject. It keeps well in a cool window, or on the veranda in the 
summer. Protect it from direct sunlight, and give plenty of room. 
If the plant begins to fail, return it to the florist for recuperation, or 
procure a new plant. 
Auricula. — A half-hardy perennial of the primrose tribe (Primula 
Auricula), very popular in Europe, but little grown in America on 
account of the hot, dry summers. 
