158 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Abobra. Cuciirbitacee^. 



Propagated by seeds, or rarely by soft cuttings. 

 Abroma. Stercjiliacea. 



By seeds sown in March, By cuttings made in spring 

 from half-ripened wood, and placed under a bell-glass. 



Abronia (Sand Verbena). NyctaginacccE. 



Propagated by seeds sown in autumn or spring, after 

 the outer skin has been peeled off. Sow in pots of sandy 

 soil, and keep in a frame until the following spring ; then 

 place in their flowering quarters. By young cuttings, set 

 in spring, in sandy soil. 



Abrus. Leguiiiinoscz:. 



Propagated by seeds raised in heat or by cuttings under 

 a hand-glass, in sand. 



Abutilon. Malvacecr. 



Sow seeds in pans, with same soil and temperature as 

 for cuttings. By cuttings from young wood, at almost any 

 season ;, the best time, however, is spring or fall. Insert 

 in pots, in a compost of equal parts peat, leaf mold, loam 

 and sand, and place in a temperature of 65° to 75°. 



Acacia. Legiiminosa. 



Propagated by seeds sown as soon as ripe, in sandy peat, 

 about one-fourth inch deep, or a little more for large 

 seeds. Soak in hot water 24 hours if seeds are not fresh. 

 Keep temperature about 55° or 60°, and pot off when 

 large enough to handle. By cuttings of tlie half-ripened 

 wood, put in with a heel, in equal parts peat and sand, 

 covered with pure sand. Insert the cuttings as soon as 

 made ; water, and leave them in the shade till dry. Place 

 under a bell-glass, shade and water to prevent flagging. 

 Pot off when rooted, and keep in a close pit or house until 

 the jilants are thoroughly established. A. piibescens and 

 some others will strike from root-cuttings. See, also, 

 Robinia. 



Acalypha. EuphorbiacecF. 



Propagated by cuttings in sandy soil under a glass, in 

 stove heat, during late winter or in spring. Native spe- 

 cies by seeds. 



Acanthephlppium. Orchidacccs. 



Propagated by dii'iding the pseudo-bulbs as soon as 

 growth commences. (See under Orchids.) 



