ACACIA, ANTHOCERCIS, ETC. 



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ACACIA. 



This numerous and free-flowering family do not readily increase by cut- 

 tings, but full-groTvn specimens seed abundantly. A, puhescens, one of 

 the most splendid of the family, is increased by cuttings of the roots, 

 which should be planted in peat and loam, and placed in a mild, moist 

 temperatm-e. Seeds are occasionally produced. But the facility of pro- 

 curing seeds of most of the genera from New Holland renders these plants 

 plentiful in our gardens. 



ANTHOCERCIS. 



Cuttings of the half-ripened shoots, planted in sand, root when placed 

 in a cool situation, and sometimes those of the young shoots also succeed 

 when placed in a sUght heat, covered "s^ith a bell-glass. It is by no 

 means a genus that is rapidly propagated, nor is it without care that the 

 plants will hve long. The most airy situation in the greenhouse is the 

 best for them. 



GENISTA, GOODIA, FODALYRIA, AND CROTALARIA, 



Will all strike by cuttings of the young wood, planted in sand, and kept 

 cool ; but the best method of increasing them is by seeds, which they 

 produce freely when the plants are full-grown. These should be sown in 

 peat and loam, the soil they prefer when full-grown. 



GNIDIA. 



This genus is easily propagated by cuttings of the young wood, planted 

 in sand, and placed under a glass. The soil they prefer is light loam 

 and peat. 



LINUM. 



The shrubby species of this genus root freely from cuttings of the 

 young wood, and the herbaceous or soft- wooded kinds produce seeds freely, 

 which should be sown in peat and loam, the soil the plants thrive best in. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



The shrubby species and varieties of this fine-flowering tribe root 



