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Anthuriums are not difficult to raise from seed, but the process is slow and the 

 plants are a long time attaining to a flowering or presentable size. Seeds should be 

 sown directly they are ripe, or when they can readily be separated from the pulp in 

 which they are enclosed. Prepare a pan by draining heavily and rilling with a mixture 



Fig. 129. Anthurium Veitchi. 



of chopped sphagnum, peat, and sand, making this firm and moist. Sow on the surface, 

 and place the pan in a close frame, or cover with a bell glass, where a temperature of 

 75° to 85° is maintained, accompanied by abundance of moisture. The material in the 

 pans must never once become dry or be exposed to the sun during the twelve months, 



