GREEN-HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



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Soil. Mode of Propagation. 



Acacia Loam and peat S buttings and seeds, some species, however, from 



I cuttings of the roots. 



Acana. Loam and peat Cuttings root freely. 



Achillea Loam and peat Cuttings root freely. 



Achyranthes . . . Peat and loam Cuttings, when the wood is young. 



Acrostichum .. 5 ^oam and peat, or ) 



I rotten wood 5 



Actinocarpus . . Loam and peat Seeds, cultivated by being immersed in water. 



Adenandria . . . sandy loam or peat ... 5 ^""i"?^ of the tips of the young wood, in fine 



( sand, and cold frame. 



Adiantxmi (Rotten \\ood, or | Dividing the root, or by seed, like Acrostichu 



I sandy loam & peat. 5 ^ j i 



Agapanthus . . . Loam and rotten dung . Dividing the roots, and sometimes from seeds. 



Agathosma. . . .Sandy peat Cuttings of the young wood. 



Agave. . . . . . Rich loamy soil Suckers from the roots. 



Ageratum Light rich soil Cuttings root freely. 



Aitonia Sandy loam and peat.. Cuttings of the young wood. 



Aizoon Loam and lime rubbish Cuttings root freely. 



Albuca Rich light loam ..By suckers from the old bulb. 



AUautodia Loam and peat Dividing the root, or by seed. 



Aloe Light mould & lime rub. Suckers, which freely rise from the roots or stem. 



Alonsoa Light rich soil Readily by cuttings and seeds. 



Aloysia Light rich soil Cuttings of the young wood. 



Alstraemeria. ..Very rich light mould.. 5^^^^' ^ soon as rip 



( and by dividing the roots. 



Altemanthera . Light rich ^il Readily increased by cuttings. 



Amaryllis Rich loam By offsets from the bulbs. 



Amelias Loam and peat Readily increased by cuttings. 



Anabasis. . . .Light loam Cuttings of the young wood strike pretty freely. 



Anacampseros . Sandy soil By cuttings, or by leaves of the plant. 



Anagallis Light sandy soil i 1^^^°^ '^^^ '•"^^^^>' ^"""^^^ 



( spring and summer months. 



Anagyris Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Andersonia....Peat and loam < Cuttings of the young wood strike with care in 



( March and April. 



Andryala. Peat and loam Cuttings root readily. 



Anigozanthus. . Peat and loam By dividing at the root. 



Anthericum, . .Sandy loam and peat . .Generally from seed, or by cuttings. 



Anthocercis . Loam and peat Cuttings root freely. 



Antholyza . , . .Sandy loam By seeds and offsets. 



AnthospermumLoam and peat Cuttings strike freely. 



/■Many of the species produce perfect seeds, 

 Anthyllis Loam and peat 1 which grow, and the others are propagated 



(. by cuttings. 

 Antirrhinum . . Loam and peat By cuttings. 



Aotus. Peat and loam Cuttings of the young shoots strike pretty freely, 



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