GREEN-HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



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Soil. Mode of Propagation, 



Nerium Rich soil By cuttings of the young wood. 



Nicotiana Rich soil By seeds. 



Nivenia Sandy loam ^^""^ readily ^ ripened cuttings, however, some- 



( times succeed. 



Ocymum Light rich soil By cuttings. 



CEdera Peat and loam By young cuttings. 



CEnothera Peat and loam Cuttings root freely. 



Olea Rich soil cuttings, but more readily by grafting on 



( the common Privet. 



Ononis Peat and loam \ ^""^'^^^ '^''^^ ^'^^^^^ ^""^ sometimes 



i ripened which vegetate freely. 



Onosma Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Ophiopogon . . Peat and loam By dividing the roots. 



Origanum .... Loam and peat Cuttings strike freely. 



OrnithogalLim..Loam and peat By offsets from the bulbs. 



Osteospermum Peat and loam By cuttings freely. 



Osyris Loam and peat Cuttings of the ripened wood strike freely. 



Othonna Peat and loam Cuttings strike freely. 



(Sometimes by seeds, and generally bv offsets 

 ^^^i^ Light rich soil ^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ 



Oxylobium. . . .Peat soil 5 ^^^^^^s strike root with care, and some of the 



( species ripen seeds. 

 Pallasia Light rich soil By cuttings. 



Pancratium . . . Light rich soil By offsets from the bulbs, and sometimes from seeds. 



Passerina Peat and loam Young cuttings strike freely. 



r By cuttings, which should be taken off while 

 Passiflora Rich soil < very young ; some of the species perfect 



(. seeds by which hybrides are produced. 

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



Pavonia Peat and loam. 5^' "^^^ increased by 



( them, or by cuttings of the young wood. 



Pelargonium . .Light rich soil By cuttings, seeds, &.c. 



Pentzia Peat and loam. By cuttings. 



Persoonia Peat and loam , times root. 



I Not readily ; cuttings of the ripened wood some- 



Phlomis Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Phormium . . . .Peat and loam By offsets from the root. 



r By cuttings of the ripened wood, and also by 

 Photinia Peat and loam < grafting or inarching on the different kinds 



(. of Pyrus or Mespilus. 



Phylica Peat and loam Cuttings of the young wood strike freely. 



Phyllolobium . . Loam and peat Cuttings of the young wood will root freely. 



Pimelea. Sandy peat By cuttings of very young wood, and also by seeds. 



Pinckneya .... Peat and loam Cuttings root freely. 



r Most of the species are difficult to perpetuate 

 Pinus Any ordinary soil .... < otherwise than by seeds i some will, how. 



L ever, strike by cuttings. 

 Pisonia . . . . Loam and peat ,By cuttings. 



