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AN ENUMERATION 



OF THE PRINCIPAL GENERA OF 



HOT-HOUSE OR TROPICAL PLANTS. 



WITH THE SOIL EACH GENUS THRIVES IN. 



INCLUDING THE MODE OF PROPAGATION, WHETHER FROM 

 SEEDS, ROOTS, CUTTINGS, &C. &C. 



Genera. Soil. Mode of Propagation 



Vbroma Peat aud loam By seeds aud cuttings. 



Abrus Loam and peat By cuttings. 



Acacia Peat and loam By cuttings, seeds, and cuttings of the roots. 



Acanthus Rich loam By cuttings. 



Achania Loam and peat < Cuttings taken from the tips of the young 



( shoots root freely. 



Achras Rich loam Cuttings strike freely. 



Achyranthus . . Rich light loam By seeds and cuttings. 



Acrostichmn .. Decayed veget. matter . . ^^^d^' ""^'^^ "^^^ ^^^^^ ^^'^ 



\ of the fronds, aud by dividing the roots. 



Adansonia .... Rich loam By cuttings. 



Adelia Rich loam Cuttings root freely. 



Adenanthera.. Loam and peat i^^''^^ cuttings, with the leaves left on, root 



( freely. 



Adiantum . . . .Decayed veget. matter. .By seeds, or by dividing the roots. 



iEgle Rich loam Cuttings of the ripened wood root freely. 



JErua Light rich soil By cuttings. 



iEschynomene .Rich loam By seeds. 



Agava Poor sandy soil ...... By suckers. 



Aglia Loam and Peat 5 Cuttings that are ripened at the base will root 



( freely. 



Ailanthus Loam and peat By cuttings of the roots. 



Alanguim Peat and loam Cuttings root freely. 



Aleurites Rich loam (Cuttings of the ripened wood, having the loaf 



( left entire, will root. 

 AUamanda. . , . Rich light soil By cuttings. 



Aloe Lime rubbish By suckers, which are produced abundantly. 



Alpinia Rich sandy loam By dividing the roots. 



Alstroemeria. . .Rich light soil By seeds, and by parting the roots. 



Alyxia Sandy loam and peat . .Cuttings of the ripened wood strike root. 



which arc sometimes produced, and 

 )ffsets from the bulbs. 



AmaryUis Rich light soil 



I by offs( 



