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and uniformly moist. In a very short time they will begin to 
grow, and the ydnng shoots as soon as they are strong enough 
should be cut off. Many of them will have made roots 
already. These should at once be potted in small pots, and 
those not rooted put in a bed as cuttings, and potted up 
afterwards. 
D. Goldieana, D. Sanderlana, D.fragrans, and others intended 
for cutting up, should, if the plants are small, have the top taken 
off, when side shoots will soon begin to grow, and these may 
again be taken off as soon as large enough to form a strong 
cutting. If the plants are large, and well furnished with leaves, 
the stem should be cut in pieces, with one or two leaves 
attached to each, and put in the bed in a close case, or else 
each cutting put in a small pot in light sandy soil. Generally 
in about a month or six weeks the cuttings will be found well 
rooted. 
IJ. imlivisa, I), au.stralis, and similar kinds are increased by 
means of seeds generally imported from their native country, and 
in this way are propagated freely, and grown in large quantities. 
Home-grown seeds should be sown soon after being harvested, 
and imported ones as soon as they come to hand. They should 
be sown in 48 pots in a light sandy soil. Peat and sharp 
silver sand mixed is a most suitable material. The pots should 
be filled rather more than half full with potsherds, and a layer 
of the soil about an inch deep be placed upon them, the seeds 
being only slightly covered with a little finer sifted soil. The 
seedpots may be placed in any part of a moist warm house, 
but the soil must be kept in a constant state of moisture. 
When the seeds begin to germinate care must be taken with 
the watering, as if kept too wet the seedlings will damp off, 
while if, on the other hand, the soil should at times become 
too dry, those not yet germinated will suffer. Care should 
therefore be taken with the watering until they have all come 
up. As soon as the seedlings can be handled they should be 
transplanted, and in due time be potted in single pots. 
