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CREEPING CEREUS. 
Lat : Caetus Flagelliformis. 
CI: ICOSANDRIA. 
Orel: MONOGYNIA. 
Is a native of America, where it grows wild 
among the rocks; formerly it was considered as 
a Stove plant, but experience has proved, that 
it is sufficiently hardy to thrive in the Green- 
house. 
It is propagated by cuttings of from three 
to six inches, taken off in joints from the 
branches : they should be laid in a dry place 
to heal the cut part, and may then be planted 
in pots with light soil ; and to facilitate their 
rooting, they may be put into a gentle Hot-bed, 
and then placed with the other Green-house 
plants. 
The proper time for doing this is in the 
month of July. 
This plant requires very little water, and a 
dry situation in the summer. 
Cereus Creeping 
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