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handsome double varieties of various colors. 
One of the most interesting is named -‘Hen 
and Chickens.” The ‘-Hen’’ is the mother 
plant, and the •‘Chickens" are the young 
plants (about a dozen in number) which 
proceed from and surround the “Hen" in a 
circle. The accompanying illustration, 
Fig. 1273, is a very good portrait of the 
common form of the Daisy. The flowers 
are from a half to three quarters of an inch 
in diameter. 
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Where Dahlias are propagated from cut- 
tings the dry roots may now be placed in a 
gentle heat to start them. The usual way 
is to place the tubers on the beDch or table 
or in shallow boxes, and cover them with 
.-oil to the crown. The cuttings are taken 
when the shoots are some three or four 
inches long, and put in sand to root. Two 
or three buds should be left below the cut 
to produce more shoots, from which cut- 
tings may be taken in the same way. and I 
the process repeated till as many cuttings 
as may be wanted are procured. In this 
way a single plant or clump of tubers may 
be made to produce a gr 'at number of cut- 
tings. Such amateurs, however, as grow 
plants in a small way can get as many 
plants as they want by dividing the tubers 
after they have begun to grow, and in this 
case the tubers need not be encouraged to 
grow for some time yet, at least the double- 
dowered varieties. We rarely get perfect 
blooms from the double var eties before the 
approach of cool weather, and little is gain- 
ed by starting them early. Something may 
be gained, however, by staiting the single- 
flowered varieties in March, as we expect 
them to bloom both early and late. Seeds 
of the single kinds may be sown now. 
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Pilea serpyllifolia is a curious and very 
interesting perennial from the West Indies. 
It is a dwarf, rather compact growing plant 
with small foliage and bearing numerous 
small pink flower*. It is graceful in form, j 
presenting a Fern-like appearaned. The 
curious part of the plant consists in the 
singular manner in which the pollen grains 
explode under the influence of moisture, 
especially on a warm, sunny day. The 
time of blooming is quite extended, and 
flowers are constantly opening. If, at this 
time, water be sprayed over the plant, the 
calyces will suddenly expand and the pol- 
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len thrown out with considerable force in a 
mist-like form, accompanied by explosions 
resembling those of small firecrackers, or 
the cracklings from a chestnut wood fire. 
A better way to develop the phenomenon 
is to immerse the plant in water for a mo- 
ment, when, on its removal, a quick suc- 
cession of explosions will occur, reminding 
one of the rapid fire of artillery. These 
successive but rapid explosions and the 
smoke-like appearance produced by the 
floating pollen suggested the common name 
of Artillery Plant: and <t must be admitted 
that the resemblance is quite striking in a 
small way. Pilea muscosa possesses simi- 
lar qualities. The Artillery Plant is easily 
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