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ness to the whole which cannot be obtained by using 
any other plants. The hardier varieties are most useful 
for room and table decoration. The soft green colour 
of their leaves does not clash with anything in the room, 
and the free arrangement of their foliage makes them 
ideal plants for the 
table. 
Their cultivation 
is very simple. They 
can be raised very 
readily by inserting 
small pieces of stem 
with two or three 
joints in a sandy, 
peaty soil, with 
bottom heat. In a 
short time they will 
emit roots and pro- 
duce a young shoot, 
which very soon 
grows into a nice 
plant. When they 
have made from 2 to 
Dracaena 3 in. of gTOWth they 
may be potted into 
3-in. pots, which should be well drained, using a compost 
of 2 parts good fibrous loam, 2 parts fibrous peat, and 
enough sand to keep the whole open. They should be 
placed in a warm spot and watered carefully; they may 
also be syringed or damped occasionally. When the pots 
are filled with roots they may be moved into 5- or 6-in. 
