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They should be placed in a warm position again for a 
few days, after which they must be put near the glass 
to ensure getting healthy, sturdy plants. When the pots 
are filled with roots the plants may be moved into 5- 
or 6-in. ones, using a compost of 4 parts of good fibrous 
loam, 1 part leaf mould, 1 part well - decayed manure, 
and ^ part of sand. Watering will have to be carefully 
done for a time until the pots are well filled with roots. 
When the plants come into flower, weak liquid manure 
may be given to assist them. 
The ornamental - foliaged varieties may be raised in 
rather a curious way. If a large leaf is placed on sandy 
soil and pieces of stone laid on it to keep it quite flat, 
and the veins cut through at the joints, a small bud will 
soon appear where each cut is made. These will very 
soon develop into young plants, sending down roots into 
the soil and a shoot or shoots up into the atmosphere. 
When these little plants have developed, and are large 
enough to handle, they may be potted into 60s pots, 
having good drainage, using the same compost as advised 
for young plants from cuttings of the fibrous-rooted kinds. 
They should be placed in a warm position until the pots 
are filled with roots. The plants may then be moved 
into 4- or 5-in. ones, using the same compost as for older 
plants of the fibrous-rooted kinds. If large plants are 
required they may be potted into 6- or 7-in. pots when 
the smaller ones are filled with roots, using the same 
compost as before. 
This kind is most suitable for room decoration, the 
beautiful large foliage being very attractive. 
The tuberous - rooted kinds, which are amongst the 
