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wafer or being too crowded, n ake useful plants for greenhouse 
or conservatory decoration during the winter, and are useful 
for decorative purposes indoors. They, however, require light 
decorative purposes care must be taken not to overwater, especially 
when in cool places, from which frost is barely excluded. 
Propagation is also effected by cuttings of the half-ripened 
Fig. 26.—ACACIAS. 
1, A. cordata ; 2, A. pulchella ; ?, A. verticillata; 4, A. Drummondi; 5, A. armata. 
situations, sometimes being seen flourishing in a light window of 
a sitting room for months or years, whilst those in the dark 
recesses of corridors or halls have collapsed. When used for 
wood, taking it off with and inserting with a heel, root freely 
during the summer. Drain the pots well, and fill to with three- 
quarters ©f an inch of the rim with peat and sand in equal parts, 
