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CULTURE OF THE GENUS BANKSIA. 
thoroughly recover, if this is the case. They also suffer greatly, if 
too much water be administered, but when the drainage is good, the 
injury is seldom so serious as from drought. 
During the time they stand in the green-house, do not allow them 
to he crowded by other plants, neither suffer them to be much shad¬ 
ed ; but in summer, when they are placed out of doors, allow them 
to stand in a shady situation, where they can only receive the morn¬ 
ing and evening sun. 
Whilst out of doors, be careful that no worms effect an entrance 
into the pots; to prevent this, always place a board or slate for each 
pot to stand upon, but should any find their way in, once or twice 
watering with clear lime-water will destroy them. 
If the weather is very wet, they must be set in a pit, or frame, or 
airy greenhouse during the summer months, or the wet would very 
likely destroy them. 
Propagation by Seeds .—Sow them in pots filled with the same 
kind of soil in which the plants are potted. 
The best time to sow the seed is April; cover them a quarter of 
an inch deep, give them a gentle watering, and place them in the 
greenhouse. If they are not up by the end of May, place the pots 
close under a south wall, and cover them with a little moss to keep the 
soil moist, and occasionally water them, and if the seed be not very 
old, they will soon make their appearance. But in some cases they 
do not appear till autumn, therefore it is well not to be in a hurry to 
empty the pots in which the seed is sown. 
As soon after they are up as they can be transplanted, put them 
into small pots, one in each, for if allowed to grow too much in size, 
removing is apt to kill them. 
After potting, place them in a shady part of the greenhouse, until 
they have begun to grow, when they may be treated like other 
plants. 
Propagation by Cuttings .—No stated time can be given for putting 
in the cuttings. To have success, ripened wood must be made use 
of. Take off the cuttings at a joint, two or three inches long, take off 
the leaf from the bottom joint, when it is to be inserted in the pot, 
but let the other leaves remain unmutilated. 
When the cuttings are prepared, plant them very shallow in pots 
of sand ; place the pots on a board or something of the kind, and 
place a hand-glass over them. Never either set them on a moist 
bottom, or plunge them, or they will most likely damp off. 
As soon as they are rooted, pot them off in small sixty-sized pots, 
filled with the same soil the old plants are potted in. 
