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Felicia (AgathaxI). Composik
By seeds and by cuttings, as for cineraria and chrysanthemum.
Fennel (1~~~niculum). Umbrllifrvw.
Raised from stbeds, usually in spring. See Fr&a, for giant
fcnncl.
Fenugreek ( Trigorrdla F~~7,‘u,ni-CT~c1(.)?1). I,qum irmaca.
Annual, grown from seeds sown whtbre t.hc* plants are to stand ;
in drills 1s inclIt5 apart, 7 to 10 poun~ls of seeds is required for an
acre ; broadc,ast., 10 t.0 20 pounds.
Ferns. Filiccs; 11ow divided into several families.
1Yhcn division is possible, it is the easiest anti most economical
methods of prOpgiLt iOIl, and slIoultl be practiced just before the
plant StiIrtS into growth.
3lost ferns arv rr~atlily propagated by means of spores, as directed
bt4ow and 011 page 11. Some species rarely produce spores in
cultivation, howe\rer, and in other cases, as in some tree ferns, it is
almost iInpo.isil)le to rear the young plants after the spores have
gc~rmina tcrl. In all such cases, recourse must be had to separation,
division or layerage. Some species, as ;Ispl~~~iun~~ bulb itIlt 31arclI, or earlier, under
glass, in a warnI propagating pit. Partly f111 it suitable sized pot
or pan with C’OiilW? peat, h Gving p1ent.y of tlrainagt~ ; Inake the
surfact* ltx\x*l, anti on this place a-inch culx5 of well-seasoned peat
whic4I is rather dry, watering the whole and scattering on the
spores tavtbnly. ( ‘over with a pant’ of glass, anti plac!e in a partial
Yhade. \VlIile the process which corresponds to gerinination is
going on, great care must be given to the water supply. This is
sometimes done by placing the pots or pans in a saucer, from which