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298 THE l~C’RSER?‘-,1I,~NUALitl)ottt thr plant in spring to a depth of 3 or :i inches and fill withfintb compost to within 2 inches of tlit> tops of the shoots. TheIlt’Xt q~rittg, Carcflllly \ViLFll ilWily tllc compost, and plant the smallwhite lauds in pots of fitic soil. Place in a cool frame. This methodis specially adapted to I.). Crzrorif.~rz. Cuttings tnay be used. Softwood from forrctl plants ma,y bc taken for this purpose. Maturewood may al50 hc entplo,~~l, particularly in the evergreen species ;thrl cuttings tire set ttncler glass in fall and carried over winterin a cool gtxx~tthortse, tnild bott.om heat being applied in spring.Tlic PlilntS are soiwtiiries propagated in winter by gtxfting onstct-lling stocks or on roots. ?Geedlings of II. Ln~c~oZn and roots ofI). 3lrW~Pl/1?1 nlilkP gfot)Cl Stocks for II. 0f/OIYt. The stock most used,pm1 dgY, is 11. M~r~rr 1)) roots.II. otlo~ is prop~tgiitt~d 1)~. ripened cuttings in a cool house, inSillttl ; sotn~titnes the 01~1 wood can be used ; the time is determined1)). tl1v fitness of the wooc-1.Darlingtonia. r%mrrcf~~~irrcm~.Hitndlcd 1))~ tli\*itling tlte plants ; also grown from seeds sown inI>ittl+ on li\-cx q~hapntttn iind kept cool and moist in a propagatingbOS.Dasylirion. Lilimwr.I Ysually grown from seeds ; suckers and cuttings of branches,WltVtl tllt’y arises, 11litJ’ itIS 1E Used.Date, Date Palm ( I’hwrr i.r drrc~yl~fmr). I'nlmnrtw.The seeds from rottltttcrcial clattas grow readily (if they have beenproperl\- pollitlitt ancl withottt stratification. Brief stratification,of four or sis wetbks, i5 sometimes employed for the purpose ofsoftening tht> St&-coats. iI\s a greenhouse subject the date isusuall~~ grown from 5et:tl. Seedlings are also sometitnes employedin cortimt3Gl plilntil t iOIl< , although the ses of the resulting plantsCannot lx* foWtol(l. Steels art’ planted in the nursery, and theplant< transplat~tecl in ottc to three years ; or sometimes the seeds;tr(’ plantecl in the ficbl~l where the bearing trees arc to stand. ,4suficitlnt nittnl)r~r of sct~cllitigs sltoultl bc provided so that superfluousmalts 111Ry lw ClillliIlitttvl.(‘omtnercial d:I tes arc prOpilg:ttCd by suckers that arise aboutthe lmse of tlw 01~1 trttnk. Thcsc are prcfera,bly handled in potsif takt~ wltrtt tlw ground is cold, l,ut tntiy bc set directly in permanentquarters in wartn wcathcr, as in spring. The suckers may be