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304 1’lIE NURSERY-MANUALDrosera (Sundew). ~)~~~oYMY~.Increased b\r ;w&, sown soon after gathering. The root maybe divided ; or rhixonu3 may be made into cuttings an inch orless long, which root in two or three weeks in a propagating-box.Drosophylhun. 11 rmorww.Grown from seed ; probably can be propagated much as drosera..Duranta. I -fhfw fl(‘fW.Propagated by cuttings in spring ; also by seeds.Dyckia. 11 ro ))I diwcw.Propagated by suckers or offsets. See Billbcrg~ia, page 252.Echallium (Sqllirting (‘ucumber). Czmdifarwe.Treated as an annual, and grown readily from’seeds sown indoorsor in the open when the weather is warm ; tender.Eccremocarpus (C’alampclis). Bignorlinccm.Propagatccl 1,~ seeds in spring in mild heat.made of green or ripe wood.Cuttings may beEcheveria. Crrrss ztlacm.Propagation 1,~s cuttings of stems and lca\~es as for cot,yledon,\\.hicli ste. I- botanists the two genera are united.Echinacea..Cmrtposifcr.Readily- Z>iiltii:,!:cCa c- 1 1)X, seeds and division.Echinocactus. Cwfcrcm.Propagation by seeds, in May or June. If well ripened, seedsat this time of year should germinate in a week or less. Sow in4-inch pots in finely sifted mixture of leaf-mold, loam, and charcoaldust and silver sand. See Cactus, page 261.Echinocereus. Cacfncm.,is for ccreus ; see also Cactus, page 261.Echinops (Globe Thistle). Composz?ae.&Seedsown in spring are used for the biennials, and early divisionfor the perennials ; also increased by root-cuttings.