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312 l’IIE NtJRSERY-MAN UALFelicia (AgathaxI). ComposikBy seeds and by cuttings, as for cineraria and chrysanthemum.Fennel (1~~~niculum). Umbrllifrvw.Raised from stbeds, usually in spring. See Fr&a, for giantfcnncl.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 anacre ; broadc,ast., 10 t.0 20 pounds.Ferns. Filiccs; 11ow divided into several families.1Yhcn division is possible, it is the easiest anti most economicalmethods of prOpgiLt iOIl, and slIoultl be practiced just before theplant StiIrtS into growth.3lost ferns arv rr~atlily propagated by means of spores, as directedbt4ow and 011 page 11. Some species rarely produce spores incultivation, howe\rer, and in other cases, as in some tree ferns, it isalmost iInpo.isil)le to rear the young plants after the spores havegc~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, underglass, in a warnI propagating pit. Partly f111 it suitable sized potor pan with C’OiilW? peat, h Gving p1ent.y of tlrainagt~ ; Inake thesurfact* ltx\x*l, anti on this place a-inch culx5 of well-seasoned peatwhic4I is rather dry, watering the whole and scattering on thespores tavtbnly. ( ‘over with a pant’ of glass, anti plac!e in a partialYhade. \VlIile the process which corresponds to gerinination isgoing on, great care must be given to the water supply. This issometimes done by placing the pots or pans in a saucer, from which