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316 7’111:: s ultsm y-m N Uit I,cuttings arc srcurcci from suckers that start frotti the base ofplants that arc bedtlctl out. The cut,ting shoul(l be 3 inches longand for large sptGmc~ns potted singly in Z-inch pots, in three partssami, one’ part loam ;JJltl ant’ k-xf-mold ; l)Iacc’ in shady position innight tt~nip~raturr~ of tiO”. Plants for winter bloom are usuallyYtil,rt63i in late spring. 1:or tlJt\ (.Y~JJ~I~J~IJ Window-gitrtkSn and conservatorykinds, prolx4 gilt iorJ SllOUlCl 1x5 t~tftYACX1 awry yew.Funkia : J/r)s/tr.Furcraen. .I 111(t)‘!iili(lll(‘i’u’.I’rop;lg;r tot1 I)>- l~ult~ls, whic4i arc froc~ly procluccd. Srveral>x3r,5 art IlS~lilll)’ rtbcluircd to proclucc blooming plants, and sometiirlc5long periods arc ncccssury.aillardia. (~owposifw.‘1‘1~~;~nnual s0rt.s are propagated by sc~tls started under glass orsown in the open where the plants are to stand ; the perennial kindsby seeds, cuttings in ,%ugust or September or division. Sometimesroot-cuttings arc used in early spring. \regeta.tive propagationis ennployed for the perpetuation of particular variations.Galanthus (Snowdrop). L4 ~1,a~!ilIil(n~c~n.I ncrcascd commonly by of&c+, the strongest of which may bloomthcb following year ; rarely 1)~ seeds.Galax. II inprrl~siacPcr.Propagated by division of the clulnps.Galtonia ( Ijytrirlfh 11.s rtrrlrlicnus of gardcncrs). Lilincc~Handled by offsets or SCC&, as for hyacinths.Gamolepis. Co 111 psif E.Grown from se&.Garcinia (Mangosteen). Gutt~crw.Increased by seeds ; cuttings of ripened shoots under a glass, inbOttOJJ1 hf%t. see JlarlgosfrY~ll~.Gardenia. I~zrhinctw.Grown from strong healthy cuttings of three or four buds, earlyin winter being thtl best time. They should be placed in bottom