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348 THE NURSERY-MANUALIsoloma. Kohlcria. &sneriacec~.Propagation as in achimenes ; the usual kinds grow readilyfrom seeds, blooming the same year they are sown. See Gesneriucm,page 318.Itea. Sa~ifrtagactw.Multiplied by seeds and by suckers ; also by cuttings and divisionof the roots, and sometimes by layers.Ixia. Iridacm.Seeds may be sown in autumn, and the pans or boxes kept in acool frame. Seeds should give blooming plant,s the second year.Propagation b>r bulbels or offset.s is much quicker, and is theusnal method. For gree?.house bloom bulbs should be plantedfrom September 1.5 to October 30, five or six in a s-inch pot ortight to ten in a (i-inch pot, an inch deep in a mixture of sandy soiland leaf-mold. The pots shouid be stored under a bench or in arather dark Alar, at a temperature of 45”. For outdoor culture,bulbs should bc planted as late as November 30, 3 inches deep in aframe and covered with leaves, ha17 or pine-needles.Itiolirion. ,-I 111 cz ry 11 idmm.Propagated 1~7 seeds, and b>v offsrts from the bulbous rootstocks.See A nluryll idacm, pqy 2XIxora. R U/I imar.Readily increased in spring bar cuttings of three or four joints insharp sand undrr heat and protected from sun. They may alsobe propagated by seeds, when obtainable.Jacaranda. B igrbmiacecr.Seeds when obtainable ; cuttings of half-ripenedwood.Jacobinia. Aca?zthncm.Propagated easily by cuttings, much as for fuchsia. Sewplants should bc grown every year for best results in conservatory.Jacquemontia. Con z~olz’ulacecp.Propagated by seeds and cuttings, much as for ipomaea.J amesia. Sax(fmgacetP.Propagated by seeds, and by cuttings of ripened wood.