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TfIE NliRSERY-I,IST 351Liriodendron (Tulip Trcr. , Whitcwood J. ,Ilcrtpoliarrlr.Incrcasc*d by st&, which art‘ stratifichd as soon as they areripe, and sown thr following spring. Thrh seeds of the t,ulip tree areliktlly to hc hollow, ospcicially those grown along the eastern limitsof the distribution of tht* species. Layering is sometimes employedfor horticultural varie&s, or they may bc grafted on commonseedling stocks.Lit&i (Lifrh i chirw7~.sis or Kcphd iii 111 Lifrh i). Sapim-lacccp.The “ goatee ” method of propagat,ion (as described by Popenoe)is commonly Itsed. ” A healthy, well-matured branch is chosen,and a narrow ring of hark removed just, below a leaf-bud or node.Around this is formed ;I ball of clan- soil, with an outer covering ofcoconllt fil)cr, tow, or moss, to hold it together. ;I little above the1)illl ;1 good-sizc’d flower-pot or earthen vessel is suspended, and apit>cbtl of soft rope is inserted through the small hole in the bottom.The roptb should fit the hole snugly’, and is knotted on the inside ;it. is thcxn carried to the goatee, and wound around the ball severaltimes. 1‘1 w water tricl&s froill the pot, which should be filled everyr-lay or two, and after running slowly down the rope is distributedover the gootec, keeping it uniformly moist. The gootee is madein spring, from E’el)ruar~~ to :Ipril, depending on climatic conditions,and at least three or four months arc required for roots to form.\‘l’hcn the ball is fillt~l with roots and they begin to show on thesurfiic~~, tllc 11ran~l1 is scb\*ered from the tree and plant.ed in itsperman~~nt location in the orchard” (Standard Cycle. Hort.,l-01. IV 1. I,:i)*Wing ilIlt inarching may also be practiced.Livistona. J’nl~rrcrc*c*r~.Propagated by- SC&, sown in a sandy soil and placed in a gentlebottom heat. SW Pulrrls, page 377.Loasa. Lotrsmc CF.Mostly raised from seeds ; the perennials may also be propagatedfrom cuttings.Lobelia. Carrrpamlnctv.The common annual flower-garden lobelias are grown from seeds,usu:~l!y starter] m&r glass but sometimes sown in the open wherethe plants are to stand. Scrdr; of perennials may give bloom t,hefirst year if started early, but of most of them a year of growth isrequired for best results. Seeds are sometimes sown in fall, of