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stvds are imported 112’ the dtialers, am1 if fresh and fully ripe thqvgerminate wtbll although some of thcrn start slo~vl~~. The periodof gt~rmination rnns from two or thrcv~ weeks to as many rears.Thai seeds are 11sua1ly started singly in &inch pots.Some of the species sucker freel:\~ from the crown as they mature,and these offsets ma)- be rcmoyed and repotted singly. A few ofthem stool, and map- be divided.Pauaa --a-a.. (ii ’ USt;ii!~, I’ohjRcim.Pancratium :~nd Hymenocaliis. .4 maryllidncctx.St&;, sokvn in pots or pans in ht’a.t, are sometimes employed.Thq- should gi\-v blooming plank in two or three years. Corrlr~k~nlyincreased 1)y offsets, which usually form freely. Place the otfsetsratlicr clostb in pans in it light mixture of equal parts of leaf-mold,peat iilltl sand, gi\-ing good drainage.Pandanus (Screw-Pine) . PHI TV ~ln 11 won.Propagated t))v seeds and 811ckers, as for palms ; also by cuttingsof the J-oung growth in heat. Tlte “ seeds” are really fruits, and if in(Wad conclition SC’\‘Cl’itl plants, one t.0 ten, are ObtiXilli~~~lt? from each ;Fhev shoultl t)c separated when well furnished wit.h roots. Theseseek are Vi1Sily ol)taincd from the tropics, a,nd are planted in moistblack soil in IN& or pots. When the plil,IltS appear, the little clumpsare separ;ltecl and tlic plantlets potted off. Suckers often form freelyon or near the crown ; these may he taken off and pot.tcd singly.Pandorea. B iqrlno71 kwcr.Propagated by seeds and by greenwood cuttings under glass.Pansy ( T 'iolff frico!or). I,‘iolncc6?.Propagated by seeds, sown from July 10 to August 25 for thenest ;;ear’s spring bloom. The plants may be carried over in aframe, or in mild climates left. directly in the seed-bed and prot,ectedwith loose mulch. Somet,imes started indoors in spring or latewinter. Good plants may be purchased from regular growers.X:tnlc~l varictits may be mult,iplicd late in the season from cuttingsor lqvs.Papaver (Poppy). I’tc~xcaeraccce.Incrc~ilsctl t )y seeds -I- usually sown outdoors where plants are tostand -- and division. I’. oric~fal~ and allied species are easilypropagated by root-cuttings in sand under glass in autumn.