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426 THE Nr!RSER~-n-l.aIvrJALStrelitzia (Bird-of-Paradise Flower), Mzcsncr~~.Grown by seeds, wlGc*h USlli~ll~ are produced only When flowersare artificially pollinatrcl ; more ~tn~nonl~ l)y suckers, and sometimesby division of thtb plant.Streptocarpus (( ‘ape Primrose). (if3)I far ifwfw.Readily propaqttd by srleds ;tn(l 1)~ clivision ; also by leafcuttings.Seeds should not 1~ clovcBrr>d too (leep, and put in opensunn;’ place in intermedititt~ ternper ture. SW Cr~sI~~rincle~, page 31~8.Stredtosolen. Soiurrcrcf~fr.Propagated b?- riittings, much its for geraniums.Strobilanthes, including (;oItlfllhL:i;t. 4~icaz~~thacc~.Increased by s&s and (nuttings, the latter taken of green wooda1lcl StiIrttd under g\aSS.Styrax (Storas). Sfyrtrruwff.Raised from seeds, which must be stratified, or else sown as soonas ripe. They usually- lie dormant the first. year. Also increased bylayers and SOIW species I)y cnt tings of green wood. They can begrafted on other storaxes, or on IInlesiw mrolha.Sugar-Cane (Sasrhrrru rtt cdfisirrtr f*:! m ). Circxm item.Increased by cuttings of the stems. The cuttings should have anode or joint which bears on0 or mortl good buds. These cuttingsare planted directl>- in the fkld, iLtltl th pliLntS Kill reach maturityin two or three months. Propagation k)y seeds was once supposedto be impossible, but it is now so raised in Cuba, and in the BritishFYest Indies, where the plant produces seed.Sunflower (Helianthus sp.). Cov~positcr.The common garden and fit>ic-I sunflower is raised from seedsplanted where the plant is to grow. Perennials are also grown fromseeds as well as b>* division. Some species increase naturally byrhizomes a nd tubers. See Ndicrr2th~c.s; also ,4 rfirizokc (Jcrwalem).Swainsona. Lymt iuosff.Propagated by cuttings ; those taken in late winter bloom in summer; for winter I)loom cuttings rna,y be made in spring and summer.Sweet Pea (Lrrfhgrrrs rdorrrfus). hgtrm i~osn.Raised from seed, .c;own either in fall or spring where the plantsare to be grown, or rardy in pots and transpianted to the open forearly bloom or special varieties. For winter blooming under glass a