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Title: Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Oliver, George Watson, 1858-1923 Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891- joint author
Subjects: Gardening Greenhouses
Publisher: New York, A. T. De La Mare co., inc.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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s are foundunder Cordyline. There are a great number of species of Dracaenacultivated, and especially D. Godseffiana, D. Jragrans, D. Goldieanaand D. Sanderiana. There are a number of varieties of D. jragranswell worthy of culture, namely: D. Rothiana, D. Victoria, D. Lin-denii, and D. Massangeana. D. fragrans, the most useful of thegenus, grows 12 feet high, but small specimens are well furnishedwith leaves. The plants will stand much rough usage. D. Lindeniiand D. Massangeana, variegated forms. In propagating, when thestems have leaves, cut into lengths with a leaf or two to each, androot like ordinary cuttings. These make stock plants. Long, leaf-less stems should be cut into lengths of about a foot and buried inwarm sand and moss. They sprout freely; the sprouts should betaken off and rooted afresh before potting. The plants need slightshade in Summer. All three require abundant root room and wellenriched porous soil, otherwise they will show a sickly yellow hue 112 PLANT CUI.TURE
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GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY PLANTS 113 on the leaves. D. Codseffiana is a plant with short leaves, somewhatresembling in shape and coloring those of the old D. phrynioides.D. Godseffiana, however, has the markings hghter. When plantedout in Summer, and well supphed with water, it makes considerablegrowth. Every small twig may be rooted. Perhaps the best use towhich it may be put is in association with small ferns in pans.Z>. Sanderiana will never occupy a very important place among dec-orative plants, because single plants do not make much of a showin 5- or 6-inch pots. On account of its variegated fohage and slenderhabit it can be used among ferns and mosses for jardiniere work.Pieces of the stem with two or three leaves attached root quicklywith bottom heat. If wanted for filling pots above 5 inches, threeor four must be potted together. D. Goldieana is a handsome stoveplant with short, broad leaves, irregularly marbled with dark greenand dull white. Tops may be rooted and the ca

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