Alsodeia. Violarieæ.
Propagated by cuttings, which root readily under a bell-glass, if planted in sand, in heat.
Alsophila. See [Ferns].
Alstonia. Apocynaceæ.
Propagated by cuttings rooted in sand, in heat.
Alstrœmeria. Amaryllideæ.
Increased by seeds. By a careful division of the fleshy roots, during fall or spring.
Alternanthera. Amarantaceæ.
Commonly raised from cuttings of growing wood. For spring and summer bedding, the plants are started in late winter. The stock-plants, from which cuttings are taken, are procured from cuttings made late in summer. Seeds are little used.