Herbaceous perennials increased by seeds or cuttings. The cuttings of most species will root in a pot of sandy soil, with a bell-glass over them, in a cool house or frame. Seed of the annuals should be sown in a warm dry place in the open ground.
Anticlea. See [Zygadenus].
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). Scrophularineæ.
Increased by seeds sown in early spring or mid-summer; by cuttings, which should be taken in September when they will readily root in a cold-frame, or under a hand-glass.
Aotus. Leguminosæ.
Increased by seeds. In April or September by cuttings of half-ripened wood, inserted in sand under a bell-glass.
Apeiba. Tiliaceæ.
Propagated by well-ripened cuttings planted in sand in heat, under a bell-glass, which should be tilted occasionally to give air.
Aphelandra. Acanthaceæ.
Propagated by cuttings from half-ripened wood taken off with a heel. Cut the base of each clean across; insert an inch apart in pots of sandy soil, and plunge in a brisk bottom heat.