PROPAGATION BY CUTTINGS, ETC. 6 1 



usefulness a great many can be raised easily. 

 After the rubber plants I put in Pandanus 

 Veitchii with success. Then I took a few 

 large leaves of Begonia Rex^ cut the ribs on 

 the back, made a number of incisions in 

 the leaves, and then placed them on the 

 sand, pressing them down to make a good 

 contact all around. From each incision a 

 plant started, and in six weeks I potted off 

 twenty-five sturdy, clean begonias from five 

 leaves. 



" During the day I kept my bed in a good 

 light near the window, ventilated it by rais- 

 ing the glass, protected it with paper when 

 the sun was strong, and at night, when cold, 

 I threw a carriage robe over it. From the 

 results I have had I feel convinced that the 

 little propagating bed is as practical as the 

 larger ones used in greenhouses, and will do 

 the same work on a reduced scale." 



Before putting the cuttings in the cutting 

 bed the amateur should run it a day or two in 

 order to learn how to maintain an even heat. 



HOW TO MAKE A CUTTING 



All cuttings of the stems are made nearly 

 alike, the only difference being that with 



