48 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 
lot of apparently healthy cuttings suddenly die even when they 
have made fine calluses, and this is probably caused by a fungous 
blight. I think it would be a good idea to wet the cuttings before 
setting them and then dip the lower parts of them in dry sulfur. 
They should be planted with a dibble so that the sulfur will not_ 
be brushed off. Rose and oleander cuttings are particularly 
liable to be troubled with this blight. 
Prevention is better than cure and it is always best, if possible, 
to put out only healthy, vigorous plants and then by good care 
keep them in good condition. Healthy specimens are less liable 
to attack from disease, as a rule, than sickly plants and have far 
more power to resist disease. 
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