28 WINDOW AND PARLOR GARDENING 
agated with ease in a room or window should be bought from 
a florist to save time and money. Cuttings root in various 
ways. Some form a cellular mass where the branch has been 
separated, which is called camézum or callus, and make roots 
from this point only. Others root below every eye or from 
any part below ground. 
Rose cuttings should be made with two or three eyes, and the 
end should be cut obliquely below the lowest eye. Cuttings 
of Geraniums, Fuchsias, etc., require less care. Carnation cut- 
tings should be split in their lower ends. 
Leaf Cuttings are pieces of leaves with one or more strong 
veins that root readily in sand. Rex-Begonias, Bryophyllums, 
and Gloxinias are propagated in this manner. 
If the cuttings are made; a shallow pan or pot should be well 
drained by means of pieces of broken pots and some rough soil, 
and finally filled with sharp, clean silver-sand. This should be 
moderately moist when used and must be pressed down quite 
firmly. In the case of easily rooted plants the cuttings can be 
inserted all over the surface of the pot, but some cuttings root 
best when placed in contact with the wall of the pot. After 
insertion they should be carefully watered, must never be al- 
lowed to get too dry or too wet, and should be shaded from 
the strong sun, and according to their nature be kept in a 
moderate heat. When the cuttings are known to be of more 
than ordinary value, or if difficult to root, allow room at the 
surface to cover with a piece of clean glass. 
The seed is the most natural means of reproduction, and many 
plants can be raised in this way by almost anybody. Seeds 
should be covered according to their size, and very fine seeds 
must be sown on the surface of the soil in specially prepared 
pots, covered with a glass and shaded until germination, and 
