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^ PLANT 



Some plants — like Geraniums and Fuchsias 

 — ^form roots so readily that cuttings made 

 from them will begin to grow in less than a 

 week from the time they are put into the cut- 

 ting-box. 



Do not be in too great a hurry to remove the 

 rooted cuttings from the sand. Let them get 

 well started to growing before this is done. 

 Then work carefully, for their roots will be ex- 

 tremely delicate, and a little hurried or careless 

 work at this period may spoil everything. 



Have the pots into which the young plants 

 are to be put all ready for them, with a hole in 

 the soil to receive them. Then cut about them, 

 in the sand, and lift them out without breaking 

 the soil if possible. This is best done by run- 

 ning a broad-bladed knife under the block of 

 sand in which the young plant stands. Drop 

 it, sand and all, in a hole made in the soil in the 

 pot, and then press the latter firmly about it. 

 Apply a small quantity of water, and put the 

 newly potted plant in a shady place, and leave 

 it there until it has adjusted itself to the new 

 order of things. This it will speedily do. 



I have seen some amateurs remove their 

 cuttings from the sand by pulling them up, 

 thus exposing their tender roots, and often 



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