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PROPAGATION 



damp, but not soggy. Syringe the cuttings overhead as 

 often as the weather permits. If the sun strikes the house, 

 shield the bench either by using old newspapers laid over 



Types of Cuttings 

 1, best type; 2, cutting with hard base, difficult to root; 3, cutting too extended; 4, cut- 

 ting taken too far up the stem; 5, spindly cutting with hard heel. 



the cuttings, or by hanging cloth above them, the latter 

 being perhaps better, as it gives the cuttings the full 

 benefit of the air. Give Nature a chance to heal up the 



