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Fig. 2721. Miss Minnie Bailey. 



sand a little over an inch in depth to place 

 the cutting in, when the sand should be 

 filled in level aroUnd the cutting and suffi- 

 cient water given them to thoroughly mois- 

 ten all the sand in the pot or box that is 

 used. A warm place in the window where 

 the sun does not strike directly in the middle 

 of the day will suit the cuttings very well. 

 The sand should be kept moist, but not satu- 

 rated with water. 



In about three or four weeks the cuttings 

 should be rooted sufficiently to pot ofiF. 

 Small pots ('2^-inch) should be used for 



each cutting, and a compost consisting of 

 two parts of rich loamy potting soil and one 

 part of sand mixed with it will suit them 

 very well for the first potting; less sand can 

 be used for future pottings if the plants are 

 grown on in pots. 



I have grown fine bushy specimens of 

 these plants in the open ground out of doors 

 during summer by planting the small plants 

 out about the end of June after danger 

 from frost is over. A light rather sandy 

 soil, fairly rich, suits them best. The plants 

 should be potted about the end of August 



