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earlier the wound will heal, and cause the cutting to cal- 

 lus ; from this callus the roots proceed. Water the sand 

 thoroughly, after it is put on the bench and pressed firm- 

 Figure 8 shows a box, fourteen inches square, with 

 two hundred cuttings, one eye long. Put the stem down 

 in the sand about i inches, press the cutting firmly with 

 your finger. Water again. Do not be afraid of watering 

 too freely. 



When the cuttings have just been stuck in the sand, 

 they will absorb a good quantity of water without any in- 

 jury to the cutting. More hard wood cuttings die for the 

 want of water than from any other cause. Camellia cut- 



Box 14 by 14 inches. 



Fig. 8. 

 Two Hundred Cuttings. One Eye. 



tings will not thrive if the sand is allowed to become dry. 

 If watering is neglected two or three times, the leaves 



