CHAPTER IX. 



HOW LONG TO LEAVE CUTTINGS IN THE SAND. LENGTH 



OF TIME IN ROOTING. 1 DO NOT ALLOW CUTTINGS 



TO MAKE BUT ONE GROWTH. ENGRAVING OF ALBA 



PLENA EIGHT MONTHS IN SAND-BED. THE SIZE OF 



POT REQUIRED FOR CUTTINGS. TREATMENT AFTER 



BEING TAKEN FROM THE SAND-BED. 



IN November, I take all Camellia cuttings and 

 place them in the sand-bed, allowing them to remain 

 until the following June. 



The single and double red varieties should be well 

 rooted by the first of March. Alba plena will take from 

 two to three months longer to make roots. 



I allow all varieties to remain in the sand-bed until 

 June, when at this time our spring sales are over, and we 

 have ample room in the houses to accommodate all cut- 

 tings when potted. Camellia cuttings will remain a longer 

 time in the sand-bed, without injury to their roots, than 

 any other plant. If permitted to remain in the sand until 

 June, they will have made their growth for the season, 

 and the wood will be ripened, as will be seen by Fig. 9, 

 which is a cutting in June before being removed from the 

 sand-bed to a pot. 



Potting can be done this month with perfect safety to 

 the newly rooted cutting. Keep the glass slightly dark- 

 ened, or just sufficient to exclude the strong rays of the 

 sun. The glass can be washed over with lime or white- 



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