CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



PAGE 



Length and size of cuttings. Engraving showing cutting 

 five eyes long ; also, engraving showing cutting two eyes 

 long. The best cutting for amateurs and those of lim- 

 ited experience to adopt 27 



CHAPTER VI. 



Engraving showing the kind of cutting for the single stock, 

 or the double red varieties. Advantages of long cut- 

 tings. Number of cuttings you will get from a moder- 

 ate sized plant 29 



CHAPTER VII. 



The kind of wood to use. How to prepare the sand-bed. 

 Engraving showing two hundred cuttings one eye 

 long. Directions for watering the sand-bed, etc 31 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Time to put cuttings in the sand-bed. Quantity of heat 

 required. The amount of knowledge requisite to grow 

 them. Cleanliness of bed, etc 34 



CHAPTER IX. 



How long to leave cuttings in the sand. Length of time in 

 rooting. I 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 37 



