CHAPTER XII. 



ENGRAVING OF ALBA PLENA CUTTING OF TWO EYES. 



EIGHT MONTHS IN THE SAND-BED. NEWLY POTTED 



JUNE THE FIRST. 



FIGURE 1 2 shows alba plena cutting from two eyes, 

 which was placed in the sand-bed during the month of 

 November. 



The following June, the cutting being 

 rooted, it is placed in a two-inch pot. 



This plant has made its growth for 

 the season in the sand-bed, of one and 

 a half inches, before being placed in a 

 pot. 



Fig. 12. 



... ... ... This is the best kind of cutting to 



Alba plena cutting 



from two eyes. use where the wood is scarce, or for 

 those of limited experience in Camellia growing. And, 

 furthermore, I find that the eyes are not so apt to fall 

 from the cutting, from an irregular temperature of the 

 house or from improper treatment, as those of the five- 

 eye kinds. 



This style of cutting will be four years old before it 

 will be salable with buds. 



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