CHAPTER XIII. 



ENGRAVING OF ALBA PLENA CUTTING FIVE EYES, ONE 



YEAR OLD, IN A POT. HOW TO CARE FOR THEM. 



WHEN TO RE-POT. 



FIGURE 13 shows alba plena cutting which was taken 

 from the sand-bed, well rooted, and placed in a pot dur- 

 ing the month of June. 



The engraving also 

 presents the appear- 

 ance of the cutting the 

 following November, 

 which makes it one 

 year old. 



This cutting is 

 made from five eyes or 

 joints. 



All the cuttings, 

 when taken from the 

 sand-bed, will not be 

 in such a good condi- 



13. ti n as tne one re P re ~ 



Cutting of five eyes, plant one year old. sented by this engrav- 

 ing. Three-fourths of them should, if directions for 

 growing them have been strictly followed. The balance 

 of cuttings should be similar in appearance to the one 

 represented in Fig. 9. 



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