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soiling of hands, wetting of feet, or anxiety about frost and 

 mats ; and the most serious part of garden economy is 

 brought within a lady's reach and the merest beginner's 

 unripe judgment. 



The small size of the case may seem to be against it, but 

 it will perform such an amount of work, when well man- 

 aged, as to meet the wants of most amateurs. 



Geraniums, Fuchsias, and Calceolarias, may be rooted 

 safely, and in quantities sufficient for ordinary wants. 



" Hardening off" the plants is simply removing them 

 from the heated centre to the borders of the case, as they 

 become well rooted, and thence to a cooler frame, or grad- 

 ually to the window. 



The cuttings, if more than one in a pot, may be trans- 

 planted to separate pots in the usual manner. 



In all other respects there is no difference in the manage- 

 ment of seeds and cuttings in a Waltonian case from that 

 employed in a common hot-bed. 



And now to make a cutting. Usually it is very simple. 

 Take off a portion of the partially ripened wood (if too 

 soft or young it will damp off, if too hard or old it will 

 not put forth roots) ; cut it horizontally, or slanting down- 

 wards, at a joint, or just below a leaf; it being for verbenas, 



