272 THE WALTONIAN CASE. 



fuchsias, tind heliotropes, from an inch to two inches long. 

 Plant it half its length in silver sand and loam, along the 

 sides of the pot, and put the pot in your case. 



As a rule, take all cuttings of soft-wooded plants at a 

 joint. 



Some hard-wooded plants, such as Heaths, and Epacus. 

 are rooted from tips of young shoots, in sand, with no 

 bottom heat. Gloxineas, and Begonias, are rooted from 

 leaves. Place the leaves in silver sand, keeping it moist, 

 and pressing them close on to the sand. A plant will 

 always spring from the junction of the leaf and stem, and 

 frequently every nerve will produce a plant. 



The Waltonian principle may be applied to the Wardian 

 .case, and thus many rare hot-house plants may be grown in 

 the parlor. 



