48 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 



lot of apparently healthy cuttings suddenly die even when they 

 have made fine calluses, and this is probably caused by a fungous 

 blight. I think it would be a good idea to wet the cuttings before 

 setting them and then dip the lower parts of them in dry sulfur. 

 They should be planted with a dibble so that the sulfur will not 

 be brushed off. Rose and oleander cuttings are particularly 

 liable to be troubled with this blight. 



Prevention is better than cure and it is always best, if possible, 

 to put, out only healthy, vigorous plants and then by good care 

 keep them in good condition. Healthy specimens are less liable 

 to attack from disease, as a rule, than sickly plants and have far 

 more power to resist disease. 



