72 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



"A variety must gain at least 85 points to entitle it 

 to a First-Class Certificate, and 75 points to entitle it to 

 an Award of Merit." 



Propagation by Layers. Layering as a means of 

 propagating the perpetual-flowering varieties has become 

 almost obsolete ; nevertheless, it is a sure way of obtaining 

 young plants if a difficulty is found in rooting cuttings. 

 Turn the plants to be layered out of their pots into a frame, 

 planting them on their sides in a slanting direction, thereby 

 bringing the growths to be layered in contact with a finely 

 prepared compost, into which they are layered in the same 

 manner as practised in the case of border Carnations. 



