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on Geraniums are best, and as soon as growth begins 

 these should be pinched back to within an inch of the 

 ground, or to the lowest buds on the stalks ; this in- 

 sures a stocky plant, branching close to the ground. 

 Heliotropes do not root readily and should be started 

 in wet sand in full sunshine and covered with a glass, 

 which should be lifted occasionally to allow the sur- 

 plus moisture to pass off, or in a bottle of water hung 

 in a sunny window. Rose cuttings are so easily and so 

 quickly rooted in the sand-box that it seems a waste of 

 time to try any other way. In cutting Roses for 

 bouquets, during summer, one should be generous 

 with stems, cutting down to a robust leaf-bud in the 

 axil of a leaf. After the Roses have faded the stems 

 may be used for cuttings, dividing them into as many 

 lengths as the buds allow, leaving two or three buds 

 to a cutting. By this method one may have a large 

 number of young Rose plants with little trouble and 

 no expense. Coleus cuttings are quickly rooted by 

 putting them in a glass dish filled with water and set 

 in a warm place. If in the fall it is desired to save 

 choice varieties growing on the lawn, large cuttings 

 may be taken of the finest plants. Grouped together 

 in a bowl, they are sightly and root readily. As the 

 plants begin to grow they are likely to lose their large 

 leaves the new growths starting at the axils of these 

 push them off injuring the appearance of the plant. 

 They should be potted off as soon as possible, the tops 

 pinched out, and the plant encouraged to grow vigor- 



