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flower-pot, divided in halves, may be fitted around 

 the cut, the bottom of the pot resting on a lower limb 

 or other support, and filled with earth or sand kept 

 constantly moist. 



Cuttings liable to decay, as are some of the Cacti, 

 may often be saved by tying them to a bit of wood 

 and inserting that in the ground so that the end of 

 the cutting just rests on the surface. In this way the 

 air will reach and harden it so that a callus can form. 

 Without the formation of the callus the sap escapes 

 and the branch withers or decays. When the callus 

 forms the imprisoned sap goes to the formation of 

 roots. Some plants form more pronounced calluses 

 than others particularly the Gloxinia and Rose. 



Layering is another form of rooting cuttings, and 

 is especially valuable for Carnations, Honeysuckles, 

 and plants whose branches grow near the ground or 

 are supple enough to be bent down below its level. A 

 cut should be made in the under side of a branch just 

 below a joint, the cut portion brought down below 

 the ground to insure moisture, and bent sufficiently to 

 spread the cut somewhat, or it may be laid on the 

 surface and a stone placed at the point of the cut. 

 From a long branch like the Honeysuckle a number 

 of cuttings may be started at once by notching the 

 branch in several places and pegging it down, making 

 the ground higher between each notch that there may 

 be sufficient bend to the branch to keep the cut open. 



