THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Oct. 

 1-15 





expect to have to pay a higher price than for the 

 imported bulbs which are on sale at mid-winter. They 

 may be potted and plunged like Hyacinths. 



Pansies and Violas from Cuttings. — There is perhaps 

 no better month in the year for propagating Pansies and 



Violas by means 

 of cuttings than 

 October. As a rule, 

 plenty of side shoots, 

 with a few roots 

 attached, can be 

 found on the plants 

 at this time of year, 

 and if they are taken 

 off and inserted 

 firmly in sandy soil 

 in a box they will 

 eventually make nice 

 plants. They may 

 or may not form fresh 

 roots before winter, 

 but whether they do 

 or not (and it is just 

 as well if they do 

 not), they will grow 

 early in spring, and 

 form good material for planting out in April. The boxes 

 may be placed in a frame, as no ordinary winter is 

 likely to see injury done to the cuttings by frost. In 

 exceptionally severe weather a mat may be placed over 

 the glass. 



Propagating Pentstemons and Snapdragons. — Both of 

 these splendid hardy plants are thoroughly worthy of 

 wide cultivation, and although they are readily raised 

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Fig. 79.— Striking Pansy Cuttings. 



a. A suitable cutting from the base. 



b. How to insert the cuttings. 



c. Line f-r the next row. 



d. Sand at base of the cutting. 



