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from seed, and flower the same year if sown early, the 

 fact that it is often desired to keep a particular variety 

 true to colour and 

 habit turns atten- 

 tion to propaga- 

 tion by means of 

 cuttings. Both 

 Pentstemons and 

 Antirrhinums strike 

 from cuttings, and 

 plants so raised are 

 identical with their 

 parents. The cut- 

 tings should be of 

 young growths free 

 from flower buds, 

 but this is more 

 important in the 

 case of Pentste- 

 mons than Snapdragons ; the latter will not refuse to 

 grow merely because they have buds. The cuttings 

 should be inserted firmly in sandy soil in boxes, and 

 put in a cold frame now ; they will make nice plants for 

 spring planting. 



A Frame of Violets. — It is delightful to be able to pick 

 Violets, large and sweet, throughout the winter. Can 

 this be done with regularity? In the main, yes. It is 

 true that in a severe winter there may be spells when 

 there will be very few flowers, but it is not likely that 

 there will be many days on which none can be found. 

 In almost every large garden there is a range of frames, 

 sometimes extending to half-a-dozen, devoted to winter 

 Violets, but in smaller places it is possible that only one 

 frame can be spared. Well, such provision is not to be 

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Fig. 8o.— Striking Pentstemon Cuttings. 



a. Basal leaves to be removed. 



b. Cuttings inserted in a small frame. 



