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fearinp: that branches will not form along that portion 

 of the stalk which is left. In such cases I would 

 advise this treatment : Cut into the stalk, on each 

 side, where you want roots to form, making the cut 

 upward, and about one-third across, one cut a little 

 below the other. Then crowd sphagnum moss into the 

 clefts made, and bind some of it about the plant, at 

 that point. Keep it wet. By and by roots will form. 

 After these have gfrown through the moss, the top 

 can be severed from the parent stalk, and potted in 

 soil. Success depends on the constant moisture of the 

 moss. Allow it to get entirely dry and in all proba- 

 bility your attempt will end in failure. 



