CHAPTER V 



PROPAGATING 



HAVING roughly outlined the method of building and 

 planting my garden, it may perhaps be of interest if 

 I describe some of the various methods of propagating 

 these little mountain plants ; since a very great amount 

 of interest is derivable from that portion of the work 



alone. 



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When quite a novice, I made several attempts at 

 increasing my stock, with promising results, and from 

 time to time I have gathered what information I 

 could, thanks to the ready helpfulness of brother 

 gardeners, until I now have little or no difficulty in 

 propagating the majority of the Alpine plants I grow, 

 either by cuttings, division of root, layers, or seed. 



From the amateur's point of view, the ease with which 

 one's stock may be multiplied is a strong point in favour 

 of this form of gardening, since it enables him to readily 

 increase the size and number of the patches of his 

 plants, and to form a collection of his treasures in 

 small pots, which are readily exchanged with other 



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