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TIME TABLE FOR MAKING CUTTINGS Continued 



Nepenthes. (See propagating case, page 66.) 



Nerium. Spring. Either sand or water. Keep moist and warm. 



Olea. O.fragrans. Fall. 



Pachysandra. Midsummer to Autumn. Green wood. 



Pelargonium (Geranium). September to May. 56 to 60. Because 

 of softness of wood delay putting in Fall cuttings until just before a 

 frost is expected. Fewer rot if sand is used for rooting them. Gut- 

 tings at this date make nice 4-inch stuff for Memorial Day. The 

 fancy Pelargoniums, Easter Greeting and others, are best propagated 

 immediately after flowering. 



Poinsettia. See page 161. 



Quisqualis (Rangoon Creeper). January. Bottom heat. 80 to 85. 



Roses. (See page 161.) 



Santolina. January to early Spring. Soft wood. 50 to 55. 



Selaginella. Cuttings placed in pots in propagating frame. 



Snapdragon. January to March. Many growers believe that seed- 

 lings make more florifreous plants, less liable to disease and with 

 greater vigor, but finest varieties are kept true by means of cuttings 

 true to color and profusion of bloom. 



Stevia. Cut back plants produce good cuttings in March. Stop 

 pinching in August. 50 to 55. 



Swainsona. January to March. Green wood. Root 12 to 15 days. 

 Pull out cuttings from axil of leaves. No trimming necessary. 50 

 to 55. Keeps close. 



Verbena. February to March. Green wood. 50 to 55. 



Vinca major. Autumn; or January to March. Half-ripened shoots. 

 60 to 65. Can layer in field. 



Violets. See page 172. 



MAKING CUTTINGS OF PERENNIALS 



Cuttings can be made of hundreds of perennials. If you wish 

 to increase your stock, merely take little slips in the Spring when 

 the plants are six or seven inches tall. Be sure to leave a few buds 

 below where the cutting is taken; it will not injure the plants in 

 the least, but will cause them to become branchy. Choose wood 

 that is a little ripened. 



Oftentimes plants are stored in pots in coldframes until Decem- 

 ber, then brought into a cool house. These plants furnish a good 

 source of cuttings. 



Some of the perennials which are readily propagated by cuttings 

 are given here; others are found on page 174. 



