52 CUTTAGE. 



torn of the pot, so that it stands in the moss and almost 

 touches the saucer. Keep the moss moist. 



Some kind of protection, commonly combined with bot- 

 tom heat, is always given cuttings made from the soft and 

 growing parts. In indoor work, any of the devices named 

 above may be employed, but a box like that shown in Fig. 

 46 is one of the most useful for common operations. Or 



58. Cutting-bench shaded with lath. 



the greenhouse itself may afford sufficient protection, espe- 

 cially if the cuttings are shaded when first set, to check 

 evaporation from the plant and soil, and to prevent too 

 great heat. This shading is usually supplied by whitewash- 

 ing the glass, or a newspaper may be laid over the cut- 

 ting-bed for a few days. A greenhouse table or bench 

 prepared for the growing of cuttings is known as a "cut- 

 ting-bench." If the cuttings become too dry or too hot, 



