68 



CUTTAGE. 



made ; here the young shoots of hardy shrubs are taken, 

 when about 2 to 3 inches long, the leaves partly re- 

 moved, and they are planted under 

 glass. Several weeks are required for 

 rooting, but good plants are obtained, 

 which, when wintered in a coldframe, 

 can be planted out in beds the next 

 spring. Great care must be given 

 to shading and watering. Hydrangea 

 paniculata var. grandiflora and Akebia 

 quinata are examples ; or any deutzia 

 or more easily 

 handled plant 

 of which stock 

 is scarce may 

 be cited. 



Part of the 

 leaves are re- 

 moved, as a 

 rule, before 

 these firm- 

 wooded cuttings are set, as shown 

 in the rose cutting, Fig. 74, and 

 the hydrangea cutting, Fig. 75. 

 This is not essential, however, but 

 it lessens evaporation and the ten- 

 dency to " flag " or wilt. In most 

 species the top can be cut off the 

 cutting, as seen in Figs. 60 and 

 75, but in other cases it seriously 

 injures the cutting. Weigelas are 

 likely to suffer from such behead- 

 ing ; an unusually large callus 75- Hydrangea cuttin 

 forms at the bottom, but the leaves shrivel and die. 

 This frequently occurs in what some nurserymen call " end 

 growers," among which may be mentioned weigelas (prop- 

 erly diervillas), the shrubby altheas, Cercis Japonica, and 



74. Rose cutting ( 



