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CHAPTER IV. 



TIME REQUIRED TO ROOT THE CUTTINGS. - ENGRAVING SHOW- 

 ING A ROOTED CUTTING. - SOIL IS NECESSARY FOR 

 CUTTINGS AS SOON AS THEY ARE ROOTED. - HOW TO HAVE 

 BUSHY OR STANDARD PLANTS. - ENGRAVING OF PLANT 

 EIGHT WEEKS OLD. - PROPER PLACE FOR CUTTINGS AFTER 

 BEING ROOTED. 



After the cuttings have been in the sand five or six 

 weeks they should be well rooted, having the appearance of 

 figure 5. This cutting has made a half an inch of new wood 

 besides forming roots. It will now need a pot with soil. 

 Do not allow Azalea cuttings to remain in the sand after 

 being well rooted. The roots of this cutting 

 are like thread, and are very numerous, 

 as the engraving shows. They often decay 

 from being kept too long in the sand after 

 being rooted. 



Syringing and dampening the foliage, that 

 is necessary to keep the insects down, will 

 cause the roots to rot off of the cuttings if 

 not attended to at the proper time. 



After the cutting is well rooted, nothing 



p. 



Cuttin well 



being in the sand to nourish it, it must have 



eartn ' ^he san< ^ is on ^ v i nten( le<l to nca l 

 rooted. the wound and root the cutting. The cutting 

 being placed in a two-inch pot, a small portion of the top 

 should be cut off, which will not only cause the young plant 



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