84 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



"well mixed, on a south, side. Then select cuttings of 

 the sorts to be multiplied, choose the last growth wood 

 6 or 8 inches long with a firm heel, cut the base 

 of each over with a keen-edged knife, and trim the 

 leaves from the lower half of them, and insert them 

 into the prepared bed 2 or 3 inches asunder, with 

 a dibber made out of a stick the size of a man's finger ; 

 set the cuttings well into the soil with this dibber up 

 to the leaves left on, and close the soil well to the base 

 of them, and when all are in, give the whole a good 

 soaking with water from a medium rose, to settle the 

 soil well to the cuttings. If a frame or handlight 

 con be spared, it may be put on them and kept close 

 lor a few weeks until they have emitted root, then air 

 may be given. If they are doing well, the leaves left 

 on them will soon drop off, and the cuttings will carry 

 a healthy appearance. Good drainage must be secured 

 for the bed by a layer of coarse sittings. By the fol- 

 lowing March the plants may be taken up and potted, 

 or planted out. 



For the Banksian Roses it is requisite to insert the 

 cuttings in pots of maiden loam and fine peat, and set 

 in a frame or pit. It is necessary to be very careful 

 not to over-water the cuttings. 



The Ceanothus {Wiamnacece). 



This is a lovely wall plant, but it requires to be 

 nailed. It is of a lively blue when in flower. The 

 foliage is small, but moderately free, and it should have 

 a south or west aspect, being well adapted for training 

 on a wall between windows where the spaces are small, 

 and on verandah trellis- work, &c, or at the back of a 

 cool conservatory. The propagation of this species 

 consists in multiplying them by seed, and by cuttings. 

 Ceanothus Azureus will do well on open walls in the 

 western counties, and may be easily multiplied by seed. 

 Sow the seed in pots or seed-pans in the spring, filled 

 with sandy peat or maiden loam and leaf-mould made 

 fine, and set on a mild heat till up. 



