CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



pected varieties. Materials for cuttings should 

 be taken from healthy plants only. Care must 

 be observed in the selection of material. Choose 

 the tips of branches, avoiding those which are 

 too tender or too hard. A safe test is a stem 

 which will break when bent. Make the cutting 

 two or three inches long, as a larger one is apt 



Cuttings. 



to wilt. Use a sharp knife and make a clear, 

 clean, diagonal cut, beginning under or opposite 

 a leaf. Remove lateral leaves to reduce transpi- 

 ration of moisture, and if the terminal leaves are 

 large cut away portions of them for the same 

 reason. Clean, sharp sand, containing no or- 

 ganic matter, thoroughly wet, and well-drained, 



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