CHAPTER V 



MAKING CUTTINGS 

 [March] 



"TS N'T there something else we can do for my gar- 

 -- den ? " asked Mary. It was a rainy day late in 

 March, and some of the seeds were so very leisurely 

 in coming up that the under-gardener was beginning 

 to feel the discomfort of hope deferred. 



"Um-m-m," said Herr Trommel, reflectively, as 

 he wound the raffia-string about the young azalea 

 he was grafting. "I tell you, little one," he said, 

 after a few minutes' thought, "you will be having the 

 borders to your flower-beds ; the box would be too 

 slow for you yes? We will make a tiny little low 

 hedge of privet " 



The under-gardener was immediately interested. 



"Yes," went on Mr. Trommel ; "and if you can be 

 very careful with the big knife, you shall make the 

 cuttings." 



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