ROOTING LYCHEE CUTTINGS 159 



callous but do not send out roots; and still others go to pieces in a 

 few days. The lychee, on the other hand, will quickly wither if 

 allowed to become dry. 



The chief difficulties experienced have been in removing 

 the plants from the sweat-box. This must be accomplished 

 gradually, and in order to do this one should have one or two other 

 boxes in which there is a gradual let-down of temperature and 

 humidity. With the right kind of cuttings and facilities there is 

 no reason why the propagation of the lychee from cuttings should 

 not prove a most advantageous commercial method of multiplying 

 desirable varieties of this interesting plant. 



