54 Gardening Under Glass 



take a very long time to root. If, upon exami- 

 nation, the bottom of the cutting seems to be cal- 

 lousing over without showing any sign of decay, 



you may be 

 pretty sure 

 things are 

 going rightly, 

 even if there is 

 a long time be- 

 fore there is any 

 sign of roots. 



Once the lit- 

 tle roots do 

 A common mis- 

 l before potting. 



I few weeks the new roots will start. 

 Don't let them get longer than this before 

 potting. 



start, they grow very rapidly, 

 take is to let them grow too \om 

 As soon as they are about a quarter of an inch 

 long, the cuttings should be taken out and potted 

 up. Their condition may be determined by tak- 

 ing up one or two of the cuttings and examining 

 the ends, replacing them promptly, of course. 

 Use soil same as described for transplanting 

 seedlings, with a little sand added. 



Pot Thein up before the Roots Get Long 



For the first potting, very small pots or 

 "thumb pots" are used; 2 inch for most things; 

 2J inches or 3 inches for larger cuttings, such as 

 (leraniums. 



