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ties should not be set out until all danger of freez- 

 ing is past. Summer-flowering bulbs are started 

 in much the same manner, pots being used in 

 preference to boxes, especially in forwarding 

 Dahlias, Cannas, and Tuberous Begonias. Hardy 

 bulbs of the Holland-grown kinds, Snowdrops, 

 Tulips, Crocus, etc., as well as Lily-of-the-valley 

 and the bulbs of all true Lilies, are planted in the 

 fall. 



Potted Plants 



With the exception of Palms, Primulas, Ferns, 

 Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Cyclamen, Calceolarias, 

 and a few others raised from seeds, and those of a 

 bulbous character, most of our popular indoor 

 decorative plants are multiplied by cuttings; 

 Fuchsias, Lantanas, Crotons, and Geraniums of 

 all kinds being examples. Short-jointed, sturdy 

 growths, the firm, partly matured young wood, 

 cut below a joint, trimmed of its lower leaves, 

 inserted in the sand of a pretty warm propagat- 

 ing bed or, should this not be available, dibbled 

 into boxes filled with sand or sandy soil and these 

 stood on a warm place, and all kept nicely moist 

 and lightly shaded, describes the process most 

 favorable to the rapid formation of roots on 

 cuttings. As soon as rooted and before the 

 newly formed roots have grown to too great a 



