WHEN TO MAKE CUTTINGS 



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Chrysanthemums 



Coleus 



Dahlias 



Ericas 



Fuchsias 



Geraniums 



Heliotropes 

 Hydrangeas 



Lobelia 



Marguerites, Single and Double 



Pansies 



Petunias, Double 



Poinsettias 



Salvias 



Violas 



in November, February and March. 

 April. 



March and April. 

 May. 



February till April. 

 August and September, March and 



April. 



March and April. 

 August and September. 

 September, March and April. 

 September and October. 

 June and September. 

 September, February till April. 

 May. 



September, March and April. 

 September and October. 



The plants in this list, which is by no means exhaustive, 

 naturally divide themselves into two sections : 



(1) Those that require the protection of glass during a 

 short period without heat. 



(2) Those that require warm treatment and are essentially 

 greenhouse plants. 



Under Section i the plants are practically hardy, but for 

 commercial purposes are best propagated in cold frames, and 

 thus come under the heading of " cultivation under glass." 

 They comprise Arabis, Calceolarias, Marguerites, Pansies, 

 Phlox, Penstemons, and Violas. 



Under Section 2, the Poinsettia is a hothouse plant, 

 Bouvardia and Erica are greenhouse plants, as are also fibrous- 

 rooted Begonias. Fuchsias, Coleus, and Carnations may also 

 be classed as greenhouse plants, though they are sometimes made 

 to do outdoor service. The following are summer bedders : 

 Dahlias, Geraniums, Heliotropes, lyobelias, Marguerites, 

 Petunias, Salvias. The Chrysanthemum stands in a class 

 by itself and is divided into various sections according to its 

 natural time of flowering earlies, semi-earlies, November, 

 and late flowering. The Hydrangea is also a " solitaire," a 

 very popular line as a pot plant for early blooming in the 

 greenhouse, or planted out as a summer-flowering shrub. 



We have thought it more convenient to deal with them 

 alphabetically, rather than in their respective classes, so having 

 set out when the cuttings should be made we will describe how 

 to make them and the treatment they require. 



