180 



MORE ABOUT STARTING NEW PLANTS 



manner. Pieces from such plants form hardwood cut- 

 tings, as distinguished from the green cuttings of " soft " 

 plants like the geranium and begonia. 



Roses are among the 

 easiest plants to propa- 

 gate. In early fall, cut 

 off a part of a rose stem 

 about six inches long, 

 allowing a leaf or two 

 to remain on the cut- 

 ting. The cutting 

 should be brittle enough 

 to snap off if bent 

 quickly, and so the most 

 rapidly growing shoots 

 are not suitable. Place 

 about one third of the 

 cutting in the ground, 

 which must then be 

 'firmly pressed about it. 

 Cover the cutting with 

 a glass jar to prevent 

 excessive evaporation. 

 Roots should appear in 

 a few weeks, and by 

 spring the young rose 

 stalk is ready for trans- 

 planting. 



The stems of grapes, 

 currants, and gooseber- 

 ries are also cut about six inches long, and each should 

 have at least one eye or bud above the ground when planted, 

 and at least one in the soil. 



Cuttings of ornamental shrubs, like dogwoods and mock 



GERANIUM CUTTING. 

 Note the two roots just starting. 



