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with a sharp knife, so as to leave a hud at top of each piece, 

 a new lease of life is given. The writer has retained a 



FIG. 31. Rex Begonia leaf rooting in sand. (After Bailey.) 



FIG. 32. Divided canna stool. (After Bailey.) 



favorite variety by division a number of years. Such 

 tubers as the dahlia and peony are propagated by division, 

 cutting so as to leave a bud at top of each section. This 

 is true also of such rootstalk species as lily-of-the-valley 



