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of doors, if the garden soil is light and well- of drainage in the bottom, and fill up with 



drained. It is usual, however, to start them light sandy soil composed of equal parts 



into growth in a cold frame, or even in a loam, leaf -mould, and coarse sand. When 



heated greenhouse. Use boxes or flower- only two or three roots of each kind are 



pans, 4 to 6 inches deep, place about 2 inches available, they may be put in pots filled 



Anemone root cutting 

 making fresh growth. 



Roots of Japanese Anemone 



The roots of Bouvardia 



Bouvardia root Cutting starting 



cutting prepared to grow. 



Flower pan of root cuttings placed in fibre under handlight 



Pot of root cuttings placed in 

 cocoanut fibre. 



Bouvardia root cut to form root cuttings. 



