88 CUTTINGS OP GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS.[MAY. 



must be well drained; and as many cuttings 

 may be put in, quite close to the edge of the 

 pot, as it will hold without crowding them, if 

 they do not require being covered with a small 

 glass, which is only necessary for cuttings of 

 very tender plants, as heaths, or such as are 

 made very early in the spring ; in which case, 

 they are put close together in the middle of the 

 pot, and a small bell-glass, *or a finger or water- 

 glass, put over them. 



Very little water need be given them, enough 

 only to keep the cuttings alive, as more will 

 cause them to rot. They require also to be 

 shaded from the sun, and yet to have plenty of 

 light; they ought to be potted off singly in 

 small pots, as soon as they have taken root. 



As almost all green-house plants will strike 

 during the spring and summer months, it is not 

 advisable to defer taking cuttings till the au- 



