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FIG. 92. Dracena cuttings well placed. 



cuttings is known as a "cutting- 

 bench." A good cutting-bench should 

 be near the glass, and either exposed 

 to the north or else capable of being 

 well shaded. If the cuttings become 

 too dry or too hot, they will wilt 

 or "flag." A good bench, facing 

 south and shaded over the glass with 

 a lath screen, is illustrated in Fig. 

 91. A cutting-bench of sand, now 

 bearing cuttings of dracena, is seen in 

 Fig. 92. 



In outdoor work, soft cuttings are 

 usually placed in an ordinary cold- 



common operations. 

 Or the greenhouse 

 itself may afford 

 sufficient protection, 

 especially if the cut- 

 tings are shaded 

 when first set, to 

 check evaporation 

 from the plant and 

 soil, and to prevent 

 too great heat. This 

 shading is usually 

 supplied by white- 

 washing the glass, or 

 a newspaper may be 

 laid over the cutting- 

 bed for a few days. 



A greenhouse table 

 or bench prepared 

 for the growing of 



FIG. 93. Pot of hardwood 

 cuttings of Myrica Gale; 

 growth beginning. 



