PROPAGATION 



breaking many of them. Never do this. You 

 can hardly be too careful in handling them. 



Cuttings of such plants as have a firm, tough 

 bark, like the Oleander, Lemon, and Ivy, are 

 often rooted in water. A large-mouthed bottle 

 is suspended in a sunny place, and about half 

 filled with water. Into this the cuttings are 

 dropped, and allowed to remain until roots 

 form. More water should be added from time 

 to time as evaporation takes place. Frequently 

 it will be weeks before roots show themselves 

 at the base of the cuttings, but as long as the 

 leaves at the top of the cutting remain fresh 

 there is no cause for discouragement. Hard- 

 wooded plants never form roots as readily as 

 those of a softer character. 



Plants which throw up several stalks from a 

 sort of crown can be increased by division of 

 the root. Each piece of root with an "eye," 

 or growing point, attached will make a new 

 plant. 



The Calla, Valletta, Amaryllis, and all 

 plants of bulbous nature can be propagated 

 by means of the little offsets that form about 

 the old roots. 



Layering is sometimes resorted to with 

 plants of a hard-wooded nature that fail to 



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