February 17, 1897.] 



Garden and Forest. 



65 



Fig. 9. — Aster" junceus. Ait. — See page 64. 



to grow it in large pots plunged out-of-doors, so that the 

 plants can be removed to the greenhouse without having 

 to cut any of the branches. Cuttings of the ripe wood root 

 much more readily than those of I. Horsfallia?. 



G. W. Oliver. 



Botanic Garden, Washington, D. C. 



Cultural Department. 



Propagating Plants by Cuttings. 



THE propagation of plants by means of cuttings or slips is 

 the simplest and best known. Almost all plants can be 

 multiplied in this way when properly treated at the right time. 



