CHAPTER IX 



PROPAGATION BY CUTTINGS 



The most satisfactory methods of propagating 

 many plants is by means of cuttings or slips. A 

 cutting is a part of a plant which has been sev- 

 ered from the parent stalk and which on being 

 planted under proper conditions will root and 

 become an independent plant. 



ADVANTAGES OF CUTTINGS 



Where a plant lends itself to this method of 

 propagation great advantages are gained. 

 Plants raised from cuttings usually bloom sOoner 

 than those raised from seeds, and are always 

 sure to resemble closely the parent. Plants 

 grown from cuttings also attain a greater size in 

 any given period of time than plants grown 

 from seed. (Fig. 24.) 



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