WINDOW GARDENING 



Stem while others will only root at the joints; 

 to be on the safe side, therefore, it is better to 

 cut at the joint or just below it. 



The lower leaves should be removed with a 

 knife so as to give a free stem of at least three- 



Fig. 25. Selection and preparation of a cutting 



fourths of an inch for insertion in the soil. The 

 area of the remaining leaves should be reduced 

 about one-half by cutting away a part of each 

 leaf-blade. The object of this is to lessen the 

 transpiring surface and so prevent excessive 



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