PLANT PROPAGATION 



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large they are often trimmed smaller. The cuttings, when 

 made, should be placed in a box of seind or directly in the 

 soil if it is sandy. Put the cuttings in rather deeply 

 and firm them in very solidly. If there is a large glass jar or bell-glass 

 handy, use it to cover those plants which you ususJly think are a little 

 more difficult to root, such as Roses. But all cuttings, whether 

 covered with glass or not, should have a shading. A good place for 

 the cuttings is under the Grape vines where it is shady. "Water them 

 thoroughly. Don't leave too many leaves on a cutting; firm them in 



semd solidly, surely 

 shade, and carefully 

 water. Cuttings of 

 any sort should not 

 be placed right where 

 they are to grow. 



Making Gut- 

 tings OF Perenni- 

 als. This sort of 

 cutting can be made 

 of hundreds of peren- 

 nials. If you wish to 

 increase your stock, 

 merely take Uttle slips 

 in the Spring when 



Dahlia root, showing young shoots starting and where the plants are SIX Or 



to cut apart (c) seven inches tall. Be 



sure to leave a few 

 buds below where the 

 cutting is taken; it 

 will not injure the 

 plants in the least, 

 but will cause them 

 to become branchy. 

 Ghoose wood that is 

 a little ripened. 



Perennials which 

 are readily propa- 

 gated by cuttings: 



Arabis 



Asclepias 



Cerastium 



Chrysanthemum 



Clematis 



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Jerusalem Artichoke tuber. Note the eyes; unlike 

 those of the Dahlia they are on the tuber Itself 



