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■with a sharp knife, so tis to leave a bud at top of each piece, 

 a new lease of life is given. The writer has retained a 



Fig. 31. — Eex Begonia leaf rooting in sand. (After Bailey.) 



Fig. 32.— Divided canna stool. (After Bailey.) 



favorite variety by division a number of years. Such 

 tubers as the dahlia and peony are propagated by division, 

 cutting so as to leave a bud at top of each section. Thi^ 

 is true also of such rootstalk species as lily-of-the-valley 



