I02 BOOK OF OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS 



employed by growers of chrysanthemums, pansies, and 

 certain other plants. To effect this, a cut should be made 

 in a slanting direction through the stem to be severed, 

 just below a joint. As a rule cuttings of herbaceous 

 plants should be made in the spring. Some cuttings 

 will root readily in light soil in the open air if a shady 

 position be selected, but usually it will be found to be 

 desirable to plant the cuttings in pots of sandy loam and 

 to place in a hot bed, shading from the sun until they 

 are rooted. 



