THE GARDEN PRIMER 



turned into actual wood fibre — may be taken late in July 

 or early August and rooted indoors, before cold weather 

 usually, in fiats filled with clean, well packed, sharp 

 sand — no fertilizer whatsoever shouldhe applied, and no 

 earth should be mixed with it. But they should be 

 carried over the winter indoors rather than set out after 

 they have struck root, for their fibre does not harden 

 sufficiently, during the time they are rooting indoors, 

 to bear the severity of winter, and they are very likely 

 to die if set out. Keep them protected from strong 

 sunlight while rooting and keep the sand constantly 

 saturated with moisture. Give them pure air and 

 ventilation too, but do not let wind and cool air reach 

 them. They may be potted after they are well rooted, 

 just as any plant would be. 



Cuttings that are to lie over for the winter to callous 

 should be tied in bundles with tarred string — var- 

 mints" hate the tar and will leave it severely alone — 

 and buried a foot and a half deep, upside down, in a 

 sandy, thoroughly drained and well protected place out 

 doors, and then well mulched; or they may be buried in 

 moist sand or moss in a cool cellar. Plant them outside 

 in the spring, just as those that are set out immediately 

 after taking from the parent shrub are planted; or plant 

 them indoors in the sand fiat if preferred. They are 

 ready in either case to go into their permanent places 

 by the following fall. 



Root cuttings are made in the autumn, very much 

 as hard wood cuttings are, and allowed to lie over the 

 winter to callous, or planted at once in flats filled with 



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