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jointed shoots about 2 \ in. long should be chosen, the 
leaves being stripped off the base in the ordinary way. 
They should then be cut through with a very sharp, 
clean knife, just below 
a joint, and inserted 
round the rims of pots 
filled with a compost 
of loam, leaf mould, 
and sand in equal pro- 
portions, the pots be- 
ingwelldrained. They 
may then be placed 
in a slight bottom heat 
or in a warm part 
of the greenhouse, 
where they will root 
very quickly. When 
rooted, they may be 
put up on a shelf near 
the glass and carefully 
watered, when growth 
will proceed steadily. 
When growth has well 
started they may be 
potted singly in 60s 
pots and returned to 
the shelf again, when, in addition to watering, they should 
be occasionally syringed or damped overhead with a water 
can during hot weather. Before there is any chance 
of the plants becoming potbound they should be moved 
into 4-in. pots, using a compost of 3 parts of loam, 1 part 
