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small, be sown on the surface and covered with fine mould; all others in drills, 
half an inch to one inch deep. Water thoroughly when first sown, and, in 
the case of reserve beds, cover with a mat until the seeds sprout, then 
expose to the air. 
Cuttings. —Next to seed, cuttings form the most general mode of increasing 
plants. There are several types of cuttings ; the commonest is the point of 
a shoot prepared as shown in Fig. 20. Geraniums, fuchsias, chrysanthemums, 
verbenas, and similar plants, are propagated thus. The next type is illustrated 
by Fig. 21, which is a cutting of an epacris, a plant with hard shoots. 
Camellias, azaleas, and acacias, belong to this class, and are propagated by 
cuttings prepared in a somewhat similar manner. Nearly all hardy shrub 
cuttings require to be prepared thus. Both types of cuttings require to be 
from one to three inches long, and, in the case of Fig. 20, to have its lower 
pair of leaves removed, and its base cut level close to a joint. Fig. 21 must 
be prepared from a firm shoot, and have its leaves removed from its 
