April 21, 1892. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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heads are the best for the purpose. These should be taken off with a 
good heel and inserted singly in thumb pots of very sandy soil. Water 
them, and plunge them in the case. Keep the case close till the 
should have a shift into 5-inch pots, employing rich compost, and when 
established they must be placed in a light position in a cool stove or 
intermediate house. The plants must be kept free from insects, and on 
Fig. 51.—LUCULIA GRATISSIMA. 
cuttings are rooted, and only give sufficient moisture to prevent 
flagging. Whe.p the cuttings are rooted they should be carefully 
removed from the propagating case, taking care that they do not flag 
after removal. When the thumb pots are filled with roots the plants 
no account be allowed to flag, as they soon lose their leaves if at any 
time the soil becomes dry. Treated in this way few of the plants wilt 
fail to produce good heads of flowers. The engraving represents one of 
many trusses on a plant grown by Mr. W. Bardney. 
