BELVTTA I'T 
A Hormone preparation for promoting root growth on 
cuttings. 
Experiments were carried out in January to ascertain 
the efficiency of the Belvitan paste and solution. The 
subjects used included those that are very difficult to 
root and others that are fairly easy. 
Belvitan Paste 
Was applied to opposite sides of the base of the stems 
(chiefly soft wood cuttings) over a distance of about - 4 " 
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and the cuttings placed in pots in the .usual way. Those 
so treated included - Jasminum Hex 5 Bougainvillea glabra 
magnifica, Bauhinia kochiana, Rondeletia odorata, Pandorea 
pandorana, Chonemorpha penangensis, Odontadenia speciosa, 
and Ureskinnera spectabilis. 
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The results were disappointing as the cuttings all 
died with the exception of the Ureskinnera, these produced 
roots but did not grow as rapidly or look as healthy as the 
controls. 
Controls were set up at the same time, some of the 
following rooted - Jasminum. Rex ; Pandorea pandorana, 
Chonemorpha penangensis and Ureskinnera spectabilis. 
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Belvitan Solution 
The dose used for this experiment was no. 3 one 
phial to a quart of water. 
The cuttings were placed in jars in which there was 
an inch and a half of solution. One batch was left for 
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,24 hours and the other for 48 hours. The cuttings 
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treated were as follows - Chonemorpha penangensis, Petraea 
rugosa, Podocarpus Rumphii, Odontadenia speciosa, 
Warscwiezia coccinea, and Rondeletia odorata. 
After being in the solution for the alioted time 
the cuttings w^ere rinsed in clean water and potted up in 
the usual way. 
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A similar number of controls were set up at the sarnie 
