PROPAGATION 
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Rose Cuttings may be made longer than perennial cuttings, 
usually from six to eight inches long. These cuttings, after being 
planted, should be covered with a glass fruit jar which should not 
be removed until the plant shows vigorous growth. 
Hard Wood Cuttings —Shrubs and trees, such as Hydrangea, 
Spirea, Pomegranate, Althea and Crape Myrtle may easily be rooted 
during the Spring months. Cuttings of mature flower-stems, six or 
eight inches long, may be planted (an inch or so being left above 
the ground) and thoroughly watered. If the cuttings are made in 
the Fall, they are best tied together in bunches, completely buried 
in damp soil or sand, and mulched. They are ready for planting 
in the Spring. (See page 28). 
Evergreen Cuttings , made preferably in the Summer, will also 
root if the lower leaves are removed and the stripped portion 
planted in moist sand. They should remain in the cold frame until 
they are to be moved to open beds, in the Spring. 
Root Cuttings. —Those plants which do not form a mass of 
roots, but have thick, fleshy roots, may be propagated from root 
cuttings. Divide the root into pieces an inch or so long, plant in a 
flat of good soil, and keep watered and shaded until they root. This 
will take place in about a week. Root cuttings are best made in 
August or September, from such plants as Japanese Anemone, Ori¬ 
ental Poppy, and Plumbago. 
LAYERING 
The process of layering , employed especially with the Pink 
(Dianthus) family, is a simple and certain way to reproduce the 
original plant. It consists in rooting a part of the plant without 
detaching it until it is rooted. If young shoots are fastened firmly to 
earth, preferably near an eye or joint, and covered with earth, they 
will form calluses from which roots will soon develop. (See page 
28). The new plants may then be separated from the old and 
moved to their permanent positions. Besides Pinks of various kinds, 
Magnolia, Jasmine, Holly, Verbena, Dogwood, Honeysuckle, Juni¬ 
per and others, may be propagated in this manner. 
