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HOUSE AND DARDEN 
August, 1915 
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simply sticking into the soil some of 
the leaves. Tubers form readily on the 
ends of the stalks. Now and again it is 
not always desirable to increase a plant 
by means of wholly detached cuttings. 
Then layering should be adopted. In this 
plan a portion of the stalk of the plant is 
pinned down under the soil. Cut the 
stem half way through below a bud, and 
peg down this portion into the soil sur¬ 
rounding the plant. The practice is com¬ 
monly followed with good results in the 
case of carnations. That it is not always 
necessary to make an incision is well illus¬ 
trated in the case of strawberries, where 
the simple pinning of the shoot to the soil 
results in the formation of a new plant. 
A curious mode of treatment is often 
adopted in the case of pot plants which 
have become rather drawn up or “leggy,” 
as the gardener says. Here the stem is 
cut half way through at a suitable position 
just below a bud. Then a pot which has 
been divided into two parts by means of 
a hammer and chisel is filled with soil 
or fiber and fastened round the cut por¬ 
tion. The process is indicated in a pic¬ 
ture. When the cutting starts to root the 
stem is simply severed just below the pot, 
and in this wav a fresh plant is established. 
1 his treatment is adopted in the case of 
rubber and other pot plants with great 
success. A few plants, such as myrtles, 
fuchsias, veronicas (shrubby kinds) and 
Tradescantias root with the greatest free¬ 
dom in bottles of water. Root cuttings 
are not very commonly employed, al¬ 
though it may be borne in mind that 
wherever a bud is present on a root a 
fresh plant can be formed. 
As soon as the cuttings have started to 
make roots it is highly important to lend 
the plants a hand. Here a good deal of 
care should be exercised, as the roots are 
easily damaged and the little plant will 
receive a serious setback unless the trans¬ 
planting is carried out properly. On the 
whole, the best plan is to take a thin slip 
of wood, such as a label, and push this 
right under the little plant, finally gently 
lifting it up in such a way that the soil 
round the roots is taken up too. Then 
pot off in the usual manner. Many plants 
which have been cuttings start to grow 
up very rapidly after transplanting, and 
it is desirable to check this. By nipping 
off the top shoots lateral development will 
be encouraged. In many case’s the shoots 
can be used for a further supply of cut¬ 
tings where increase is again desired. 
Old Boxwood in New Gardens 
(Continued from page 28) 
which owe their existence to-day largely 
to their boxwood. One of the most 
famous, perhaps, is the Ferrell garden at 
La Grange, Ga., which originally covered 
thirty acres. Wonderful box-bordered 
walks and great, round shrubs, clipped in 
formal fashion, are the particular pride 
of this lovely old garden. There is no 
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