
Azalea Fibrous Roses Tubrous Begonia Ivy Silver Tip Fir 
27 days 16 days 21 days 14 days 14 days 18 ee 
Note root mass and age of these cuttings. 
ent, nor does it contain any strength consuming weed- 
seeds. It cannot affect plant growth nutritionally, yet 
at the same time it is not broken down by root growth. 

Experimentation has proven Terra-Lite to be the 
best medium for rooting cuttings. Ideally, the medium 
used should supply plenty of moisture yet not exclude 
air, and should permit enough moisture to evaporate 
from the surface to keep cuttings turgid. Terra-Lite 
fulfills these conditions. 
As a soil amendment Terra-Lite lightens and 
aerates the heavy clay type soils and also aids a san- 
dy soil by retaining the moisture otherwise lost. Even 
a small amount of Terra-Lite added to a soil will make 
a noticeable difference. 
Not only are the roots better when using Terra-Lite, 
but they emerge from three days to three weeks soon- 
er. Due to this factor, less time on the bench is required 
by the cuttings. Three cuttings can be taken off in the 
time that would normally produce only two. Because 
the roots are much stronger, many florists use a pot 
one size larger than normal when potting these cut- 
tings, and in this way save one shift. : 
Evergreen cuttings (and other subjects requiring a AIS. 
low pH for strong rooting) seem to do better in a HES SS 
mixture of half sand and half Terra-Lite. It is also Vegetable plot with and without Terra-Lite being 
suggested that a mixture of peat and Terra-Lite be used as soil conditioner. Note luxuriant growth of 
used for rooting acid-soil plants. corn and vegetables where Terra-Lite was used. 

Terra-Lite should never be pounded around cuttings. 
All the advantages of the material are destroyed by 
such a method. 
Terra - Lite 
lightens heavy 
clay soil and 
adds the ability 
to retain mois- 
In the manufacturing process of Terra-Lite the in- Jie east 
tense heat drives off in gas form any chemical or 
vegetation which might be present in the original ore. 
Therefore, Terra-Lite does not possess any toxic nutri- 


