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CUTTINGS. 
WHAT  was  lately  advanced  concerning  seed¬ 
lings  and  the  advantage  derived  by  the  plant 
in  a  mature  stage  of  growth  from  its  treatment  in 
'  infancy,  applies  with  equal  force  to  plants  pro- 
'  pagated  by  other  methods.  It  is  a  sound  rule 
which  says  that  a  plant,  by  whatever  method  it 
is  pi/opagated,  should  be  grown  without  check  in 
its  earlier  stages.  Gardening  is,  of  course,  largely 
'  made  up  of  compromises,  and  it  is  not  possible  to 
carry  every  rule  to  its  legitimate  conclusion. 
One  might  allude  in  this  connection  to  Zonal 
j  Pelargoniums  rooted  In  autumn  and  preserved  in 
a  quiescent  state  until  spring,  or  to  Chrysanthe¬ 
mums  rooted  in  winter  and  then  transferred  to  cold 
frames  where  the  environments  are  necessarily  not 
stimulating  to  vegetatiou.  But  in  the  latter  case  it 
must  be  remembered  that  the  Chrysanthemum  is 
practically  hardy,  and  though  little  growth  may  be 
made  in  January  or  in  February  there  is  no  reason 
why  the  progress  should  not  be  of  a  satisfactory 
nature.  Withjthe  Pelargoniums  it  is  different,  and 
as  a  matter  of  fact  the  check  to  srowth  is  of  so  pro¬ 
nounced  a  nature  that  .1  have  discontinued  propa¬ 
gating  these  in  autumn  for  blooming  the  year 
succeeding,  finding  as  I  do  that  better  plants  are 
produced  from  spring-rooted  cuttings  which  are 
permitted; to  experience  no  check  to  growth.  At 
the  same  time,  autumn  propagation  will  in  not  a 
few  cases  be  the  only  method  possible. 
Attention  to  this  matter  is  under  the  present  day 
system  of  high  pressure  of  more  importance  than 
formerly.  We  now  must  have  plants,  the  greater 
number  of  not  more  than  annual  duration.  Crotons, 
Carnations,  Pelargoniums,  Marguerites,  Solanums, 
and  such  like,  and  any  loss  of  time  in  their  pro¬ 
duction  means  dissatisfaction  at  b^ast.  It  is  an 
indisputable  fact  that  loss  occurs  not  during  summer 
or  autumn,  but  while  the  plants  are  yet  small.  Apart 
altogether  from  check  to  growth,  which  I'ara^afraid 
can  never  he  quite  overcome,  if  plants  either  as 
rooted  cuttings  or  in  a  more  advanced  stage  are 
permitted  to  stand  unpotted  fur  a  week  or  two  after 
reaching  a  proper  condition  for  this  operation  the 
k  ss  is  irremediable. 
No.  2680.— VoL.  CII.,  OldISeries. 
No.  1024.— VoL.  XL.,  Third  Series. 
