. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CUTTAGE CYATHEA 423 from 1-2 inches long, the larger roots being selected, although the small ones will grow. They are planted in pans or flats, in soil composed of equal parts sand and well rotted leaf-mold. Ordinarily they are set hori- zontally. If planted vertically, in cuttings from the true root the end w
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CUTTAGE CYATHEA 423 from 1-2 inches long, the larger roots being selected, although the small ones will grow. They are planted in pans or flats, in soil composed of equal parts sand and well rotted leaf-mold. Ordinarily they are set hori- zontally. If planted vertically, in cuttings from the true root the end which was nearest the crown should be uppermost; but if made from the rootstock, that end should be uppermost which grew farthest from the crown. In either case they should be covered, as seeds are covered, and the whole made firm. Eoot- cuttings of hardy plants should be Icept cool at first and brought into 628. Root-cutting of blackberry (X }^). heat only when ready to grow. They may be kept in a pit or cool cellar. Tender plants require the same or a little higher temperature than that in which they thrive. In sweet potato, the tuber is cut lengthwise and laid, with the cut side down, on moist sand or moss, the edges being slightly covered. Buds develop on these edges aijd are removed when of proper size and treated as cuttings of growing wood, or allowed to remain until rooted. In dracajna (see Fig. 546, page 370) —and this applies to stem- as well as root-cuttings—the buds are not taken off until rooted ; the original cutting remains in the sand and sometimes produces a second or even a third crop. The tuberous rootstock of Aram mac-ula- tiim, and plants of like nature, can be cut into pieces, remembering that the bud-producing portion of arum is the top, and each part will grow successfully. Exercise care in watering and maintain a good temperature. Root-cuttings for planting in the open ground are made from 4 to 6 inches long, and are planted firmly in V-shaped trench
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