. The joyous art of gardening; a book of first aid to the amateur. Gardening. HOW TO MAKE SLIPS AND CUTTINGS ing ; The usual depth of a cutting in the sand is shown in the illustration. Potting Seedlings In about three weeks, if the cuttings have kept thrifty, they will probably have rooted, but the way to find out surely is to look at one and see—^but don't pull it up by the roots. Take in your right hand the flat, sharp-pointed stick or the six-inch pot-label referred to before (which is an excellent tool); hold the little cutting lightly in your left hand between thumb and finger,
. The joyous art of gardening; a book of first aid to the amateur. Gardening. HOW TO MAKE SLIPS AND CUTTINGS ing ; The usual depth of a cutting in the sand is shown in the illustration. Potting Seedlings In about three weeks, if the cuttings have kept thrifty, they will probably have rooted, but the way to find out surely is to look at one and see—^but don't pull it up by the roots. Take in your right hand the flat, sharp-pointed stick or the six-inch pot-label referred to before (which is an excellent tool); hold the little cutting lightly in your left hand between thumb and finger, then insert your stick about two inches to the side of the cutting, push it underneath the infant and pry it out carefully. With an expert gardener this is only a second's work, and if the cutting is not rooted it is back in the sand before it has had a chance to feel anything. The illustration shows a chrysanthemum, a fuchsia, and a begonia ready for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, Frances, 1877-. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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