The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-08

AnC GonhiAfob> ttIthNa Ft,fR@
ing plants by cuttings or slips are very
nearly the same. rs far rs temperature
and soil go. rs are found TO give the best
results in raising from SEEDS. In fact.
il makes but little differences what tho
soil is for roofing cuttings, provided Il
il porous. We have experimental with
nearly everything. and lind there l. lit
tic choice. although il Is our practice To
use ordinary building sand. a. Il Is
cleaner TO work with han ANYTHING
else. and when watered never gets mud
DIV. rs q heavier soil would do. But do
not suppose for . minute that SAN 10
indlspen sable to the roofing OF cuttings.
for II the conditions Of temperature ara
right. and the condition Of the cuttings
is right. they will root in almost any ma
terial in which they are placed. The
temperature required Is very similar ~
ated. II Of . hardy mixture. they will
do nicely in a temperature averaging
sixty degrees. but IL Of atender or trop-
teal nature then the temperature should
not average less than seven,y-fye de-
grecs. For example, you a very east
" root cuttings Of Gerauiums. Roses.
verbcnas. Petunias. Carnations and
others Of wha; are known ~ green
house plants" In y temperature ayerag-
ing sixty degrees; but IL We attempt In
root Colcus. Bouvardias. Begonias and
other plants whose nature Is tropical nj
TINT temperature. they will DO almost
certain to fail. and success can only be
complete nj . temperature ranging from
seventy to eighty degrees. Much de-
ponds on the condition Of the cutting. l
believe I was the frs, to introduce what
is known ~ the swapping condition OF
the cutting. That is. when the shoot
Of aVerbena. Geranium. Fuchsia. Be
gonia. Steyia or plants Of tha, character.
10 bent, II Il breaks or snaps clean OF
then IL II In the proper condition for
roofing; IL il bends il II not Not that
the bent cutting would not root. but tina;
it would take longer 70 root. and make
. feebler plant when IL did root than
one that had the proper conditions for
the forming of roots
Florists use what are called propagsf-
ing benches for roofing cuttings when
wanted on . large scale, as they usually
are by them: but when An ameieur not
u8N kICCllAAVu<G @lt w
root o few alps. there is no process that
We can recommend better than what IL
known n the saucer system" which.
' At the risk OF telling il to some OF
your rsders Who aircads understand H.
l must again repeat. - there is no other
plan that Is 70 simple and so safe. Take
any common saucer or plate. into which
put sand 90 the depth oil an inch or 80.
Then prepare the cuttings in the usuai
manner and place them in the sand Close
enough 10 touch each other. The sand
ID then 10 be wstercd 50 - 10 bring it
into the condition OF mud The saucer
thus flied with slips may be placed on
the window sill and exposed to the sun
The cuttings INNS, be fully exposed TO
the sun and never shaded. bat one
condition ID absolutely essential to suc
cess; until the cuttings take root the
sand must b kept continually saturated
With water. and always in the conditions
Of mud To do this the slip must be
wa,ered n least once . day with . very
tine rose watering pot. and the watering
must be done very gently. else the cut
tings may be washed out There 10 cv-
cry certainty hat ninety-nine per cent
Of the cuttings pat in viii take ROOF pro-
vided they were in the proper condition
whea placed in the ssocer. and tbas the
temperature has not been lower than
sixty degrees for grcenhouse planss. or
Iess than eighty degrees for tropical
planfA By Tie ssscer system . higher
degros of temperature may Be main-
tanned wifhous injuEy than BY any osAes
syaem a pgupaeafioa. - tie cufsinzs
IN reality ass plsced in wsser. and vii
NOS wilf provided tie wsses b NOT al
lowed tn Dry osl San. the esuder Clip
Ufil rooted VIII soe endure . long cua
tinnstios a very high Temperature. and
~ would sdvise thas propagation Be
dcoe g 0cA 49, o. thae they may have
- neas - possih3e . uniform senpssa-
tufs u aveafy-6vs o. eighty degrees IN
IL anEghk Whsa roosed they should
be posasa n dry n2. sueA - : rcom-
nssdea Tor sowinx sssas h nhes
sAcah - paaesd n pos not exesedinR
euo and . hnlf iDeSes = dhDeeer aad
esafod eareluIly u shadinx and water