The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-23
Useful HINTS
ON PROPAOATNO
HOUSE PLANTS

-r,--e There ere se' era! rel-
n 49, ,gsy this is Che most gem
nO/ -.. --ecffeed method Of propa-
80 .=-eHulaI greenhouse ana
other plants 10 Us mn ~. l--fI,
+t- case OF plants when 49,. -, ,gsl
u f some plants DO MOI - n
--..s- others again cannot pc -.
e.r I'D reproduce the par l-- ~
-7-- 10 degeneration --- .4--,f,t
l5"---7 ----- reason. and when 10 ~o. ~
1d-- l-=. .r.. .--a4rrvt weight with the
is chat large plants az
aHlt,.- -.-. --.Gueed than from seed
A.'. ., m 1u difficult TO do I'M q green
4l p 's.L rrrrar appliances. Yer lE5
nav have fairly good success
----.. f7rarite h0Useplanjs. u ne
VIZ ------. some simple rules, involving
''i --sE rr.5r. but merely tlte-hseh1
' ,-s. easiest method is Che so-oai.ed
..--5-.sraarr system, which authollli17
rr.- commend for anna leirs "Io
s -Ee facilities for supplying. bottom
go Tetas low vessel-au c70lIAEy
10. s14n rIqte Jill d0-and fill Il Win
go ri-a, sand This must d. kept
constantly wet
me- frst step of Importance, perhaps me
-ro-t vital. is the selection OF the cue
frrz Take them o-ly from Strong,
healthy. vic0rCus plans one ihal Is i-o-
Weakened by spiad.iEs growth insect al-
-sa-s OF ovcrpr0ductI0n OF MOWERS Ne"
sr5 s1ft growth wlu greatly reduce the
,rqrrss of success, therefore, select only
strong warI-ripeued shoots, but not sdch
ar have. become woody The best shoots
AZ such as viii snap Of sharply When
fart over. those that are tough and hDry.
crushing down instead OK breaking Wnen
bent should De rejected,
When they are broken out, cut the bot
tom off slautiugly with a sharp knife;
be- sure there is o. leaf bud or two at ths
0D with at least two leaves; the lower
mart should be cut or close to bud or
fnt. shorten the leaves you allow % re
main. especially IL they are large THIS
IS 20 prevent them from shading TOO
densey by overlapping. and besides they
Will draw less upon the sap of the shoot
These cuttings may be inserted half
their length in the sand, closely together
H rows thfee inches apart OF they MAJ
De- stuck En- slauungly around the edge OF
The vessel Iress the sand closely and
firmly around the cuttings and set che
esssal DO q warm. light place. IL you can
give them q sunny window so that the
rays of the sun viii heat the sand, 1t viii
hasten developments Under these condi-
tons evaporation viii be more rapid, aad
more frequent watering viii be necessary;
oaca allow the sand 70 become dry, and
your -lFE VIII have been in vain. Some
rpiapts Of vis5r0us haDit win begin to
make new leaves ia a week or ten days,
while others require longer time.
After cutting has been in the sand a
s5W days you can tell whether it Is going
% root or not; If everything is going
right you viii find a ClIlus or little knob
forming at the bottom. from which the
tHy roots win afterwards come. When
the roots are % r2lf inch lons remove the
cuttings and pot them up in small pots.
DO not pull them out of the sand, but in
selt knife blade under them and lift
ca.5tu.ly so as not 20 break on the tiny
OTIS After they are all ported, water
vel and set them IN a shady place for a
Few days 90 give them q chance TO recover
from the shock
Another good way for roofing hard
wooded cuttings. like oleander. for in
stance, Us TO make cuttings Of fairly ripe
wood not too old nor 100 green. place
them il bottles filed with water and hang
h Jaa sun. Filling the neck of the bottle
Win loosely folded cloth or cotton viii
Ie,ald the evaporation OF the water. Use
"l1e-mouthed bottle, so that the cut
uls may Doe Withdrawn at tie proper
'.he Without breaking on the roots. If
l.,,..s E-,n narrow opening are used Il
wiz pc necessary TO break chem TO re-
move The cuttings safely.
+-- method OK ma king cuttings Of soft
e1o-td plants 10 summer, like eeraniums.
5,5.llas, eLc., is somewhat different. Hen
~-slA tracllcal Horticulture" recon-
-.--.-'s o-eaA.us the desired shoots on i'm
FL -- a way lLat they viii hang by q shred
$50 ~ 20 t-e ola branch, and leaving il
r-7r -.t from ciElI To tea DAYS anti a
e' IS formed Green. sauDv wood
- ---- ,-.se plants would rot II stuck at
-lte into Wet soil
go 80 geseilas are prOpaEated by florists
wv. enc ltll instead of tna stem, 'rH.,-
---'- "sN-altUlOued leaf wits pr0-
v.I,i-S -- ti-=, CIT up into sections. of
$780, ,-eA -lss AZ least one rib Joint and
Ts-.- -.-st I'D vet sald- JIG Isl a good ex-
t,r -lt amateurs 70 try Keen The
49, 5-.---A ana covered with glass. and
.- 700 s-nEu.ue of success
.f--- --e easily uroDdgated from cuf-
l-.-5.. .-.i---- -.-s however. almost c1uf4.1r,-
49,. .,-.--s -l5-H other plants lake on rla .
ar T. ~ ~ pc used lay them high and drv
1-5- NO. N'i-t"lgr1 for week or two
i.-.s.F -5. lLe -at Cr broken end is csl
,r-r .-r ---7-- mo small pot Of nearly
v...,f, ..-.-. .t-I not more than once a
---s-- --- top shows signs OF growth.