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Frc; 0” . I -” IlI+:l~CIl~ cuttings WCll l~lilCC?d.
cuttings i5 li~wn as tt “cuttingbench
.” A good cutting-bench should
be near the glass. anti either exposed
to the north or dsc capable of being
well shaded. If the cuttings become
too dry iii twi hot, they will wilt
or LL flag.” A good bench, facing
south and shaded over the glass with
a’ lath screen, is illustrated in Fig.
91. A cutting-bench of sand, now
bearing cuttings of dracena, is seen in
Fig. 92.
III outdoor work, soft cuttings are
usua~lly placed in an ordina’ry cold-
common operations.
Or the greenhouse
itself may afford
sufficient protection,
especially if the cuttings
are shaded
when first se!f, to
check evaporation
from t!3e pla.nt and
soil, and to prevent
too great heat., This
shading is usually
supplied by whitewashing
the glass, or
a newspaper ma.y be
laid over the cut.tingbed
for a few days.
A greenhouse table
or benA prepared
for the growing of
F1r;. 93. Pot of hardwod
cutt~ings of Myrica Gale;
growth beginning.