CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - ZetaTalk

90 7’HE N TJRSERY-MAN UALI \,Frc; 0” . I -” IlI+:l~CIl~ cuttings WCll l~lilCC?d.cuttings i5 li~wn as tt “cuttingbench.” A good cutting-bench shouldbe near the glass. anti either exposedto the north or dsc capable of beingwell shaded. If the cuttings becometoo dry iii twi hot, they will wiltor LL flag.” A good bench, facingsouth and shaded over the glass witha’ lath screen, is illustrated in Fig.91. A cutting-bench of sand, nowbearing cuttings of dracena, is seen inFig. 92.III outdoor work, soft cuttings areusua~lly placed in an ordina’ry cold-common operations.Or the greenhouseitself may affordsufficient protection,especially if the cuttingsare shadedwhen first se!f, tocheck evaporationfrom t!3e pla.nt andsoil, and to preventtoo great heat., Thisshading is usuallysupplied by whitewashingthe glass, ora newspaper ma.y belaid over the cut.tingbedfor a few days.A greenhouse tableor benA preparedfor the growing ofF1r;. 93. Pot of hardwodcutt~ings of Myrica Gale;growth beginning.