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CHAPTERVPROPAGATIQN BY MEANS OF CUTTINGSTHE regular growth-shoots of plants may grow when severedand placed in earth ; as they are cut from the parent, so aresuch parts known as clrttiuga. Tubers and dorm;] rlt shoots:-lrtr! leaves, and cvcn parts of fruits as in certain cact,i, mayalso yiel(l nnwteri:~ls for cuttings, propagating the plant. Thepractice or process of multiplying plants by cuttings, withall the craft and science pertaining thereto, is denominatedtwtta.gc. To this entertaining department we now addressourselves.1. (;ENEHAI, REQUIRERIENTS Ok’ (‘1TTTINt;S( ‘ut.tiiigs of growing parts demand a moist and uniform atmospherc,a porous soil, and sometimes bottom heat.. Therequirements vary greatly with the dif-ferent. kinds of plants,yet. it is possible t.o make genera,1 statements that will be usefulin specific application.~07hwcltio~~s jar rcglrlatilrg~uoistluc awl heatTo secure a uniform and moist atmosphere, various propagat-.mg-frames are in common use. These frames and boxes orbell-glasses may be used also for seed propagation, but as theyfind their greatest application in cuttage, they are describedmostly in this chapter.Whatever its construction, the frame should be sufficientlytight to confine the air closely ; it should admit light, and allowso