HOW TO STRIKE CUTTINGS
A SURE WAY. Some cuttings are not very easy to strike and are apt to wither before they form roots, but an effective way is to obtain a lOin and a 3in flowex - pot, and in the drainage hole of the latter push a cork to make it water-tight. Put a few crocks in the larger one for drainage, and on them stand the small pot. Fill the space between the pots with sandy compost, and fill the 3in pot
with water. Insert the cuttings in the compost and cover them with a piece of glass. The moisture which soaks through the pot will keep the compost uniformly moist, and the glass covering will create a moist atmosphere, in which the cuttings will be prevented from flagging whilst they are forming roots.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 September 1938, Page 4
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136HOW TO STRIKE CUTTINGS Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 September 1938, Page 4
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