Show cheery blooms you may have for xmas you may have many bloot bloomi ming ing plants for bouise houise decoration icet christmas tl fl orn om cuttings taken now the poinsetta especially is easy to grow from cuttings and it if you had a plant plaint of this cheery flower given to you tou last you may now take cub cuttings bIngs plant them in sand iri pots which may be shaded from the sun initia well started and by De december cembler you will have several single bingle stemmed plants which should bloom geraniums may be had in bloom five after the cuttings are stai stev ted so it if you make cuttings cutti ings of four our plants at intervals now uniti uati the end of august you will be sure of 0 say gay blooms all it is not necessary to take a slip with ith a fh cheel aei to start a geranium ifor this accommodating commo dating plant will send forth roots from any tiny twig remove all leaves except one at the tip plunge ito a pot of either pue pui e sane aano or sandy soil keep 1110 and the slip will not even wilt it if cuttings of are arb started ini pure sand be tsure sure that they are moved to good loam after they have sent out a root system otherwise the new plant will simply die of starvation theiler la isi no food foe for plants in cleam sand but thil thijs 3 Is the best medium to use for ge getting eting new roots coleus and other foliage are always in demand for house decoration decorations i la in the winter and tine fine will reward you then from cuttings taken now they are so BO easily ca tily started that the old plants plan its ave ai e not worth keep keeping kalg over |