29 AUGUST 1952, Page 19

Taking Cuttings From now on conditions will be suitable for

taking cuttings from most things that can be propagated by this means. Carnations, pinks, pansies, violas can all be increased by cuttings, as, of course, can such things as privet, gooseberries and currants, among many others. Where the soil is too light to be firmed round cuttings, layering is an alterna- tive means of propagation. I always make new gooseberry slips in