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 It is not always easy to find growing shoots from which to make the cuttings. The best practice, in that case, is to cut back an old plant, then keep it warm and well watered, and thereby force it to throw out new shoots. The old geranium plant from the window garden, or the one taken up from the lawn bed, may be treated this way (see Fig. 162). The best plants of geranium and coleus and most window plants are those which are not more than one year old. The geranium and fuchsia cuttings which are made in January, February, or March will give compact blooming plants for the next winter; and thereafter new ones should take their places (Fig. 163). , from a spring cutting. The Hardwood Cutting.—Best results with cuttings of mature wood are