There is a general belief among a good many florists that to propagate Alfred Neuner and Gen. Garfield Bouvardias, top cuttings have to be used in order to preserve their double qualities. That when propagated by root cuttings, they revert to the original single varieties, being what is termed "bud sports." This is incorrect. They can be propagated by root cuttings the same as any of the single kinds, and the flowers be just as double as when propagated by cuttings made from the shoots. Grown with plenty of light and heat, the double kinds are grand acquisitions, but in a cool, moist temperature, they are apt to get decayed in the centre of the flower before the truss is nearly open. Youngstown, O.