said:

No, I tried everything I could think of with google. Someone, just a
few years ago, did have a text article which I saved, on rooting
hostas by root cuttings. Unfortunately I have gone through a computer
crash and new computer since then, and its just not on my backup
disks.

Are you sure it was root cuttings and not leaf or stem cuttings?
Hostas can be propagated by leaf cuttings, taken in mid summer,
with part of the stem attached.

There's a bit of discussion (from 2005) he
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...302813889.html

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