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Expt. 89. Cuttings in Water. Put some croton or 

 oleander cuttings in water and note the formation of 

 roots; plant in the soil. 



Expt. 90. Layering the Rose. Layer a branch of 

 a rose plant by bending it to the ground as shown in 

 fig. 27. If carefully done this 

 will be a sure means of propa- 

 gating roses. 



Fig. 27. Layering 

 a, Branch to be layered ; b, hooked peg ; c, stick to keep shoot upright. 



Expt. 91. Plants that will not grow from Cuttings. 

 Discover by experiment three plants that cannot be 

 grown by cuttings (e.g. orange). 



Expt. 92. Budding. Practise budding on the follow- 

 ing plants: 



1. Orange. 



2. Mango. 



3. Rose. 



4. Hibiscus. 



5. Susumber (use buds of an egg-plant). 



Expt. 93. Grafting by Approach. Raise two grafted 

 mangoes from a specially good tree by this method of 

 grafting. 



