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7. Riii^iii.i; ;i jxirtiuii ut" the hr.iiicli. — The ring slmulil lie taken oft" 

 quite tliroiifili llic liliri' ur iimci- li;n'l<. dllicrwisc the reluming' sap 

 AVo\il(l pass liy it to the stem, .mil thus tlie object of ringing', to 

 interrupt it. would he defeated, liiniiing is ])refcral)1c to straiiftida- 

 tion or wiring, inasnitieh as the granulated cclhilar matter has a 

 clean-cut vAgQ to issue from, and on wliicli ii can sooner accunuilate 

 in sutficient (piantity to fcu'ui jirol rusions, in the shape of spongi- 

 oles, tlian it can Imrst out. Besides, previous to its doing so, part 

 of it is ai»pi'opriated for tin- deposition of woody hiyers. 



.s. P i (' r c i u g. — T h e 

 hrau<-h. whiTc laid 

 in the ground, is 

 sometimes pierced 

 or ]iunct ui'cd. Tlu? 

 rctiu'iiiug sap is 

 therehy obstructed, 

 :nid the emission of 

 roots encouraged. 

 But punctures are 

 more apt to cause 

 disease tluiu dean 

 cuts ; therefore, 

 very small circular 

 notches will an- 

 swer the ]iurp()se 

 better, except when 

 the branch is of a 

 tender succident 

 nature, and lial)le 

 to bleed when cut. 

 9. Serpentine layering. 

 This mode is very 

 applical)le to vines, 

 such as wistarias, 

 clematis, and other 

 plants which make 

 knig running shoots. 

 The shoot is layered 

 at every 2 feet, or 

 less, aecin-ding to 

 the nature ol' the |)lant. its pliability, and the situation of the buds. 

 Each curve below ground is held down l)y pegs. The buds must lu- 

 ctit or rubbed off. The extremity is supiiorled by a stick, and when 

 the shoot is sufficiently rooted at the ditt'ereul ]iarts laid, it is cut 

 off the parent; then each is cut separately, and jilauted where 



Fig. 3. Circumposition ^ I'l/ccu ((///(>;t« iiariegata). 



