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weeds, &c., is esteemed by many as an excellent method. When 

 these vines are divided, and planted at proper distances, and 

 are watched for two or three years, and the weed is kept down, 

 they are found to do well. Some prefer this method to every 

 other. 



3. Cutting' Planting. In pursuing this method, the vine is 

 obtained and cut up into convenient lengths, say from four to six 

 inches. One of these cvittings is taken, but not planted with the 

 end down, and one end out of the soil. It is planted in the middle 

 of the cutting, leaving up both ends, so that, when it takes root, 

 instead of there being but one runner,.there are two. This is a 

 good and safe method. 



Cutting planting may be continued in another form. Take 

 two or three cuttings or slips, about three or four inches long, 

 and force the lower ends into the soil with a dibble — each slip 

 will take root and form a vine. This has been tried with suc- 

 cess, and in some parts of the country it is a popular method. 



Broadcast Planting. When the vines are procured in suf- 

 ficient quantities, they may be cut about two inches in length, 

 and that by a common hay cutter. When the ground is pre- 

 pared to receive them they may be scattered over the surface, 

 as is wheat or oats, and then well harrowed into the soil. The 

 cuttings will take root from the base of the leaves, and will soon 

 spring up, and present the appearance of young and healthy 

 vines. Some prefer to bury these cuttings in drills, but it is 

 mere matter of opinion as to which plan is best. 



Propagation from the Berry. This is not a safe method. 

 Many who have tried it have decided that it cannot be followed 

 by a cultivator with any advantage ; therefore it is not recom- 

 mended. 



Distances, in planting, are wholly regulated by the extent of 

 ground to be covered, and the quantity of vines at the cultiva- 

 tor's disposal. But, on Cape Cod, we believe that eighteen 

 inches is the distance preferred. The reason for this is obvious; 

 the yard will mat the sooner. 



VI. Treatment of Young Vines. Cranberry vines, in their 

 cultivation, do not require that amount of labor and care be- 

 stowed upon them which is demanded by some other horticul- 

 tural plants. Yet those who do attend to the vine, by weeding 



