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fall or early spring. It is best to take them in the fall and store them 

 over winter in damp sand, sawdust or moss in a cool cellar, or they may 

 be tied in bundles and buried upside down so that the butts are covered 

 with about three inches of soil in a well drained place out-of-doors. 



They are planted in nursery rows early in the spring, setting them 

 about four to six inches apart in the rows and deep enough so that only 

 one or two buds are above the surface of the soil. The cuttings root 

 quickly and the new plants which result are grown in the nursery rows 

 for one or two seasons before they are used for planting. A few plants 

 for home use may be propagated from layers. The stems are bent down 

 and covered with soil leaving only the tips exposed. This is best done 

 in early spring. A good root system will have developed on the buried 

 portion by fall. It may then be detached from the old plant and set out 

 in a permanent location. 



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Fig. 2. — Cuttings of Currants and Gooseberries prepared for winter storage. 



