PROPAGATION OF THE FIG. 141 
part of September, when they should be checked by keeping dry. (See 
fig. 20.) 
The following points are to be observed in planting small cuttings 
out of doors: 
(1) Plant in beds absolutely level. 
(2) Expose only one eye. 
(3) Keep constantly moist. 
(4) Cover with well-rotted straw. 
(5) Allow only a single shoot. 
(6) Allow no growth after September. 
(7) Observe the termi- 
nal bud daily, and irrigate 
the moment the growth is 
checked, which is indicat- 
ed by the ‘‘ heart leaves” 
becoming stunted and 
dry. 
PLANTING SINGLE EYES, 
The fig propagates 
readily from single eyes. 
Those that are saved in 
pruning and in making 
cuttings should not be 
allowed to be kept coy- 
ered more than two days, 
as they begin to callus 
almost at once, and when 
once callused they do not 
readily stand moving. 
The best place for plant- 
ing single eyes is in a 
frame covered by glass, 
canvas, or laths. Make Fia. 20.—a, 6, d, Small rooted cuttings of figs; c, a single- 
eye cutting. 
the bed very level and 
water freely. The soil inthe bed should consist of three-fourths pure 
sand, but should not contain manure. Plant the eyes about 3 inches 
apart each way and cover the eyes about 13 inches with sharp, pure 
sand. Do not water for several days; keep only moist, not wet. The 
eye should be placed horizontally. The single-eye cutting is made 
either by cutting the wood across on each side of the eye, thus pre- 
serving the thickness of the wood intact, or by splitting the wood 
lengthwise. In the latter case the whole of the flat surface will callus 
and root. (See fig. 20.) 
The object in planting single eyes is simply to procure plants of 
rare varieties. For ordinary kinds it is not worth the trouble to save 
