PKOPAGATIOX BY CUTTINGS. 



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shown, and t^coto six inches apart according to the 

 size and kiud of jsuttmg planteo^-and 



the^oot, or wjth 



^_^~ and Rress.it _____ = ^_ </ 7 - ^^ 



poundejc made from a piece of two-inch plank, shown / 

 in figu4^J>2 v ^AfteJ;iLe.^^ about - 



tlie basejjfjhe cutting, the tr^nch^may be^JeTuJ^Hjef ) 



of 



plants the packing or firming of the soil around the low 

 end^of^the^cuttings is a very 'essential pofrrt;'and 

 the whole secret of success. This is particularly so w 

 those kinds that pro- 

 d uce roots mainly from 

 the lower end, where 

 the wood is exposed to 

 the soil. It is true Fi s- 



that cuttings of sonie kinds of trees. and -sjyuljg will grow 

 readily 4f merejy_jyyuist_into^the ground, alinpst any- 

 where, and at any season ; but to raise such plants re- 

 quires nemrerexperience nor skill ; consequently they 

 only call for a passing notice. 



The distance between the rows of cuttings will Depend 

 entirely upon, the manner in which they are to be culti- 

 vated. If a cultivator or plow is to be used, then the 

 rows should be two and a half or three feet apart ; but if 

 to be cultivated entirely with the j)e, one and a halinj) 

 two feet. wide/ will be sufficient. In^ onie.^pjla-aaidjcj> 

 raised from cuttings may be left Jin the 

 ground 

 ti 



luring the 



In making antTplan ting cuttings of the ripe or dormant 

 wgod of evergreen jplan,ts, tlie sa!ne^genfiraT^5lah should 

 be pursued as with deciduous plants, except that the cut- 

 tings are .not usually made as long, and they must n^t JD&- 



