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the wire, may help ; or the holes may be made through 

 the layer in the buried portion to stimulate its rooting 

 from the callus of the wounds. The bark is sometimes 

 cut nearly around the layer just below a bud, and bits of 

 wood removed below this cut to induce the formation 

 of a callus, from which roots are emitted. It is some- 

 times necessary to fasten down stiff branches with a 

 forked peg or a weight. Young shoots of thrifty trees 

 make the best layers. Early spring is the best time to 

 put down layers, that they may be well rooted by autumn. 

 Mound Layers or Stool Layers differ from the others 



Fig. 27. MOUND OB STOOL LAYERING. 



by having the earth heaped up around them instead of 

 being buried in the earth. The sprouts from stumps or 

 around growing trees, being well banked up, will readily 

 root as high as moist earth presses against them. 



3. PROPAGATION BY CUTTINGS is probably the best 

 method of multiplying quince trees. Cuttings of large 

 branches are better than those of small shoots. The 

 amount of wood seems to measure the vital force to form 

 both roots and tops. From twelve to fifteen inches is a 

 good length, enabling us to plant deeply, and so guard 

 against drought. Small cuttings may be cut shorter, and 



