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The cuttings may also be stored in a cool cellar in sand or 

 sawdust. In the spring they are taken up and planted 

 three or four inches apart with the top bud just at the sur- 

 face of the ground. In the fall, after the roots have formed, 

 the cuttings may be transplanted to their permanent loca- 

 tion. Cuttings of currants may be made in the spring and 

 planted at once. 



Layering. The grapevine may also be propagated by 

 layering. In the spring or early summer' a branch of last 

 season's growth is bent down and buried in the soil. Roots 

 form at this place; and the next spring the stem may be 

 separated from the main vine and the plant dug up and 

 transplanted. 



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Purpose. To raise fruits in the home yard. 



Directions. If you have room in your garden, set out a few 

 fruit plants. Room can usually be found for a grapevine, and 

 a row of bush fruits can often be planted along by the fence or 

 border of the yard. Dwarf fruit trees require only a small 

 space and give returns quickly. 



SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION 



1. What does one need to consider in deciding on the kinds 

 of fruits to be raised in a small garden ? 



2. What are the advantages of dwarf fruit trees? 



3. What steps are necessary to raise fall strawberries? 



4. How may the grape be raised in the small yard ? 



5. How may fruits be propagated in the home garden? 



REFERENCES 



Bailey, Manual of Gardening, Macmillan Co., New York City. 



Maynard, The Small Country Place, J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila- 

 delphia. 



Rockwell, The Home Vegetable Garden, Part 3, J. C. Winston Co., 

 Philadelphia. 



Rockwell, Making a Garden of Small Fruits, Macbride Nast 

 and Co., New York City. 



