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PROPAGATION. 



CUTTING GRAFTS.-Cut these in autumn if you have a good 

 Dlace to pack them, but if well kept they may be taken at any 

 time between th cessation of growth in late summer or an- 



FIG. 32. FIG. 30. 



tumn, and the commencement of vegetation in spring. Those 

 cut in autumn, however, will have more vigor in spring than 

 if exposed to the cold of any severe winter this is especially 

 the case with plums, pears, and cherries. Pack them in boxes 



