62 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS 



Apples: graft upon seedlings, usually crab seedlings one 

 year old. 



Pears : bud upon pear seedlings. 



Cherries: bud upon cherry stock. 



Plums: bud upon peach stock. 



Peaches: bud upon peach or plum seedlings. 



Quinces: use cuttings or layering. 



Blackberries: layer; remove old stem after fruiting. 



Raspberries: layer; remove old stem. 



Red raspberries: propagate by root cuttings. 



Strawberries: propagate by runners. 



Currants and gooseberries: use long cuttings (these plants 

 grow well only in cool climates. If attempted in warm 

 climates, set in cold exposure). 



Carnations, geraniums, roses, begonias, etc. : propagate by 

 cuttings rooted in sand and then transplanted to small 

 pots. 



EXERCISE 



Propagate fruits -(grape, fig, strawberry) of various kinds ; also 

 ornamental plants. How long does it take them to root? Geraniums 

 rooted in the spring will bloom in the fall. Do you know any one 

 who selects "seed" potatoes properly? Try a careful selection of 

 seed at next harvest time. 



SECTION XVIII PLANT SEEDING 



In propagating by seed, as in reproducing by buds, we 

 select a portion of the parent plant for a seed is surely 

 a part of the parent plant and place it in the ground. 

 There is, however, one great difference between a seed 

 and a bud. The bud is really a piece of the parent plant, 



