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and the woody part dexterously cut out from the bark, 

 taking care not to destroy the eye of the bud, as it is 

 then good for nothing. This being absolutely neces- 

 sary, it is easy to tell when the eye of the bud is de- 

 stroyed, asci hole will be discovered. 



The next thing to be done, is to prepare the stock 

 or limb to receive the bud. This is done by making 

 an incision transversely, and then downwards, about 

 an inch or two long, in the form of a T. The bark 

 is now carefully pealed up with a thia blade of bone 

 or ivory, taking care not to wound the cambium. 

 The bud, or rather the bark, to which the bud is at- 

 tached, is now to be slipped into the opening made in 

 the trunk or limb of the tree, and nicely wrapped 

 with soft bandages, observing to leave the bud out. 

 A little wax over this will complete the process. 



The fifth mode of propagation is by suckers, which 

 are shoots which start up from the roots. In the 

 Spring they should be taken up with some roots to 

 them and planted out in a favorable situation. Ne- 

 glect not to water them. 



THE CHINESE MULBERRY. 



Morus Multicaulis. 

 J\Iorus Cucullata. 

 Perrottet Mulberry. 



Universal opinion appears to concede the palm to 

 this Mulberry. It seems to combine in itself all the 



