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wood trees. Collect one hundred twigs of the previous 

 -< .icon's growth. Tie them in bundles of twenty-five each. 



Partly fill the barrel or box with sawdust, sand, or moss. 

 Carefully place the bundles of twigs in the barrel or box and 

 cover completely, filling in with the sawdust, sand, or moss. 

 The material should be moistened and not allowed to dry 

 out. The apple twigs collected in this exercise will be used 

 in Ex. 55 for grafting, and the other material will be used in 

 Ex. 77 for making cuttings. 



