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made in the fall, they should be very carefully planted, and 

 mulched between the rows late in the season, which will both 

 promote safe wintering, and supply a needful shade in spring. 



Cuttings of all kinds, that may have become dried even to 

 shriveling, may be restored by carefully soaking them before 

 planting, and shading and watering afterward. 



LAYERING. 

 Fig. 83. 



O. Layer sprouts, the heavier one too strong for layering, unless toward its extremity. 

 6. Ordinary layering, with the tongues cut too sharp. 



c. Ordinary layering, with the tongues cut nearly upon the upper side of the sprout, and 



nibbed close to the bud. 



d. Common layering on a heavy sprout, rendered manageable by a cut on the upper curve. 



