74 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1899. 



Elm, Ailanthus, Plum, Pea, Apple, Hawthorn, Cherry, 

 Mountain Ash, Acanthopanax, Aralia, some Cornuses, 

 Philodendron, Xanthoceras sorbifolia, Nyssa multiflora, and 

 others are examples. Most of the shrubs are easily propagated 

 by soft wood, that is the growing wood, in summer-time under 

 glass, while most shrubs root readily from the young growth 

 but few of the trees will. The trees to root most readily from 

 hard wood are the Willows, Poplars and Plane-trees. Of the 

 shrubs that root most readil}*^ from hard-wood cuts are most of 

 the Loniceras, Hydrangea paniculata type, the Forsythia, Phila- 

 dcl|)hu:s Titiiarack, Privet, Spiraea, Sambucus, Rosa setigera 

 and Rosa lucida, Carolina, mannetia, multiflora, repens and 

 Wichuriana are the most easily rooted among the Roses ; many 

 of the Roses it is almost impossible to grow from hard wood. 

 Ribes, that is currants, and Gooseberry, Cornus of most species, 

 a few of the Viburnums, such as tomentosum dentatum and 

 varieties, Actinidia, most of the Grapes, Altha3as, Wigelias, 

 Deutzias and some others. Many plants root much more readily 

 from the green cuttings in summer than by hard-wood cuttings, 

 all the Viburnums, Cornuses, Ailanthus, Privets, Iberis berberis, 

 Euonymus, Spirjeas, Actinidias, Gordonia, Syringa Chinensis, 

 Caryopteris, Daphne Mezereum, Deutzias, Philadelphus Stepha- 

 nandra, hybrid Lilacs and others. 



Fall is the best time to make hard-wood cuttings, although if 

 they are taken any time up to the middle of March they will do 

 well. The best height of most cuttings is five or eight inches. 

 Willows and Poplars may be much longer and thicker than those 

 of the shrubs. Good clean new growth of the previous year, 

 well-ripened, makes the best cuttings. T always like to cut the 

 cutting smooth just below an eye. Although it is not always 

 necessary, as soon as made tie up in bundles, say ibrty or fifty 

 in a bundle ; if the bundle is too large they are apt to heat. I 

 usually use copper wire to tie them as string is apt to rot, and 

 then follows confusion if you have many varieties. If your 

 ground is dry and well sheltered the cuttings may be planted in 

 the fall, otherwise it is best to heal them in winter, the butts 

 neat" the surface, and cover the whole several inches deep; and 



