PROPAGATION BY SINGLE BUDS. 



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sand above the bud. The advantage of this form, if any, is 

 that it exposes the cambium to the soil at a point where it 

 is to be found in thp 

 greatestabundance, i. 

 e.j at or near the base 

 of a bud. 



Fig. 9 is another 

 form of making the 

 cutting so as to ex- 

 pose as large an 

 amount of cambium 

 to the soil as possi- 

 ble; and further, to have a portion of the cutting go 

 deeper into the soil than in the other forms, thereby avoid- 

 ing suffering for 

 want of moisture, if, 

 by accident or neg- 

 lect, the soil in the 

 pot should become 

 dry near the surface, 

 which would destroy 

 the cutting if made 

 in the other forms. 



The cutting is 

 placed in the pots in 

 a sloping position ; Fi s- 9 - 



the dotted line above the bud represents the surface of the 

 sand. The only objection to this shape is, that being made 

 thin at the lower end, it is more likely to become water- 

 soaked and decay than if left with more substance. It is, 

 however, a good form, and has some advantages over sev- 

 eral of the others. There is not only a great diversity of 

 opinion in regard to the shape of the cutting, but also the 

 best material in which to grow them. Some successful prop- 

 agators use leaf-mold from the woods, others loam, charcoal 

 and loam, burnt clay, etc., etc., but none of the materials 



