CUTTINGS IN OPEN AIK. 



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kinds require more moisture than others, and if planted in 

 a situation where they will receive an abundant supply- 

 throughout the season, they will often produce as strong 



Fig. 17. 



plants as the others will in ordinary soil. It is also some- 

 times advisable, with those kinds that do not strike root 

 readily, to plant the cuttings in the fall in the same man- 

 ner as we have described for two-eye cuttings, then cover 

 the bed with straw, so that it shall not freeze. In the 

 spring remove the straw, leaving enough on the bed to 

 keep it moist. 



