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very fruitful, whereas cuttings from the 

 upper parts of the wall, although they 

 may feem to have moft of the properties 

 of thofe cut from the bottom, are far in- 

 ferior, being in general longer jointed, the 

 wood fofter, and more apt to fhoot irrtp 

 great rambling wood, 



WHEN they are taken off, there mould 

 be an inch of the old wood to each, which 

 fhould be cut (loping. Three eyes are a 

 fufficient length ; the top mould alfo be 

 cut doping from the eye, and a quarter 

 of an inch above it, 



BEING thus prepared, put them into 

 light dry ground (not too near together) up 

 to the laft eye, preffing the ground clofe to 

 them ; and before the frofts come on, 

 cover them over four inches thick with 

 dried fern, or dried peafe-ftraw, and let 

 f:hem remain until you want them in 

 fpring : they muft not be touched with 

 the knife then, for it will caufe them to 

 bleed, and fpoil them entirely. 



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