ac THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
CHAPTER IV. 
GROWING FROM CUTTINGS, 
THERE are a few kinds of trees that are more readily 
grown from cuttings than from seeds, among which are 
the different species of Willow, Poplar, Buttonwood, ete. 
Sometimes seeds of other kinds can not be obtained as 
readily as cuttings; and when they are of varieties which 
can be easily propagated in this manner, then it will be 
desirable to do so.* When cuttings are to be grown in 
the open ground, it is best to cut them in the fall, so soon 
as they have cast their leaves, and heel them in, away 
from the frost, until spring. 
The safest place to keep cuttings during winter is in 
some dry place in the open ground, and either have them 
tied in small convenient bundles or laid in trenches, after 
which cover so deep that they will not freeze. 
The length of the cutting will depend somewhat upon 
the kind, but from six to twelve inches is usually the most 
convenient. Ifin bundles, they should be tied with tough 
willow, tarred twine, or some similar material, as ordinary 
hemp or cotton twine may become rotten before the 
* The scientific horticulturist who has propagating-houses at com- 
mand, experiences no great difficulty in multiplying those varieties of 
which he can not obtain seeds, or grow from ripe wood cuttings, by 
using the green growing wood in summer ; but such a process belongs 
to him alone, and not to the common farmer, for whom this work is 
especially written. 
