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THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
The cuttings of these are taken off early in the fall and 
placed in frames similar to the one described for seeds. 
Cuttings are made of the ends of the branches, and 
mainly of the present season’s growth, with perhaps a lit- 
tle of the two-year-old wood attached. They should be 
three or four inches in length, and the leaves of the lower 
half cut away; cut off the lower end smooth and square 
Fig. 3. 
across the stem, being careful not to crush the wood. Fig. 
3 shows a cutting of Arborvite prepared for planting. 
Place these in the soil about one half their length, and in 
rows six inches apart; press the earth firmly about them; 
give water sufficient to settle the soil; they should be 
