SINGLE EYE CUTTINGS 



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Single Eye Cuttings. Where wood for cuttings is 

 scarce, a single bud or node with a portion of the wood on 

 both sides may be used. This is sometimes done with 

 rare varieties of grapes, roses and many of the ornamental 



FIG. 55. Types of Cuttings, (a) Simple Cutting, (b) Mallet Cutting. 

 (c) Tip Cutting. 



shrubs. This method works best where bottom heat can 

 be had as in greenhouses or glass propagating houses. It 

 is difficult to use in the open ground unless the variety 

 is one especially easy to grow. (See a, Fig. 55.) 



Most nursery companies are provided with glass houses, 

 especially arranged for the work of propagation. Benches 



