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6. Particular Methods by which Various Fruits are multiplied. 



Barberry Cuttings of mature wood ; seeds. 



Orange Seeds ; seedlings budded or grafted. 



Figs Cuttings, either of soft or mature wood. 



Mulberry Cuttings of mature wood. Some varieties 



are root-grafted, and some are budded. 



Olive Cuttings of mature or even old wood. 



Chips from the trunks of old trees 

 are sometimes used. 



Pomegranate . . . Cuttings, layers, and seeds. 



Apple and Pear . . . Seeds ; seedlings budded or grafted. 



Peach and other stone-fruits 



Seeds ; seedlings budded. Peach trees 

 are sold at one year from the bud, but 

 other stone-fruit trees are planted 

 when two or three years old. 



Quince Cuttings, usually ; the cuttings often 



grafted. 



Grape Cuttings of from one to three buds ; 



layers. 



Currant and Gooseberry 



Cuttings. 



Raspberries, red . . Suckers from the root ; root-cuttings. 



" black . . Layers from tips of canes ; root-cuttings. 



Blackberry .... Root-cuttings ; suckers from the root. 



Dewberry Layers of tips of the canes; root-cut- 

 tings. 



Dwarf Juneberry . . Sprouts or suckers from the root. 



Cranberry .... Layers or divisions. 



Strawberry .... Runners; tip-cuttings. 



7. Stocks used for Various Fruits. 

 Almond ..... Peach, hard-shelled almond, plum. 

 Apple Common apple seedlings, Paradise and 



Doucin stocks, crab-apple and wild 



crab. 



