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tomary to grow plants of the suckering kinds from root cut- 

 tings, which may be made as follows: In the autumn, after the 

 plants have stopped growing, the roots are taken up, cut into 



pieces two or three inches 

 long and put in boxes with 

 alternate layers of sand or 

 loam. The boxes are then 

 buried in some well-drain- 

 ed spot until the land is 

 fit to work in the spring, 

 when the roots should 

 show a callous on the cut 

 ends. The roots are then 

 planted two or three inches 

 apart in the furrows and 

 covered about two inches 

 Fig-. 121.— Raspberry Plants. A. — deep in rich soil. By the 

 Dormant plant ready for trans- j » .r, ^, 



planting. B.— Growth started too end Of the season they 

 much to transplant. ^jH j^ave made plants large 



enough to s-et out permanently. 



This plan of growing plants from root cuttings may be 

 ereatly changed in detail, but the general plan is the same. It 

 is always best to make up the root cuttings in the fall, but cut- 

 tings from strong growing kinds do nearly as well made up in 

 the spring. The cuttings are generally made with a sharp 

 knife or a pair of pruning shears, but nearly equally good re- 

 sults may be had by cutting the roots in a hay cutter and this 

 is a common practice where large quantities are grown. 



By layers. — The black-caps and some other species grow 

 most readily from layers. The tips of the new growth reach 

 the ground about the latter part of August or first of Septem- 

 ber and readily make new plants if held in place. These tips 

 should be covered with a spadeful of soil, or better, be inserted 

 three or four inches straight down into a hole made by push- 

 ing a spade in the ground. They will be well rooted in a week 

 or two. These rooted layers will be found to winter over most 

 safely if allowed to remain undisturbed until spring, but should 

 have a light mulch over them during winter. They may also 



