92 THE CULTURE OF 



Improved Mode of Propagation. 



cuttings ; but an improvement of no incon- 

 siderable importance in their propagation, 

 as well as culture, has been discovered in 

 the practicability of obtaining not only young 

 trees more speedily, but, with the utmost 

 certainty, any desirable variety of this fruit, 

 hy—^^ planting cuttings,'' during the summer 

 months, when we have ocular dernonstra- 

 tion of fully ripe and perfected fruit, even 

 of the superior sorts growing on the trees; 

 and by which they will have formed consi- 

 derable protuberances, or some roots, before 

 winter ; that much time will be saved in the 

 growth of the young plants, and by which 

 we obtain with certainty, any particular 

 variety we are desirous of cultivating. 



The fittest cuttings to be selected for this 

 purpose, are those from the bearing branches, 

 six to eight inches in length, taking each 

 cutting with its entire base or foot, together 

 with the heel, as they are denominated by 



