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5. Prove the need of underdrainage by planting seeds in two 

 cans, only one of which has holes punched in the bottom. Keep 

 both thoroughly watered. 



6. Try to make vines take root by layering them. 



7. Following the directions that have been given, see if you can 

 successfully bud and graft rose bushes or young trees. 



8. Start a little nursery at school or at home by planting peach 

 pits in spring. The next spring, bud the seedlings. 



9. Make a list of all the ways by which plants are multiplied, 

 as mentioned in this chapter. See if you can find some example of 

 each in your neighborhood. 



References 



"School Exercises in Plant Production." Farmers' Bulletin 408. 

 "Pruning." Farmers' Bulletin 181. 



