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appreciates the difference. Where he has deep and heavy soil 

 he uses the stock of the seedling brier because the roots strike 

 down ; but when he has to do with lighter and shallow soil 

 he relies upon the brier cutting with its lateral surface-rooting 

 system. 



It is well that these fundamentals be brought to the notice 

 of all who engage in commercial horticulture, for it helps to root 



PiG. 5. Soft-wooded Cutting 

 made at a Joint 



FIG. 6. Hard-wooded Cutting 

 made with Heel (Rose) 



out that empiricism which has been the bane of the profession 

 for generations past. The " why " and the " wherefore " 

 are things that matter, and to know them is " as a lamp to the 

 feet." 



What, then, is a cutting ? As the word itself implies, it is 

 a portion cut from a plant with the intention of creating another. 



