PROPAGATION, OWN ROOT 



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This is a quick way of putting in cuttings when the work 

 is properly done; they must be set in so firmly that the water- 

 ings will not knock them over. Use a sprinkler on the end of 

 the hose and, with a gentle spray, give a good watering, enough 

 to settle the sand firmly around each cutting. If the drain- 



FIG. 2 



A one-eye cutting not recommended 



age is all right, water every day for ten days, and afterwards as 

 needed. Do not let the sun or wind in on the cuttings to wilt 

 them, but be sure to keep them fresh, as cuttings once wilted 

 are never so good. The same is true of young plants in any 

 stage; any check they get is liable to react against them later. 



