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above the eye, and sloping parallel with the eye ; and the 

 second cut about an inch and a 

 half below the eye, and at right 

 angles to the slope of the bud. 

 Fig . 5t The appearance of the cutting 



is seen in fig. 5. It has been recommended by some to 

 cut out the under side of the cutting, in order to give a 



larger surface for the emission 

 of roots; the cutting, when 

 finished, presenting the ap- 

 Fig.6. pearance as in fig. 6. The 



objections to this method are, first, that it is unnecessary, 

 roots being formed with the greatest freedom at the end 

 of the cutting, as in fig. 5, and also throwing out from 

 under the bark; second, when so much surface of the cut- 

 ting is exposed for the absorption of moisture, as in fig. 6, 

 it is much more liable to become rotten. 



Still another form has been 

 recommended, as seen in fig. 7. 

 p. The advantage claimed for this 



form is that the wood above 'the eye helps to keep the 

 eye from drying, whereas there is the least possible 

 amount of wood between the eye and future roots; so 

 that the growth of the young plant will be more nearly 



