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GARDEN GUIDE 



Mound layering of Gooseberries. Ob- 

 serve the roots forming 



are propagated by runners; each 

 little runner makes roots and 

 forms a new plant. If one con- 

 tinues to keep the rows between 

 the Strawberries clear except for 

 the plants wanted another year, 

 the crop can be nicely renewed. 

 The old plants are pulled and the 

 new ones transplanted into place 

 in a new row. Raspberries are 

 propagated by bending down their 

 tips and covering with soil. The 

 tips root and the little new plants 

 resulting may be transplanted. 

 A sort of layering goes on natur- 



ally with many plants. Tomato stems root 

 nicely when they touch the soil. Squash 

 may be encouraged to root at several 

 places by covering the eyes or where the 

 leaf arises from the stem. 



Method of layering a woody or half-woody plant, as for instance, a Rhododendron 

 or a Carnation, a, Slit or tongue cut half way through the stem; b, pebble to 

 keep slitfopen; o, peg for holding down the layer; d, a stake to keep the shoot firm 



