Gardening for Amateurs 



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Increasing shrub by tongue-layering 

 the stem. 



In this sketch the method known 

 notch-layering is shown. 



Cutting of Laurel. 



Two-branched Aucuba cutting. 



but some trees mature few seeds and sufficient 

 cannot be obtained to supply the demand. 

 Then there are trees which do not reproduce 

 themselves true to type from seeds, and it 

 becomes necessary to fall back upon one of 

 the other methods. Flowering trees and 

 shrubs, again, often blossom more quickly 

 when raised by some method other than 

 seeds, but when shrubs are showing serious 



signs of deterioration it is often advisable 

 to reproduce them from seeds instead of 

 cuttings on account of the superior vigour 

 of seedlings. 



The time and manner of sowing seeds 

 depends almost entirely upon the sort. 

 Some seeds, such as Acorns and Chestnuts, 

 lose their vitality very quickly if allowed 

 to become dry. They should therefore be 



