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again, with the wood equally divided on each 

 side of the bud. Some place them in the soil 

 upright ; some at an angle ; and others horizon- 

 tally. Various forms and modes are shown in 

 Fig. 105. When the cane on which the Bud is 

 growing is large, it is usual to split it lengthwise 

 through the. middle. It is well to prepare the 

 buds a week or two before they are used, and 

 pack them in moist sand or moss. The cut will 

 then have become dry, and be ready to " cal- 

 lus ;" the eyes, indeed, by cutting early, may be 

 callused before they are placed in the propaga- 

 ting bed, and a little time thus gained. The 

 eyes will root a little more readily if the bark is 

 removed ; but this is so troublesome, and the 

 gain so small, that it can not be thought of on 

 a lar^e scale. 



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At the proper time, say from the middle of 

 February to the middle of March, the eyes are 

 to be placed in the propagating bed. Two or 

 three modes obtain here: some place a single 

 eye in a very small pot, and plunge the pots in 

 the beds ; others place the eyes about an inch 

 apart in large pots; and still others place the 

 eyes from one to two inches apart in the propa- 

 gating beds. The eyes will root most readily 

 in pots. 



