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kinds require more moisture than others, and if planted in 

 a situation where they will receive an abundant supply 

 throughout the season, they will often produce as strong 



Fig. 17. 



plants as the others will in ordinary soil. It is also some- 

 times advisable, with those kinds that do not strike root 

 readily, to plant the cuttings in the fall in the same man- 

 ner as we have described for two-eye cuttings, then cover 

 the bed with straw, so that it shall not freeze. In the 

 spring remove the straw, leaving enough on the bed to 

 keep it moist. 



