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given to burying these tips in the ground at the 

 proper time, which is when they have about completed 

 their growth. I am not aware that it is ever recom- 

 mended to cover the whole cane, to induce it to throw 

 out roots along the entire length, but this could un- 

 doubtedly be done, and the cane cut into pieces to 

 form plants, if desirable to propagate as speedily as 

 possible. The prostrate habit of the plant would 

 favor such a method, but it is hardly to be recom- 

 mended in ordinary cases. 



Dewberries can also be propagated by root cuttings, 

 the same as blackberries. The method for doing this 

 is explained in the chapter on blackberries. Since it 

 is a general rule, however, that those plants which 

 naturally propagate by suckers also propagate most 

 easily by root -cuttings, a little more care may be de- 

 manded, and a larger percentage of failure may be 

 expected than with blackberries. 



PLANTING 



The same general rules given for the planting of 

 the blackberry will also apply to the dewberry, except 

 that the furrow to receive the plants need not be quite 

 so deep. The question of the distance apart at which 

 they are to be placed will be largely determined by 

 the method of training to be employed. If to be 

 trained to single stakes, four feet apart each way will 

 be found satisfactory; if to wire trellises, six feet by 

 perhaps three feet in the* row will be more convenient. 

 If to be trained on low, flat, slat or wire trellises, even 



