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Bush-Fruits 



The shoots which spring up from these stumps, through 

 the sand and peat, develop the character of root-stocks, 

 and throw out roots abundantly. They should be left in 

 place the following winter but should be protected with 



a mulch. Early the follow- 

 ing spring the sand is re- 

 moved, and the shoots cut 

 away from the parent stump. 

 The tops are cut back to 

 about three buds. A plant 

 thus treated is shown at 

 Fig. 52. 



The young plants are 

 placed in three-inch pots in 

 a mixture of two parts peat 

 to one of sand. The pots 

 are then plunged in sand in 

 a cool greenhouse or cold- 

 frame. The frame is shaded 

 with muslin and the tem- 

 perature not allowed to ex- 

 ceed 65 F. Ventilation 

 should be limited, and water 

 Fig. 52. New shoots developed by given only often enough to 



"stumping." J & 



keep the soil moist. New 



root-growth begins after the first twig-growth stops. 

 Secondary twig-growth indicates success. 



Tubering. The term "tubering " is applied to a special 

 method of growing hardwood cuttings. The simplest 

 plan suggested is as follows. The cuttings are made in 

 late fall, from unbranched pieces of the old wood, pref- 



