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be planted as closely as 1ft. 6in. by 6in, without prejudice to the 

 resulting plants. 



It is often stated that to make a nursery all that is necessary is 

 to open a plough furrow, place the cuttings upright in it, and turn the 

 soil against them with a second furrow. This is by no means to be 

 recommended, as the second furrow cannot establish a sufficient 

 contact between the cutting and the soil. In a cool district a certain 

 proportion may strike, but in the warm region the great majority, if 

 not the totality, would miss. 



To form a nursery properly a trench proportionate in depth to the 

 length of the cutting should be opened up, preferably with the spade, 

 although the plough may be employed for this purpose. In this the 

 cuttings are placed as nearly vertical as possible (Fig. 22), the soil 



FIG. 22. 



taken out of the trench is then carefully put back in small quantities 

 at a time, and tightly rammed with the foot, with the exception of 

 the surface, which should be kept nice and loose, and preferably 

 heaped up against the cutting, as in Fig. 23. 



FIG. 23. 



The proper time, &c., for planting cuttings in a nursery is the same 

 as if they were to be planted in the vineyard. 



