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A. Tho first tiling to be done is to improve the 

 soil, so as to i 111 I. art to it the necessary physical pro- 

 portii's. Tlieso iin|irovemonts in the case of arbori- 

 riiltmv arc iA\h ted in tho same way as in liorticul- 

 lure and agnr ullurc. 



Q. Wliat would be the result if trees were planted 

 ill a uatinally unsuitable soil, or in a soil that has not 

 been properly improved. 



A. Tlie trees would soon die, or would bear but 

 little fruit or fruit of a poor quality. 



Reproduction. 



Q. How are trees reproduced ? 



A. Trees are reproduced 1® by sowing ; 29 by lay- 

 ering ; 3<* by slips or sets ; 4^ by scions ; 5<> by -^"<^*- 

 ing. 



Q. What does the sowing consist in ? 



A. It consists in sowing the seeds of the plants in 

 a properly prepared soil ; this method is seldom 



resorted to. 



Q. Wliat docs layering consist in ? 



A. It consist fust in making an incision or longi- 

 tudinal slit near the eye of the branch, then to lay it 

 down, and to cover with earth the part which has 

 been slit and incised. This operation hastens the 

 formation of the roots. 



Q. What is understood by the words slips or sets? 



