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well in certain fat and moist soils, provided they 

 be siitficiently drained. 



Q. What mode of roprod notion is most in use ? 



A. That of sowing or grafting. 



Q. What care do the plants require when they 

 are being planted and afterwards ? 



A. The same care as the apple-trees and plum-trees 

 with this ditl'erence however that the cherrv tree 

 bears the operation of pruning with more difliculty. 

 The sick branches only, should be removed, and in 

 the spring the shoots of the preceding year should 

 also be cut shorter. All the wounds to the tree 

 caused by pruning should be covered with grafting 

 wax. 



Q. How is this grafting wax prepared ? 



A. An excellent grafting wax can be prepared in 

 the following manner : by heating and melting tb- 

 getlier, two parts of bees wax, two of tallow, two of 

 rosin, one of tar and one of sifted ashes. 



Q. To what height should the stem be allowed 

 to grow naked ? 

 A. To the height of from four to five feet. 



Gooseberry -bushes. 



Q. How do gooseberry-bushes multiply ? 



A. They multiply by layering ? 



Q. What care do gooseberry-bushes require ? 



