Bui. 334, U. S. Dept of Agriculture. 



Plate X. 



Well-Rooted Blueberry Cutting. 



This cutting with the sand adhering to it has just been removed from its cutting bed. The 

 illustration shows the secondary twig growth that took place from the apex of the primary 



" twig after the cutting had begun to form roots. The dark-colored bud scales just below 

 the middle of the leaf-bearing axis mark the apex of the primary growth and the base of 

 the secondary growth. This cutting was in the cutting bed from February 3 to August 6, 

 when the photograph was taken. Under greenhouse propagation the cutting is ready for 

 potting; under outdoor propagation it should remain in the cutting bed until late autumn 

 or early spring. (Natural size.) 



