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tificial method. A long branch bends down to the 

 ground, takes root there, and then becomes detached 

 from the parent stock by the death or destruction 

 of the connecting part. The horticulturist lays a 

 long shoot in the ground, waits until it sends down 

 adventitious roots, and finally severs the connection 

 with his pruning-shears. That is layering. ' ' 



