'212 Principles of Plant Culture. 



greenhouse, until the growing points of the roots have 

 formed, aftei n-hich they are removed to a 

 warmer location. 



372. Planting Cuttings in Autumn. Stem 



cuttings of the currant and other hardy plants, 



and root cuttings (376) of the blackberry, are 



sometimes made as soon as the wood is mature 



in autumn, and planted at once in well-drained 



loamy or sandy soil in the open ground. 



Cuttings thus treated often commence to 



form roots before winter. They should be 



covered with a little earth and mulched 



with some coarse litter on the approach of 



freezing weather, and should 



be shaded for a time after 



the opening of spring (Fig. 



64). 



373. Cuttings from Dor- 

 mant Stems (stem cuttings) 

 usually form roots more 

 promptly if the proximal 

 end is cut off shortly below 

 anode (115). (See Figs. 97, 

 98 and 99). In certain 

 plants, as many of the eoni- 

 ^'?,- ®T,- Z^^- 9^- '^"'- 99. fers, cuttings root more 



Fig. 97. Stem cutting of cur- ^ 



'■"H*- „„ „^ ,^. ^ promptly when cut with a 



Fig. 08. Stem cutting of 



"^"■^Prn 'o'?."' " r?"'''' P""''!;'. 'ieeZ, i. e., with a small por- 



r IG. yy. Currant cutting ^ 



™°*'="^- tion of the wood of the pre- 



vious year at the base. The very short internodes a1 



^^s- 



