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cutting-bed or the stool-yard. In order to secure extra 

 strong plants and a uniform stand, some growers graft 

 quince cuttings upon pieces of apple or pear roots. In 

 such cases the plants should be taken up in the fall, when 

 the quince will be found to have sent out roots of its 

 own ; the apple sprouts (or even the entire root) should be 

 removed, and the quince replanted the following spring in 

 the nursery row, otherwise suckers frequently spring from 

 the stock and interfere with the growth of the quince. The 

 union is sufficient to nurse the cion for two or three years. 

 The flowering or Japanese quince is best propagated 

 by short root-cuttings, which are usually made in the fall, 

 and scattered in drills in frames or in a well-prepared bor- 

 der in spring. Cuttings of firm, nearly mature wood, 

 handled in frames, will grow, but they are not often used. 

 The double varieties are root-grafted upon common stocks 

 of P. Japonica in winter. The plants are then grown on 

 in pots. Common quince {P. Cydonia) stocks are occa- 

 sionally used, but they are not in favor. The Chinese 

 quince {Pyrus Cathayensis) is worked upon the common 

 quince. 



Radish {Raphanus sativus). Crucifercz. 



Seeds, usually sown where the plants are to grow 

 Ragged Robin. See Lychnis. 

 Ramondia, Myconia. Gesneracea. 



Propagated by seeds or division. 

 Rampion {Campanula Rapunculus). Campanulacece. 



Seeds, where the plants are to stand. 

 Ranunculus (Buttercup, Crowfoot). Ranunculacece. 



Propagated by seeds and by division. 

 Raphia. Palmacece. 



Seeds. 



Raspberry {Rubus strigosus, R. occidenialis, etc.). Rosacea. 

 New varieties are obtained from seeds, which are 

 washed from the pulp and sown immediately, or strati- 

 fied. The black-cap varieties are grown mostly from 

 root-tips, as described on page 36. If the ground is loose 

 and mellow, the tips will commonly take root themselves, 

 but upon hard ground the tip may have to be held in place 

 by a stone or clod. Some strong-growing varieties, like 

 the Gregg, especially in windy localities, have to be held 



