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PROPAGATION. 



Cutting Grafts. — Cut these in autumn if you have a good 

 place to pack them, but if well kept they may be taken at any 

 time between the cessation of growth in late summer or au- 



PlG. 34.— Opening the Cleft. 



Fig. 31. 



PIG. 35.— Cleft- 

 grafting. 



Pig. 32. Fig. 30. 



tumn, and the commencement of vegetation in spring. Those 

 cut in autumn, however, will have more vigor in spring than 

 if exposed to the cold of any severe winter — this is especially 

 the case with plums, pears, and cherries. Pack them in boxes 



