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wood proceeds by taking cuttings of sound wood about a foot 
long and one-half to one inch in diameter, and rooting them 
as already described for vine cuttings, in Chapter XXIV. 
These large cuttings sometimes remain dormant for a year or 
more, and recent propagation has been almost exclusively by 
the small-cutting method. 
Propagating the Olive by Small Cuttings. 
Small Cuttings——Propagating by small cuttings has in- 
creased rapidly during the last few years. It serves an excellent 
purpose in rapid multiplication of the new varieties which are 
being secured from abroad; it enables the grower to handle a 
large number of plants in a small space, and the plants from 
cmall cuttings have a symmetrical root system quite resembling 
that from a seed. These cuttings are made from very small 
shoots and both the tips and the lower cuts are used. In the 
