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of wood from the underside, place them in the cutting 

 boxes. These should be about three inches deep and 

 have about two inches of rich potting soil in the bottom. 

 Upon this place the cuttings, with the eyes up, and 

 scatter on sand until the eyes have been coTcred about 

 half an inch. Keep them moderately cool until Jan- 



FIG. 85. SHORT CUTTING OF 

 FIG. 84. EYE CUTTING OF GKAPE 



GKAPE. 



uary, when they should be giyeu bottom heat in a cool 

 propagating house. Care should be given in watering not 

 to saturate the soil; and to lessen the amount of evapo- 

 ration it may be well to cover the sand with a thin layer 

 of sifted sphagnum as a mulch. 



The short cuttings (Fig. 85) are made in much the 

 same way, except that the stem is cut off just above the 

 bud and about an inch and one-half below it, making a 

 cutting about two inches long. After removing a shav- 

 ing of wood from the lower end, they are inserted verti- 

 cally in the cutting boxes, which should contain 

 three inches of sharp sand. As soon as roots have 

 formed, the cuttings should be potted off and plunged 

 in a mild bottom heat. By repotting as needed, plants 

 can be grown to a hight of two and one-half feet by the 

 middle of June, when, if carefully planted in the bord=)r, 

 they will do equally as well as yearling plants. If not 

 needed as permanent plants, they will be excellent foi 

 use as pot plants. Layering may also be resorted to. 



POT PLANTS. 



If well grown, the plants will be large eaoagh to 

 furnish fruit the following year, but, as a rule, they are 

 cut back, repotted and grown for the second year before 

 they are allowed to fruit. When at a fruiting size, tliey 

 should be cut back to eight or ten buds and plunged in 



