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permanently), is that you thereby save a whole year, 

 and commence with a good stem to form the trunk of 

 the future tree ; hut I need hardly say that there must 

 be no scamping of labor or slurring of the work, which 

 to effect these objects with certainty must be thoroughly 

 and intelligently done. 



I come now to the second method of propagating 

 by truncheons. In this case they are cut from one foot 

 to three feet long, the short lengths being, I am disposed 

 to think, preferable. They should be cut neatly, with- 

 out any bruises or ragged edges in which moisture could 

 lodge and clo mischief ; and are bedded horizontally 

 four or five inches beneath the surface. The soil for 

 this purpose should be fine, and be kept moderately 

 moist. By this method also, the plants may be at once 

 put where they are permanently to remain; but, as 

 sometimes two plants will come from the same trun- 

 cheon, and in order to secure exactly suitable soil for 

 starting the plants into growth, this system of propaga- 

 tion is better adapted for the nursery. The grower 

 must not be impatient if the shoots are long in 

 making then appearance, as much depends upon the 

 season. In two years, however, you will have trees four 

 to six feet high, with stems from one to two inches in 

 diameter, according to kind, which are fit for planting 

 out, and from which you will be able to take strong scions 

 for grafting your seedling plants. These, of course, you 

 have been growing in the meanwhile, if you want any 

 considerable stock of trees for sale or for making a 

 plantation for yourself. Keeping carefully in mind the 

 heat of our climate and the dryness of our spring, I 

 would recommend this method of burying truncheons 

 in preference to the other for beginners in this import- 

 ant industry. The other may with advantage, and of 

 course will, be tried ; and with some additional protec- 

 tion to the exposed stem from the drying influence of the 

 air, may answer as well in Queensland as elsewhere. 



The distance at which the trees should be apart will be 

 dealt with elsewhere, under the head of " Cultivation." 



