66 m OF PROPAGATION. SECT. V. 



Cuttings cf a variety of woody plants will grow, 

 and many trees and Ihrubs are propagated this way ; 

 but their fap mtift be of a watery nature, as thofe plants 

 that are gum my will not ftrike, (or rarely) though 

 ever fo much care is bellowed, or time allowed them. 

 The texture of the wood of cuttings mml be fome- 

 what foft, as head wooded ones will not grow. Cuttings 

 fhould be rather fhort than long, and kept fleady in the 

 ground. If they are planted where there is any like- 

 lihood of their being difturbed, they may be tied to a 

 Hick, well fallened in the earth. 



Thsfeafon in letting flips and cuttings, is fpr fprne 

 things fummer, as wall '-flowers and myrtles ; and for 

 moll, from Oclober to March, but (in general) the 

 fooner the better. It has however been faid, that 

 fprlng is the belt time for a!L and that the fap fhould 

 be in motion firft. This is at leaf! true of fome things, 

 as cuttings of the vhex, or chafle tree, (though hardy ) 

 are found to do belt in fpring; and all cuttings from 

 plants of a delicate nature do fo. 



Cuttings fhould be of well ripened wood, and have 

 the earth pre fled to them, the whole length that they 

 are in the ground; i. e. from four to fix inches. Cut 

 them with a lharp knife flopewife, and plant in a good 

 foil, and in a fituation where they only have the morn- 

 ing fun; and keep them cool (not wet) by occasional 

 watering in dry weather. 



Laying of branches is a mode of propagation, that 

 may be adopted for almoft all foreft trees, and feveral 

 forts of fruit trees and fhrubs ; r. e. all that will grow 

 from cuttings, and many that will not. Layers are 

 lefs rampant, and more fruitful than fuckers; and 

 " thofe who are curious, and find a feminal variety of 

 any tree, or fhrub, that is remarkably different from the 

 original, the only way to have it preferved genuine is 

 to convert it into a jlool, (by cutting down) and railing 

 plants by layers." They are made of the lower 

 branches of the plant, and mull be young and pliable, 



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