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and in a short time it is placed on a shelf in the house. It is 

 gradually hardened off under a frame and shade. The aucuba, 

 orange-tree, camellia, and Euonymus japonicus may be propa- 

 gated in this way. Grafts in the condition of saplings, as the 

 poplar and willow, also come under this class. 



Grafting with two Cuttings (Aucuba). 



Grafting with tivo Cuttings. 

 This mode of grafting, which is used with the aucuba and 

 similar plants, consists in the uirion of two cuttings as stock 

 and scion, both forming roots which promote their mutual 

 cohesion and growth. The stock is a portion of the plant pre- 



