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SMALL FEUrr CULTURIST. 



By Currrs-GS. — There are but few varieties of the Rasp 

 berry that can be successfully grown from ripe wood cut« 

 tings. Some of the Black Raspberry class will succeed 

 if the cuttings are made early in the fill, and then placed 

 in a propagating house, but, as a rule, there is nothing 

 gained in endeavoring to propagate them in this manner. 

 Green wood cuttings, however, grow very readily by tho 

 same process used by propagators in multiplying grapes 

 and other plants. 



The cuttings may be taken from plants growing in the 

 open air, but it is better to take them up in the autumn 

 and pot them, and place in a propagating house, and then 

 take off the young growth from time to time as it appears. 



All the varieties and species of the Raspberry and 

 Blackberry may be successfully propagated in this manner 

 whenever it is desirable; although there being so many 

 other methods of multiplymg them, that it will seldom be 

 necessary to resort to this one. 



Single bud cuttings may bo made of the mature wood 

 in the fall, always selecting the medium sized branches and 

 those that have not become very hard. 



Ill making these single bud cuttings, cut off the cane 

 about half an inch above the bud, and the same distance 



below, and then divide the cut- 

 ting through the middle length 

 wise, preservino; the half that 

 Fig. ST.-sixGLE BUD CUTTING. cQntaius the bud (fig. 5T). Plant 

 them in boxes or pots, about an inch apart, covering 

 about half an inch deep ; then place them where they 

 will be in a temperature of from 75 to 100 degrees. 

 This is not quite so certain a method as the others, still 

 with some varieties very good plants can be produced by 

 an experienced propagator. TThen propagating the Black, 

 berry from single bud cuttings, the dividing of the stem 

 lengthwise may be omitted, but witli the Raspberry it is 

 better than leaving them entire. 



