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By SrCKEES. — While, as I have previously stated, there 

 are some varieties which naturally produce suckers in 

 abundance, there are also others that do so very sparingly ; 

 and still the-e kinds do not multiply in any other vray if 

 left entii'ely to themselves. It is also true that those kinds 

 which produce few suckers are more difficult to propagate 

 from cuttings of the roots ; consequently we must find 

 some method of foreiug the roots to produce a greater 

 number of suckers than they do naturally. 



This may be accomplished in the following manner : 

 Late in autumn, or very early in spring, dig up the old 

 stools by cutting off with a spade all the roots within a 

 foot of the base of the stem. 



In figui'e 58 is shown a plant of the Philadelphia Rasp- 

 berry, the simi-circular white line showing the pomt where 



the roots are severed. The Phila- 

 delphia, Catawissa, and similar 

 kinds, which do not siicker freely, 

 are often treated in this manner. 



I X ^4 y' more plants are wanted than 



V ^Kf t , expected if the roots are 



4 \%J ^^ft entire, then another incision 



1 1| made in tlie same way 

 1^1 / one foot outside of the first, but 

 making it, no soil should be 



thrown out, the spade being 

 tiirust down into the soil its en- 

 tire length, to separate the roots, 

 and then withdrawn. After the 



Fig. 58. -CUTTING THE KooTs.,.oots havc bccu dividcd, thc sur^ 

 face of the soil should be harrowed over and made level. 

 If a liberal supply of manure is applied as a top dressinir, 

 it will assist the growth of the plants very much. The 

 roots remaining in the ground will usually throw up 

 suckers in abundance^ and make excellent plants. 



