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top soil is coarse and open, with a loamy strata un- 

 derneath, cut-tings should be long enough to reach 

 through the rough surface into better earth below. 



There is no virtue in exposing any part above 

 ground, as tops dry in a few days ; in Smyrna they 

 are buried. Soil should be loose enough for labor- 

 ers with gloves to press them down without injury 



a b c d 



Upper ends of cuttings as often made, a correct, &, c, d incorrect. 



into the surface strata until the tips are just visible 

 to a person standing by. In such case each top 

 bud, and usually the second one, will sprout an up- 

 ward growth. Under very favorable conditions 

 cuttings extending above ground even a foot or 

 more will sprout .at all exposed buds ; but as a rule 



