74i PllOPAGATlNG BY CUTTINGS AND LAYERS. 



PROPAGATING BY CUTTINGS AND LAYERS. 



The trees commonly propagated by cuttings are the 

 poplars, with the exception of one variety mention- 

 ed below, and the different kinds of willows. Cut- 

 tings may be planted in the month of February or 

 earlier. They should be a foot or fifteen inches in 

 length, and of the last summer's growth. They 

 should be planted in a moist spot, and thrust at 

 least four inches into the grovmd, the buds being 

 rubbed off to this length to prevent the rising of 

 suckers. 



The silver poplar and lime are propagated by 

 layers. In order to provide stools for this purpose, 

 get as many plants as may be deemed necessary, 

 place them in a moist situation, and cut them down 

 within three or four inches of the ground. They 

 will send forth young shoots, which, in a year or two, 

 will be fit for laying, which is executed in the fol- 



ed removals, therefore, which are so highly recommended by 

 certain persons, may be regarded as one among many of those 

 ingenious artifices, invented for the laudable purpose of render- 

 ing the culture of trees as complicated and expensive as possi- 

 ble. 



