. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1889. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 226 TJie Canadian Horticulturist. in sand. The cutting is made of well- ripened wood, and is to have three eyes. The lower eye is to go in the ground, and from it ^A leaves must be cut with a sharp knife in such a way that it will not injure the hud. When it is plunged in the soil, the base of the '^l!l||^ second eye must come just M'!¥ to the surface of the sand (Fig. 60). The pot or box "in which such cuttings are started may be half-filled witli earth, and topped out with sand. During warm weather, no botto
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1889. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 226 TJie Canadian Horticulturist. in sand. The cutting is made of well- ripened wood, and is to have three eyes. The lower eye is to go in the ground, and from it ^A leaves must be cut with a sharp knife in such a way that it will not injure the hud. When it is plunged in the soil, the base of the '^l!l||^ second eye must come just M'!¥ to the surface of the sand (Fig. 60). The pot or box "in which such cuttings are started may be half-filled witli earth, and topped out with sand. During warm weather, no bottom heat is required. Cuttings of the hybrids may be made in the same way, but the ist mnJ |1^ of August is the time usu- ^^3^ ally chosen, as indeed it Fig. 60. is for teas, though teas may still be propagated. Too much sunshine is not desi- rable for cuttings under these condi- tions. When they are first placed in the ground or pots, the earth should be. ing by mulcli is preferable, as the slij) cannot take moisture until it has start- ed roots. It is often impossible to bend down stems of roses. A simple stand, as shown in Fig 61, is here useful. Some kind of a receptacle for earth, like a tin can of good size, should be provided. This must be opened at the side, first having the bottom melted off, and, after inclosing the branch it is desired to root, filled with damp earth and kept from drying. You will find the book entitled Propagation of Plants, publish- ed by the Orange Judd Co., 751 Broad- way, New York, a very interesting and instructive work ; price !j> Vines on the Old Trees. In the rambling door yards of the farm houses of the land there is often to be seen a patriarchal apple tree, or a number of them, for, a century ago, our ancestors had to be utilitarians, and the apple trees not only furnished them with shade, but with fruit and flowers. But these old trees that have, for so many years, held aloft their yearly bidden of fragrance and fruition are in th
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