. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit-culture. 344 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM Small Cuttings.—Propagating by small cuttings serves an ex- cellent purpose in rapid multiplication of varieties; it enables the grower to handle a large number of plants in a small space, and the plants from small cuttings have a symmetrical root system quite resembling that from a seed. These cuttings are made from very small shoots and both the tips and the lower cuts are used. In the engraving the figure on the left is a tip cutting; the next, a cutting lower down the shoot. These figures
. The California fruits and how to grow them;. Fruit-culture. 344 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM Small Cuttings.—Propagating by small cuttings serves an ex- cellent purpose in rapid multiplication of varieties; it enables the grower to handle a large number of plants in a small space, and the plants from small cuttings have a symmetrical root system quite resembling that from a seed. These cuttings are made from very small shoots and both the tips and the lower cuts are used. In the engraving the figure on the left is a tip cutting; the next, a cutting lower down the shoot. These figures are about natural size, and show clearly how the cuttings are made. They are placed closely in boxes of sand about four inches deep, rooted under glass or in a lath house, and after a few months are potted in small pots, or may be reset farther apart in boxes of soil or in the open ground. In January or February, the wood seems to be in the best condition in Berkeley, but such condition may come at other times in other. Propagating the Olive by small cuttings. parts of the State. From such cuttings the trees will be of good size for planting in permanent place the next year. It is very important to take the small cuttings just when the wood is in the right condition, not too soft nor too hard. How to determine this point can not be described; it must be learned by experience. Growing- Trees from Truncheons.—New varieties secured from the south of Europe generally come in the shape of truncheons, which are long sticks of hard wood. They may be planted entire, or be sawn and split into large cuttings (for olive cuttings, even in firewood shape, will grow if properly treated), though better trees come from small cuttings. If the truncheons are bedded a few. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wi
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