5.  The  planting  should  be  as  early  as  the  ground  can  be  got  in  good  order.  I  have
never  planted  in  the  fall,  T)ut,  reasoning  from  analogy,  I  see  no  reason  why  they  might
not  be  planted  then  as  well  as  other  cuttings,  if  protected.
6.  If  the  cuttings  are  one  or  more  inches  m  diameter,  and  three  or  four  feet  in  length,
which  is  better  than  if  larger,  they  may  be  firmly  set  twelve  or  fifteen  inches  in  depth.
The  setting  may  be  done  with  a  crowbar,  by  ditching  or  by  driving.  Short  cuttings
may  be  set  so  that  the  top  is  lightly  covered  with  fine  soil,  which  prevents  their  dry-
ing out,  and  confines  the  growth  to  a  single  bud.
