. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. BULBS - LAYERS - DIVISIONS 77 contact with the earth, producing roots. Creeping Jenny, Boston Ferns, Grapes, Sedums, Tomatoes, and many other plants take root at the nodes, or eyes, very readily. In the case of many other plants roots easily form when a branch is bent down and covered with earth. This is simple layerage. It is advantageous to peg the branches in some manner and to cut the stem partially through (see fig. 45) at the p
. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. BULBS - LAYERS - DIVISIONS 77 contact with the earth, producing roots. Creeping Jenny, Boston Ferns, Grapes, Sedums, Tomatoes, and many other plants take root at the nodes, or eyes, very readily. In the case of many other plants roots easily form when a branch is bent down and covered with earth. This is simple layerage. It is advantageous to peg the branches in some manner and to cut the stem partially through (see fig. 45) at the point where roots are pre- ferred . Black Raspberrie s root easily when the tips of their bran- ches are buried (see fig. 46). This latter is known as tip layering. After the layers have rooted they are severed from the parent plants. When the branch of a plant is covered with soil at a number of points, the term serpentine, or compound layering, is appHed. It is used very advantageously with vines. When nearly the whole branch is covered, the process is called. Fig. 45.—Simple layering. Note how the branch is bent down; a slit has been cut in the stem at a and held open by a pebble, b; a peg, c, holds the layered branch firmly in the soil; and the stake, d, keeps it upright. Note how the roots have formed. 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 Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891-1955. New York, A. T. De La Mare Company
Size: 1857px × 1346px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectplantpropagation
