. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. ing slightly lowered,the twig is bent down, and fastened by a hookplaced a little distance behind the cut ; thepoint of the twig is brought upright, or nearlyso, which opens the cut, and the cut part iscovered with an inch or two (or more, if alarge subject) of soil, pressed down leaves on the twig above the cut andburied part should not be shortened, or at allcut or broken ; but sometimes, if it is a long,rambling shoot, the top may be altogether cutoff, leaving three or four good eyes aboveground, as
. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. ing slightly lowered,the twig is bent down, and fastened by a hookplaced a little distance behind the cut ; thepoint of the twig is brought upright, or nearlyso, which opens the cut, and the cut part iscovered with an inch or two (or more, if alarge subject) of soil, pressed down leaves on the twig above the cut andburied part should not be shortened, or at allcut or broken ; but sometimes, if it is a long,rambling shoot, the top may be altogether cutoff, leaving three or four good eyes aboveground, as in the case of cuttings. Layersroot the more readily if the soil into which theyare laid is sandy, and for all choice subjects itshould be thus prepared. Various periods aretaken by different plants to form roots underthese circumstances. The carnation, for in-stance, when layered, will be well rooted in afew weeks; many shrubs layered in the midstof their growth, will be fit to transplant in thespring following ; others require a full yearand upward, and some even two In the accompanying diagram, a is a twigprepared for layering ; b is another twig, simi-larly prepared and fixed in the soil, the sur-face of which is indicated by the horizontalline. The roots would be chiefly producedfrom the cut or tongued part, c. When thelayer comes to be transplanted, the soil should be opened, the peg withdrawn, and the branchcut asunder carefully, near that part wherethe peg had been placed, and the layer, thenan independent plant, lifted carefully with itsroots, and transplanted where required. Themode of preparing a layer is shown on a largerscale, in the annexed figure, in which a indi- FAMILIAR LESSONS ON PRACTICAL GARDENING. 4 17
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