. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. THE VIOLET. The Rhinebeck Violet Industry. rROPACATION. It has been said and written that vio- let propagation is a very simple process, and this to a-certain extent is true, but some of the best Rhinebeck growers think that there is room for improve- ment even in their methods. Though some scattering cuttings may be taken. Asparagus Elongatus. before Easter, the real work of propa- gation begins after the Easter crop is picked. Healthy young shoots are taken from the runner and placed in sand in flats, or in a be
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. THE VIOLET. The Rhinebeck Violet Industry. rROPACATION. It has been said and written that vio- let propagation is a very simple process, and this to a-certain extent is true, but some of the best Rhinebeck growers think that there is room for improve- ment even in their methods. Though some scattering cuttings may be taken. Asparagus Elongatus. before Easter, the real work of propa- gation begins after the Easter crop is picked. Healthy young shoots are taken from the runner and placed in sand in flats, or in a bed from which the top soil has been removed. The cuttings root in from to seven weeks. It is conceded that with violets, as with carnations and other plants, con- siderable disease originates in the cut- tine bed. The rules laid down by the fathers in horticulture for careful work with a sharp knife, holds good in the careful preparation of violet cuttings. It may seem like a platitude to repeat this, but for the benefit of beginners, it should be emphasized, that no contingency that may arise should be made an excuse for carelessness in propagation. The root rot which has here given con- siderable trouble, is believed by experts to originate through defective methods of propagation. It will not be surprising if, in the near future, the leading grow- ers should erect houses especially benched and otherwise equipped for more successful control of their cut- tings. John W. Tator, a successful grower, has had great success in propa- gation by using a layer of charcoal in the bottom of his flats. What is most to be feared is, that from lax and careless methods in prop- agation, an epidemic of disease may eventually ravage the industry, just as communities of human beings have been ravaged by neglect of proper sanitation and other vitality sapping causes. The suggestion is here offered that plants for propagating purposes, be grown through the winter in cold frames. The addition
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