. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. 158 COMMERCIAL PLANT PROPAGATION. Fig. 97. The seed ball of the Sweet Gum. (See page 157) LONICERA. Honeysuckle. Seeds. Sown in Autumn or stratify. Cuttings. Either hard or soft wood. Soft wood rooted under glass- Layers. Put down compound layers in Autumn or early Spring. LYCIUM. Matrimony Vine. Seeds. Sow seeds as soon as ripe. Cuttings. Hard wood, one year old. Soft wood in Summer. MACLURA. (Toxylon) Osage Orange. Seeds. In Spring
. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. 158 COMMERCIAL PLANT PROPAGATION. Fig. 97. The seed ball of the Sweet Gum. (See page 157) LONICERA. Honeysuckle. Seeds. Sown in Autumn or stratify. Cuttings. Either hard or soft wood. Soft wood rooted under glass- Layers. Put down compound layers in Autumn or early Spring. LYCIUM. Matrimony Vine. Seeds. Sow seeds as soon as ripe. Cuttings. Hard wood, one year old. Soft wood in Summer. MACLURA. (Toxylon) Osage Orange. Seeds. In Spring soak seed in warm water for forty-eight hours, then sow. CiTTTiNGS. Green wood indoors. MAGNOLIA. Seeds. Jenkins writes: After the red seeds of Magnolia are gathered from the pods, put them in a tub, or bucket, with enough water to barely cover them. Stir occasionally. In a few days the red, pulpy covering will be softened and may be rubbed from the black seed, or seed proper, in the hands; or, place the seeds in a coarse sieve and rub the pulp through the meshes into a running stream. The meshes of the sieve must be fine enough to retain the black seed. Then mix lime or wood ashes with the seed to cut the oily matter that appears to interfere with 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
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