. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Tou^h and brittlewood (xj^). 66 is the manner in wiiichi tlie shoot breaks. If, upon beingbent, the shoot snaps off squarely so as to hang together with only a bit ofbark, as in the upperbreak in Fig. 68, itis in the proper con-dition for cuttings;but if it bends orsimply crushes, as in► the lower portion ofthe figure, it is eithertoo old or too young 69. Soft cutting, (^y,). j.^^ g^^j ^^^^jj^ The tips of the shoots of soft-wooded plants are usuallyemployed, and all or a portionof the leaves are allowed toremain.
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Tou^h and brittlewood (xj^). 66 is the manner in wiiichi tlie shoot breaks. If, upon beingbent, the shoot snaps off squarely so as to hang together with only a bit ofbark, as in the upperbreak in Fig. 68, itis in the proper con-dition for cuttings;but if it bends orsimply crushes, as in► the lower portion ofthe figure, it is eithertoo old or too young 69. Soft cutting, (^y,). j.^^ g^^j ^^^^jj^ The tips of the shoots of soft-wooded plants are usuallyemployed, and all or a portionof the leaves are allowed toremain. The cuttings are in-serted in sharp sand to a suffi- ;qient depth to hold them in/place, and the atmosphere and/ soil must be kept moist to pre-- vent wilting or flagging. Thecuttings should also be shaded for the first week or two. Itis a common practice to cover newly set cut-tings with newspapers during the heat of theday. A propagating-frame is often cuttings are commonly cut below a budor cut to a heel, but this is unnecessary ineasily rooted plants like geranium, coleus,heliotrope, etc
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