. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . dge being covered. Thisis shown in Fig. 79. Fewerplants—often only one—areobtained in this manner, butthey are strong. When stock is scarce the begonia leaf may be cut intoseveral fan-shaped pieces. The whole leaf may be dividedinto as many triangular portions as can be secured with aportion of the petiole, a strong rib, or a vein attached at thebase; these pieces, inserted and treated like coleus cuttings,will root and make good plants within a reasonable time,say six months. This form of cutting should be two tothree inch
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . dge being covered. Thisis shown in Fig. 79. Fewerplants—often only one—areobtained in this manner, butthey are strong. When stock is scarce the begonia leaf may be cut intoseveral fan-shaped pieces. The whole leaf may be dividedinto as many triangular portions as can be secured with aportion of the petiole, a strong rib, or a vein attached at thebase; these pieces, inserted and treated like coleus cuttings,will root and make good plants within a reasonable time,say six months. This form of cutting should be two tothree inches long by an inch or inch and one-half , in this style of leaf cutting, the petiole or stalk iscut off close to the leaf and the lower third or fourth of theleaf is then cut off by a nearly straight cut across the somewhat triangular base is then cut into as manywedge-shaped pieces as there are ribs in the leaf, each ribforming the center of a cutting. The point of each cuttingshould contain a portion of the petiole. The points of these. Begonia plant starting froma triangular leaf cutting (x^). 72 CUTTAGE. triangular portions are inserted in the soil a half inch or so,the cutting standing erect or nearly so. Roots form at thebase or point, and a young plant springs from the samepoint (Fig. 80). The gloxinia and others of its kin propagate by leaves,but instead of a young plant arising directly from the cut-ting, a little tuber forms upon the free end of the petiole(Fig. 81), and this tuber is dried off and finally planted thesame as a mature tuber. Most gardeners prefer to cut theleaf-stalk shorter than shown in the cut. Leaf cuttings are handled in the same manner as softstem-cuttings, so far as temperature and moisture are con-cerned. There are comparatively few species in which theyform the most available means of multiplication. In somecases, variegation will not be reproduced by the rooted leafThis is true in the ivy-leaved geranium LElegante
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