. The propagation of plants ; giving the principles which govern the development and growth of plants, their botanical affinities and peculiar properties; also, descriptions of the process by which varieties and species are crossed or hybridized, and the many different methods by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multiplied . Plant propagation. MOTEMEKT AND EEOBSAKIZATION OF CELLS. 23 or eyes on their surface, and, in fact, are in every respect typical representatiTCs of their parents, and yet the con- ditions under which they have grown are certainly ab- normal or unnatural. Simil
. The propagation of plants ; giving the principles which govern the development and growth of plants, their botanical affinities and peculiar properties; also, descriptions of the process by which varieties and species are crossed or hybridized, and the many different methods by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multiplied . Plant propagation. MOTEMEKT AND EEOBSAKIZATION OF CELLS. 23 or eyes on their surface, and, in fact, are in every respect typical representatiTCs of their parents, and yet the con- ditions under which they have grown are certainly ab- normal or unnatural. Similar movements of cell-matter, as seen in the Po- tato, occur in other species of tubers and bulbs, and they may be looked for among all families of plants when placed under artificial conditions, or subjected to injury or serious dis turbance of any kind Propagators of plant can, and often do, utiliz these abnormal growths^ produced by the reor- ganization of cell-mat- ter, in the multiplica- tion of various species and varieties under cul-. —^BUIS OP SPEOIOSUM. tivation. For instance, with the scaly balbs of Lilies, like those of L. speciosum, shown in figure 4, we have a complete and perfect structure which, if planted en- tire, will produce its one, or, at most, two flower stems, with leaves scattered along their entire length, the roots gathering nutriment from the soil for the support of the plant. But if we separate the individual scales and place them m a congenial material, such as moist earth, sand or moss, keeping them only moder- ately warm, and allow sufficient time for the change, each scale will produce a small bulb, an exact counterpart of the parent bulb. A small scale is shown in figure 5, as it appears when un-. 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 Fuller, Andrew
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