. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. CUTTINGS OF ROOTS. 6l tings possess no buds whatever, the buds developing after the cutting is planted. Roots are cut into pieces from i to 3 inches long, and are planted hori- zontally in soil or moss. These cut- tings thrive best with bottom heat, but blackberries and some other plants grow fairly well with ordi- nary outdoor treatment. A root cutting of the blackberry is shown in Fig. 62. (See Blackberry, in Chapter VI.) A growing dra- caena root cutting is exhibited in Fig. 63. The cuttin


. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. CUTTINGS OF ROOTS. 6l tings possess no buds whatever, the buds developing after the cutting is planted. Roots are cut into pieces from i to 3 inches long, and are planted hori- zontally in soil or moss. These cut- tings thrive best with bottom heat, but blackberries and some other plants grow fairly well with ordi- nary outdoor treatment. A root cutting of the blackberry is shown in Fig. 62. (See Blackberry, in Chapter VI.) A growing dra- caena root cutting is exhibited in Fig. 63. The cuttings of this plant are handled in a propagating-frame or on a cutting-bench in a warm greenhouse. The bouvardias and many other plants are grown in the same manner. Many of the fruit trees, as peach, cherry, apple and pear, can be grown readily from these short root cuttings in a frame. Among kitchen garden plants, the horse-radish is the most familiar example of propagation by root cuttmgs. The small side roots, a fourth inch or so in diameter, are removed when the horse-radish is dug in fall or spring, and are cut into 4 to 6-inch lengths, as seen in Fig. 64. These cuttings are known as "sets" among gardeners. (See horse-radish. Chapter VI.) When the crowns of horse-radish are cut and used for propagation, the opera- tion falls strictly under division, from the fact that buds or eyes are present; and the same remark applies to 63. Root cutting of dracana (xj^).. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Co.


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