. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 56 CUTTAGE . upon tlie lower end, and it is coni:nonly supposed that this process must be well progressed Ijelore roots can form. But roots do not arise from the callus itself, but from the internal tissue, and in many plants they appear to bear no relation to the calhis in position. In willows, fjr instance, roots arise from the bark at some from the callus. Yet, as a matter of practice, best results are obtained from cal- lused cuttings, particu larly if the cuttings are made from mature wood
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 56 CUTTAGE . upon tlie lower end, and it is coni:nonly supposed that this process must be well progressed Ijelore roots can form. But roots do not arise from the callus itself, but from the internal tissue, and in many plants they appear to bear no relation to the calhis in position. In willows, fjr instance, roots arise from the bark at some from the callus. Yet, as a matter of practice, best results are obtained from cal- lused cuttings, particu larly if the cuttings are made from mature wood, but this is probably due â to the fict that consider- able time is required for the formation of the ad- ventitious buds which give rise to the roots, not to any connection between the callusing and rooting" processes themseK'es. Hard-wood cuttings give better results when kept dormant for some time after they are cut. They are usually made in the fill, and stored dur ing the winter in sand sawdust or moss in a cool cellar, or buried in a sandy and well-drained place. This, at least, is tile practice W'tli hard-wood cuttings of deciduous plants, like 60. Heel cutting of carjiu.^. 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 : Macmillan
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