Archive image from page 243 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 Although it is tender plants, in the main, which are propagated by cuttings of growing wood, the above methods can be practiced advantageously with some hardy plants. The
Archive image from page 243 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 Although it is tender plants, in the main, which are propagated by cuttings of growing wood, the above methods can be practiced advantageously with some hardy plants. The wood, which is invariably more successful if hard- ened, is obtained either from plants forced for this purpose, e. g., spi- rea, Deutzia gracilis, etc., or it is gathered in June and July out of doons, e. g., lilac, hy- drangea, etc. Cuttings of growing wood should be potted in 2- or 3-inch pots, in a rather sandy soil, when the roots are from H-14 inches long. It is sometimes good economy to box them, i. e., plant them a few inches apart in tiats, when not immediately re- quired. (2) Long Cuttings of Hipened Wood in Open Air.â This method is used to propagate many hardy trees and shrubs, e. g,, willows, currants, grapes, forsythia, etc. Wood of the current year's growth is gathered in au- tumn or early winter, before severe frost, and either stored in a cool cellar, covering with moss or fresh earth to prevent drying, or immediately made into cuttmgs These (see Fig. 620) should be made 6 inches or more long and should contain at least 2 buds. It is not neces 622. Propaeating-box, The excrescences, knots or knaurs, which are found on the trunks and the main limbs of olive trees, are some- times used as futtiii,'s for lu'opaL'ation. (3) Shâ,,lli,i, ,,i.,,i.,l , his with tvinlcr or half-hardy siH-riis. vitll iiitn)duc- tions, in cases where the grower is short of stock, and when the plant is delicate and small. The wood should be gathered before
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