. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. Fig. 23.—Layering with a Tongue. Tongue at h, and mode of forming it at a. placed in a semi-vertical position in the ground. To make all this more sure, and to insure perfect immo- bility to the rooting portion, the upper end of the layer is fastened to a stake (Fig. 24), the branch being also pegged firmly. With such manipulation of tissues, and presentation of the root-forming por- tions of the plant to the soil, it must and does root freely, and without risk, as during the whole process the branch is still supported with food through the unsevered p
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. Fig. 23.—Layering with a Tongue. Tongue at h, and mode of forming it at a. placed in a semi-vertical position in the ground. To make all this more sure, and to insure perfect immo- bility to the rooting portion, the upper end of the layer is fastened to a stake (Fig. 24), the branch being also pegged firmly. With such manipulation of tissues, and presentation of the root-forming por- tions of the plant to the soil, it must and does root freely, and without risk, as during the whole process the branch is still supported with food through the unsevered portion of the stem. Size and Length of Layers.—This is not material to their final rooting. But to propagate Roses in quantities from layers, the young wood of the current season is the best. The choice of such will keep the layers small, leaving only a few inches above the ground. The wood must also be tolerably firm, or there will be much risk of rotting. Of course, where larger branches of two or more years old wood are used, there will be no such risk. Time for Layering.—Any time during the growing season will answer, but practically from the middle of June to the middle or end of Sep- tember will be found the best season to insure rapid rooting. The first layers may often be removed in the same autumn, others may remain till the spring, and any not rooted till the following season. They are mostly well rooted, and form among the most valuable of all the varieties of own-root Roses. Sometimes not only will the layer be found to have protruded roots from near the base of the buds, but the whole of the branch portion of the slit will also become callused, or even full of roots. In such cases this should be cut off intact, and either left as one rooted layer or divided into many. Planted out. Fig. 24.—The Layer Staked and Pegged down. in nursery beds or, better still, placed in heat, these layers or partially-rooted sections will produce one or many Roses apiece. PROPA
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