. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 31. Cut hyacinth bulb the mother bulbs are taken up, and they are usually planted in essentially the same manner as the bulbs themselves, although it is desirable to place them, at least for the first year, in a bed or border where they may receive careful attention: Or, if they are especially small and delicate, they may be planted in pots or flats and be treated about the same as single-eye cuttings. In some lilies, the bulbels are allowed to remain attached, and the whole mass is planted i
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 31. Cut hyacinth bulb the mother bulbs are taken up, and they are usually planted in essentially the same manner as the bulbs themselves, although it is desirable to place them, at least for the first year, in a bed or border where they may receive careful attention: Or, if they are especially small and delicate, they may be planted in pots or flats and be treated about the same as single-eye cuttings. In some lilies, the bulbels are allowed to remain attached, and the whole mass is planted in the fall in close drills. Sometimes the larger lily bulbels may produce flowers the fol- lowing (or first) season, but they usu- ally require the whole of the second season in which to complete their growth. The second fall they are ready to be permanently planted. Bulbels of some plants require even a longer time in which to mature into bulbs. Bulbels are often produced by an injury to the bulb. Growth of stem and leaves is more or less checked and the energy is directed to the formation of minute buds, or bulbs, in the same manner as adventitious buds form upon a wounded stem. Ad- vantage is taken of this fact to multiply some bulbous plants, and in the case of the hyacinths, at least, the mutilation of bulbs for this purpose is practiced to a com- mercial extent. Hyacinth bulbs are cut in two, or are slashed in various ways. The favorite method is to make two or three deep transverse cuts into the base of the bulb (Fig. 21). The strongest bulbs should be chosen, and the operation is performed in spring or early summer, when the bulb is taken up. The bulbs are some-. 22, Hollowed hyacinth bulb (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 M
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