. 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. Gardening. SWEET POTAPO Propagation is effected altogether by means of shootb, mostly those from tht lont \\ hih lilcoiiis aie hhhiuiI (imi. I\ to an active and persistent teudeutj m the plant to bud \aiia tion —in effecting which it must be admitted to be a veritable kaleidoscope. Propagation.—"Draws," or dcvel
. 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. Gardening. SWEET POTAPO Propagation is effected altogether by means of shootb, mostly those from tht lont \\ hih lilcoiiis aie hhhiuiI (imi. I\ to an active and persistent teudeutj m the plant to bud \aiia tion —in effecting which it must be admitted to be a veritable kaleidoscope. Propagation.—"Draws," or dcvelopf^d sprouts from root-buds, supply the readicsi imlcHd. the only practicable means of propau-ai I' of the last season's crop are "bedded " for this ; that is. an outdoor hotbed constrtirtod in ^\ lin-h tlio tubers are plarrd ill a single layer, close together, atid covered with -. \i iiM-lies of soil early in spriiii^. In a few of tlo- liiai lioni the fermenting manure, will have sprouted, and liy the time all danger from frost has passed a dense growth of "draws," or "slips " will cover the bed. These are removed from the tubers, set by hand in the field in rows four feet apart—the plants eighteen inches, generally, in the row. The size of the bedded tubers does not affect the crop. As good results are obtained from small as from large potatoes. Even the smallest tubers or "strings" consistently planted from year to year, produce as heavily as the choicest selections This is but logical if we remember th t th Sw t P t t ly 1 1 al fi by t a 1 h y I I i t 1 1 uld p nd at F 1 SWEET POTATO l(Oi> premature planting Against this tendencj earnest piotest should be entLitd It is the cause of much loss When an eail\ iniik. t ci .p is not th. , 1 i, < t there is no need fui li im. hi ]iitiin^ . iit tli. .1, us since the eison is il in 1 iiiil\ I i _ I i I i in l\ | I mt ing e% en in June iti i o
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