. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 18 SEEDLING-INARCH AND NURSE-PLANT PROPAGATION. use of large or even moderate-sized mango trees grooving in the field with several feet of stem above groimd for propagating purposes is inadvisable by the method herein described, because of the incon- venience entailed both in the operation of tying on the seedlings and in supplying them with water and shade during the time of uniting. It would be a great saving of time and work if the trees to be propa- gated were planted moderately close together inside a lath structure,. Fig. 8.—Seedling mango s
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 18 SEEDLING-INARCH AND NURSE-PLANT PROPAGATION. use of large or even moderate-sized mango trees grooving in the field with several feet of stem above groimd for propagating purposes is inadvisable by the method herein described, because of the incon- venience entailed both in the operation of tying on the seedlings and in supplying them with water and shade during the time of uniting. It would be a great saving of time and work if the trees to be propa- gated were planted moderately close together inside a lath structure,. Fig. 8.—Seedling mango stocks prepared for inarching. The topsoil, in whicii tlioie are no roots, is removed, and additional soil or coconut fiber is placed around the l)all and held in place with a piece of sacking. The seedlings are then ready to be inarched. Each plant wlien thus prepared weighs about 1 pound. such as is used in uuuiy parts of Florida. Tliis would not oidy give protection from the stni, hut with the ditlerent desirable varieties contained in an inelosure of this nature, the work of caring for them would l)e reduced to a minimum. Tlie trees could be kept dwarf, the seedlings put in place without inconvenience, and a large number of. 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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