. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. Fig. 45.—Simple layering. Note how the branch is bent down; a slit has been cut in the stem at a and held open by a pebble, b; a peg, c, holds the layered branch firmly in the soil; and the stake, d, keeps it upright. Note how the roots have formed. Fig. 46.—^Tip Layering a Raspberry. The shoots have been bent_ down and covered with soil; each one has rooted and produced a young plantlet, which may be severed and grown separately. Pl
. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. Fig. 45.—Simple layering. Note how the branch is bent down; a slit has been cut in the stem at a and held open by a pebble, b; a peg, c, holds the layered branch firmly in the soil; and the stake, d, keeps it upright. Note how the roots have formed. Fig. 46.—^Tip Layering a Raspberry. The shoots have been bent_ down and covered with soil; each one has rooted and produced a young plantlet, which may be severed and grown separately. 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 Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891-1955. New York, A. T. De La Mare Company
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