. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. spring. They are transplanted totheir new locations and given the same care that is required forgood growth of shrubs and trees. OTHER PLANTS GROWN BY TIP LAYERING 45 Tip Layering.—When the tips of certain woody plants are bentover and covered with soil they may form roots and new when the parent branch is cut off a new plant is left growingat the point where the rooting
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. spring. They are transplanted totheir new locations and given the same care that is required forgood growth of shrubs and trees. OTHER PLANTS GROWN BY TIP LAYERING 45 Tip Layering.—When the tips of certain woody plants are bentover and covered with soil they may form roots and new when the parent branch is cut off a new plant is left growingat the point where the rooting took place. Black raspberries aremost commonly propagated by this method. (Fig. 30.) Plan with Raspberries.—After the crop of berries has beenpicked is the best time to begin the propagation by tip the soil between the rows thoroughly so that it is mellowand moist and free from weeds. In a rather straight row by theside of the parent plants bend down the longest canes, slightlybreak them on the under side a few inches from the tip and coverthem with some soil at the wounded points. Scores or hundredsof tips may be thus treated in a short time. If necessary clods of Fig. 29. Fig. Fig. 29.—Vine layering; an easy method of propagating certain varieties of grapes or otheivines which do not grow well from cuttings. Fig. 30.—Tip layering of canes of the blackcap raspberry. \ earth may be placed on them to hold them down. In light sandyloam it is sometimes necessary to hold them with pegs thrustdeep into the soil. In a few weeks these may be examined andfound to be provided with roots. The tips of the twigs which werenot covered will form fresh leaves or new shoots. When newgrowth is thus established, cut off the parent canes connected withthe old plants. This may be done with a spade or pruning new row of young plants may be left in place until late autumnor early spring. They are then taken up and planted in the newberry patch where they a
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