. 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. FICUS leaf, tht- leaf bcini; (.-urlerl up ami tioil with raffia, and the small piece with the eye set the propaKatiiij; bed. This is a bed of sharp saud, or sometiuies of sand and chopped sphagnum moss or hue cocoa-Hber. Fre- quently the single-eye euttinss are put at once into the smallest sized tliumb-p
. 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. FICUS leaf, tht- leaf bcini; (.-urlerl up ami tioil with raffia, and the small piece with the eye set the propaKatiiij; bed. This is a bed of sharp saud, or sometiuies of sand and chopped sphagnum moss or hue cocoa-Hber. Fre- quently the single-eye euttinss are put at once into the smallest sized tliumb-pot, with a mixture of very finely ground potsherd and charcoal flllinp: about one-lialf thi- pot, and either soil or sand for the balance. A small stick is used to hold the leaf upriKht. These pots are plunged into the propagating beticlies in either saud. FIO 585. ^20. Ficus elastica, the Rubber Plant of florists. raoss or fiber, aii»l a steady bottom heat of from 75° to 80 ' is applied and kept up until the plants are routed. As a rule, such beds are inclosed in a glasshouse, in or- der to keep about them close, Avarm and moist atmos- phere. Only ventilation enough to permit the moisture caused by the evaporatitm to escape is allowed on thesir- beds. In this country, propagation by the first described method can be continued nearly all the year round. Prom experience of both methods, the writer can say that the top-cutting and mossing process is bettor by far, especially where i.)lenty of stock plants can be main- tained. After being shifted from the smaller size<l pots into 3- or -i-in. pots, the young plants will stand a great deal of liquid manure as soon as they are rooted through or become somewhat pot-bound. Many propagators plant out the young plants from S- and 4-in. pots into cold- frames after the middle of ]\Iay, or when all danger of night frost is past. They do very well in the bright, hot, open sun, but must receive plenty of water. After being planted out
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