. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 33 and ill a few years a single individual gives rise to a con- siderable patch. This is well shown in the common May- apple or podophyllum. In some species these crowns are removed in the autumn, and are planted and handled in much the same manner as bulbs. The crown or "pip" (if the lily-of- the valley, shown in Fig. 26, is obtained in this manner. Rootstocks may be divided into as many parts as there are eyes or buds, and each part is then treated as an independent plant. Familiar examples o
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 33 and ill a few years a single individual gives rise to a con- siderable patch. This is well shown in the common May- apple or podophyllum. In some species these crowns are removed in the autumn, and are planted and handled in much the same manner as bulbs. The crown or "pip" (if the lily-of- the valley, shown in Fig. 26, is obtained in this manner. Rootstocks may be divided into as many parts as there are eyes or buds, and each part is then treated as an independent plant. Familiar examples of such division are the common practices of multiplying rhubarb and canna. A canna rootstock, or "stool," is seen in Fig. 27. The obser\'er is looking down upon the top of the stool ; and the five pieces show how the operator has divided it. The two lower pieces on the left show the remains of the flower-stalks of the previous year. If the variety were very scarce, some of these pieces could be again divided into two or three. All perennial herbs may be multiplied with more or less readiness by means of simply dividing the crowns. Most bushes may be similarly treated, as lilacs, many roses, spireas, and the like. The general stock species of herba- ceous border plants—as aquilegias, hemerocallis, funkias, and the like — are generally grown in permanent small areas by nurserymen, and plants are cut out of the plot as orders are received. If, however, the nurseryman is making a special "run" on any plant, he gets his stock. 26. LUy-of-ihe-valley crown (xj<).. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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