. Agriculture through the laboratory and school garden. A manual and text-book of elementary agriculture for schools. Agriculture. FIG. 57.—LEAF Cl'TTING- PART OK 1,EAK. FIG. 58. LEAF CUTTING OF Sansevieria zevlanica. (i) Leaf Cuttings (Fig. 56).—There are few plants which can be grown from leaves; among these are the Sajiscvicrhi zeylaiiica and begonia. Fleshy leaves most readily respond to this manner of propagation. The leaves may be placed upon moist sand and pegged down at the main veins, or the base of the leaf buried in the sand. Roots are thrown out at the cut ends of the veins, and ne
. Agriculture through the laboratory and school garden. A manual and text-book of elementary agriculture for schools. Agriculture. FIG. 57.—LEAF Cl'TTING- PART OK 1,EAK. FIG. 58. LEAF CUTTING OF Sansevieria zevlanica. (i) Leaf Cuttings (Fig. 56).—There are few plants which can be grown from leaves; among these are the Sajiscvicrhi zeylaiiica and begonia. Fleshy leaves most readily respond to this manner of propagation. The leaves may be placed upon moist sand and pegged down at the main veins, or the base of the leaf buried in the sand. Roots are thrown out at the cut ends of the veins, and new plants are formed at these points (Figs. 56, 57, 58). (2) Si EM Cuttings.—Directit)ns for propagating by means of stem cuttings : {a) Cut thrifty shoots from different species of phmts—as, geranium, coleus, agera- tum, heliotrope, verbena, tomato, nasturtium, 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 Jackson, Caroline Ruth, 1871-; Daugherty, Amelia (Crum) "Mrs. L. S. Daughery. " 1859-. New York, O. Judd company
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