. The propagation of plants ; giving the principles which govern the development and growth of plants, their botanical affinities and peculiar properties; also, descriptions of the process by which varieties and species are crossed or hybridized, and the many different methods by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multiplied . Plant propagation. 164 PEOPAGATIOIT OF PLANTS. eral shoots are used for cuttings, and in making them the lower leaves are cut off, as shown in figure 57. The cut- tings should be cut square across, just below a bud, or the axil of a leaf, and of twigs firm eno
. The propagation of plants ; giving the principles which govern the development and growth of plants, their botanical affinities and peculiar properties; also, descriptions of the process by which varieties and species are crossed or hybridized, and the many different methods by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multiplied . Plant propagation. 164 PEOPAGATIOIT OF PLANTS. eral shoots are used for cuttings, and in making them the lower leaves are cut off, as shown in figure 57. The cut- tings should be cut square across, just below a bud, or the axil of a leaf, and of twigs firm enough to be severed without breaking or crushing under the blade of a sharp implement. In making very small and slender cut- tings, like those of the Heath {Ericas), a razor in good. V Kr. 58.—STAPKLLi GLATJCA. order is none too sharp an implement for this work, and the heel of the cutting may be placed on the thumb nail or a piece of horn when, being smoothed off before plantmg. No general rule can be giren as to the exact time for separating the cutting from the parent plant; with some it IS better to take them off while the growth is very young and tender, while with others it should be some-. 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 Fuller, Andrew Samuel, 1828-1896. New York : Orange Judd
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