. American horticultural manual ... Gardening; Gardening; Fruit-culture. PROPAGATIOX BY IXAKOIIIKG. 65 and eiuiiui by making as many divisions as tliere are buds, or rather separate crowns, as shown in Fig. 32. Some of tlie scaly-bulbed lilies can also be divided and yet remain strong for flowering if separated in sections as indicated by the bulb, as shown in Fig. 33. As to the time most favorable for division, at the North the spring is the best period for separating hardy perennials, as it is the period of starting growth. But in mild climates the work is usually done in winter or very earl
. American horticultural manual ... Gardening; Gardening; Fruit-culture. PROPAGATIOX BY IXAKOIIIKG. 65 and eiuiiui by making as many divisions as tliere are buds, or rather separate crowns, as shown in Fig. 32. Some of tlie scaly-bulbed lilies can also be divided and yet remain strong for flowering if separated in sections as indicated by the bulb, as shown in Fig. 33. As to the time most favorable for division, at the North the spring is the best period for separating hardy perennials, as it is the period of starting growth. But in mild climates the work is usually done in winter or very early spring. But we have many kinds of bulbous or tuberous plants that make all their growth early in spring ®'°'^' and rest in summer, such as the narcissus, hyacinth, tulip, dicentra, and perennial poppy. In such cases the division follows the ripening of the foliage. With tubers and rootstalks, such as the dahlia and canna, the season for division is in the dormant period in autumn, or prior to time of planting in the Fig. 83.—Lily biilb show- ing sections for divi-. 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 Budd, Joseph L; Hansen, Niels Ebbesen, 1866-1950. New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc. , etc. ]
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