. Productive agriculture . 334 PRODUCTIXE AGRICULTURE. Fig. 154. — Chinese system ot layering. 4. In the Chinese system of laj-ering, a layering pot is tiedaround a limb, and tilled with earth or moss, which is kept wet. The Kmb is bruised whereit is to grow roots. (^Fig. 154.)In all systems of layer-ing, soft shoots a year oldare best suited for propaga-tion purposes. (See Exer-cise 4.) 5. White clover plants,strawberries, and somegrasses increase by single strawberry plantmay in one season multiplya hundred fold by runners.(Fig. 155.) Plant Propagation by Cuttings. — Plants may be
. Productive agriculture . 334 PRODUCTIXE AGRICULTURE. Fig. 154. — Chinese system ot layering. 4. In the Chinese system of laj-ering, a layering pot is tiedaround a limb, and tilled with earth or moss, which is kept wet. The Kmb is bruised whereit is to grow roots. (^Fig. 154.)In all systems of layer-ing, soft shoots a year oldare best suited for propaga-tion purposes. (See Exer-cise 4.) 5. White clover plants,strawberries, and somegrasses increase by single strawberry plantmay in one season multiplya hundred fold by runners.(Fig. 155.) Plant Propagation by Cuttings. — Plants may be propagatedby four kinds of cuttings: tuber cuttings, root cuttings, hardand soft wood cuttings, and by leaf cuttings. Tuber Cuttings. Tubers are thickened portions of roots orunderground stems. Irish potatoes are stem tubers, because,like stems, they have buds. The fleshy part of the Irish potatocontains much water and some starch, which furnishes food tothe bud. Irish potatoes are cut so that each cutting has aneye or bud, but sweet potatoes wil
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