Archive image from page 241 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 618. Cutting; of soft grovvine wood. (Coleus.) CUTTAGE but it is not true that cuttings of the soft wood will always root. Inmany cases, as in the rose, they succumb befo
Archive image from page 241 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 618. Cutting; of soft grovvine wood. (Coleus.) CUTTAGE but it is not true that cuttings of the soft wood will always root. Inmany cases, as in the rose, they succumb before they callus, much less produce roots. In plants of rapid growth and good vitality, the proper condition of the soft growing wood for cuttings can be determined by its readiness to snap, not bend, when bent back: the hardened wood is in the right state as long as it con- tinues to grow. The treatment of cuttings in both classes is practically the same. They should be planted in sand un- der glass. Large establishments have one or more houses set apart for this and similar purposes. In smaller places a propagating bed or bench can be made at the warmest end of the warmest house. It should be placed over the pipes where they leave the boiler, and, in order to secure bottom heat when needed, the space between the bench and the floor should be boarded up, having a trap door to open on cold nights (Fig. ()19). Cutting-frames inside a green- house are also shown in Fig. 620. Side partitions should also be provided to box in all the heat from the pipes under that part of the bench. Good dimen- sions for such a bed are, width 3 feet, length 6 feet or any multiple of G, thus making it simple to use a hotbed sash wnen confined air is wanted. The depth of the frame should be from 6 to 10 inches in front and from 12 to 15 inches behind. The bottom of the bed may be either wood, slate or metal and should be well drained: place a layer of potsherds first, then moss, and from 2 to 3 inches
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