. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . n the border and are treated in the same manneras ordinary outdoor layers. Theseracks supply a neat and convenientmeans of increasing greenhouseplants which do not readily strikefrom cuttings. It is well to bear in mind that whenlayers do not give strong plants, theycan be divided into portions, eachbearing a bit of root, and treated asordinary cuttings. This is an im-portant operation in the case of rarevarieties which are multiplied bymeans of soft or green layers, assome of the large-flowered clematises and new \arieties
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . n the border and are treated in the same manneras ordinary outdoor layers. Theseracks supply a neat and convenientmeans of increasing greenhouseplants which do not readily strikefrom cuttings. It is well to bear in mind that whenlayers do not give strong plants, theycan be divided into portions, eachbearing a bit of root, and treated asordinary cuttings. This is an im-portant operation in the case of rarevarieties which are multiplied bymeans of soft or green layers, assome of the large-flowered clematises and new \arietiesof grapes. The small, weak plants are handled in a coolgreenhouse or under frames, usually in pots, and they soonmake strong specimens. From what has now been said of layerage, the readerwill perceive that it may be employed either for the out-right production of new plants, or as a means of startingor striking plants. In the latter case, the layer plants,after having been separated from the parent plant, are setin nursery rows and there grown for one season: and in. Kier^s layering-rack LAYERING-RACKS. 43 this way stronger and more shapely plants may be ob-tained. As a general statement, it may be said that allbush-like or vine-like plants which do not strike readilyfrom cuttings, nor produce seeds freely, or of which theseeds are verj slow to germinate, are usually multiplied bylayerage.
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