. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 952 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. cut quite through, and consequently the sap is stopped on its return. The whole is buried well in the ground in such a manner that the cut portion remains in a moist condition. TONGUEING. — This mode of layer- ing is widely prac- tised. An incision is made partly through the branch lengthwise, and varies in size ac- cording to the dimensions of the layer {see Fig. A peg is fixed above the incision, and soil inserted the tongue and the stem. This method is chiefly to for Carnations (Fig. 619
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 952 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. cut quite through, and consequently the sap is stopped on its return. The whole is buried well in the ground in such a manner that the cut portion remains in a moist condition. TONGUEING. — This mode of layer- ing is widely prac- tised. An incision is made partly through the branch lengthwise, and varies in size ac- cording to the dimensions of the layer {see Fig. A peg is fixed above the incision, and soil inserted the tongue and the stem. This method is chiefly to for Carnations (Fig. 619). In the case of hard-. FiG. 618.—Layering (a) by Toxgueing, or Heeling, and (b) by Ringing. 618, a). between resorted. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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