. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. rROPAGATiON i;v lu'iis—r,.\vi:u-\(,i; ji The trade uses the term "Dutch Inillj^" id designate those species which come commercially I'ri'in Mi'llaml (h)'acinth, tulip, narcissus, etc.), blossom in earl\- spnnj;'. and after their leaves die down remain dormant until the autumn, when they develop roots for the foUowin;; season's flowers. Hence the importance (Ij of planting- them early in the fall so root growth will be strong before winter sets in, and (2) of allowing the leaves to die naturally so the bulbs wi
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. rROPAGATiON i;v lu'iis—r,.\vi:u-\(,i; ji The trade uses the term "Dutch Inillj^" id designate those species which come commercially I'ri'in Mi'llaml (h)'acinth, tulip, narcissus, etc.), blossom in earl\- spnnj;'. and after their leaves die down remain dormant until the autumn, when they develop roots for the foUowin;; season's flowers. Hence the importance (Ij of planting- them early in the fall so root growth will be strong before winter sets in, and (2) of allowing the leaves to die naturally so the bulbs will store ample food. 105. Bulblet, bulbel, bulbil, bulbule, ar^ terms concern- ing which authors do not agree. For instance, one defines "bulbels" as borne attached to the mother bull), and bulb- lets as borne above ground, generall}" in a leaf axil. Another applies "bulbel" to the latter definition and says that bulblet is synonymous with "; In this book no distinction is made ; "bulblet" is most used. 106. Separation is plant propagation by \'egetative parts. FIG. 63—CLASSES OF BULBS 1. Scaly bulb of tiger lily, 2, solid bulbs (corms) of gladiolus and tuberose and tunicate bulb ot onion. 3, tunicate bulb of onion in cross section showing the sheathing bulb lea\' 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 Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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