. Productive agriculture . ^U Fig. 152. — By compound layering several new plants are produced from the same shoot. partially covering the decumbent shoots and runners with earth,under which new roots form. In a year, good plants may bethus secured. Dewberries, raspberries, and grapes are readilypropagated by layers. Methods of Layering. i. In ^ i/-^4^^i^^^^ simple layering, one new plant isgrown from each shoot. 2. In compound layering, severalnew plants are produced from thesame shoot. (Fig. 152.) 3. Mound layering is practiced in Fig. 153. —Mound-iayeringofgoose- 1 • r 1 1 berry. the propag
. Productive agriculture . ^U Fig. 152. — By compound layering several new plants are produced from the same shoot. partially covering the decumbent shoots and runners with earth,under which new roots form. In a year, good plants may bethus secured. Dewberries, raspberries, and grapes are readilypropagated by layers. Methods of Layering. i. In ^ i/-^4^^i^^^^ simple layering, one new plant isgrown from each shoot. 2. In compound layering, severalnew plants are produced from thesame shoot. (Fig. 152.) 3. Mound layering is practiced in Fig. 153. —Mound-iayeringofgoose- 1 • r 1 1 berry. the propagation of shrubs, goose-berries, and currants. The earth is mounded up about theplant in May or June. (Fig. 153.). 334 PRODUCTIXE AGRICULTURE
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