. 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. Gardening. Although it is tender plants, in the main, which are propagated by cuttings of growing wood, the above methods can be practiced advantageously with some hardy plants. The wood, which is invariably successful if hard- Mcd, is obtained either inin plants forced for iis purpose, e. g., spi- i-a, Deiitzia gracilis,
. 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. Gardening. Although it is tender plants, in the main, which are propagated by cuttings of growing wood, the above methods can be practiced advantageously with some hardy plants. The wood, which is invariably successful if hard- Mcd, is obtained either inin plants forced for iis purpose, e. g., spi- i-a, Deiitzia gracilis, tc, or it is gathered in and July out of doors, e. g., lilac, hy- drangea, etc. Cuttings of growing wood should be potted in 2- or 3-inch pots, in a rather sandy soil, when the roots are from K-K inches long. It is sometimes good economy to box them, i. e., plant them a few inches apart in flats, when not immediately re- quired. (2) Long Cuttings of Ripened Wood in Open Air.â This method is used to propagate many hardy trees and shrubs, e. g., willows, currants, grapes, forsythia, etc. Wood of the current year's growth is gathered in au- tumn or early winter, before severe frost, and either stored in a cool cellar, covering with moss or fresh earth to prevent drying, or immediately made into cuttings. These (see Fig. 626) should be made 6 inches or more long and should contain at least 2 buds. It is not neces- ⢠CUTTAGE The excrescences, Icnots orknaurs, which are found on the trunks and the main limbs of olive trees, a tiiiK - 11 â <! L- 'uiriiii^s for propagation. i:: 'â ' â , nf ripened wood [Fig. OL'T : M- i,' with tender or li:ill II I I :-. with new introduc- tiim- I 1)1 till- grower is short of -^^ â I -I thi- is delicate ami I 1 should be gathered bill I :! -I the cuttings mivK ami ilaiiinl in October and XiivenibiT. JIake them from 2-4 inches long (sometimes a single eye only is used), and plant with a dibble, in ^^...j, i^o^y
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