. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 42 ^o. Compound layering-pot. one side, with which to hang it on a support. A cup or pot with a removable side is also used. This is shown open in Fig. 38 and closed in Fig. 39. An ingenious compound layering-pot is shown in Fig. 40. The main stem or trunk of the plant is carried through the large opening, and the branches are taken through the smaller pots at the side. Kier's layering-boxes or racks are shown in Figs. 41 and 42. The trays are filled with earth or moss, and the bra
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 42 ^o. Compound layering-pot. one side, with which to hang it on a support. A cup or pot with a removable side is also used. This is shown open in Fig. 38 and closed in Fig. 39. An ingenious compound layering-pot is shown in Fig. 40. The main stem or trunk of the plant is carried through the large opening, and the branches are taken through the smaller pots at the side. Kier's layering-boxes or racks are shown in Figs. 41 and 42. The trays are filled with earth or moss, and the branches are laid in through the chinks in the border and are treated in the same manner as ordinary outdoor layers. These racks supply a neat and convenient means of increasing greenhouse plants which do not readily strike from cuttings. It is well to bear in mind that when layers do not give strong plants, they can be divided into portions, each bearing a bit of root, and treated as ordinary cutdngs. This is an im- portant operation in the case of rare varieties which are multiplied by means of soft or green layers, as some of the large-flowered clematises and new varieties of grapes. The small, weak plants are handled in a cool greenhouse or under frames, usually in pots, and they soon make strong specimens. From what has now been said of layerage, the reader will perceive that it may be employed either for the out- right production of new plants, or as a means of starting or "striking" plants. In the latter case, the layer plants, after having been separated from the parent plant, are set in nursery rows and there grown for one season; and in. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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