. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. is the manner in which the shoot breaks. If, upon being bent, the shoot snaps off squarely so as to hang together with only a bit of bark, as in the upper break in Fig. 68, it is in the proper con- dition for cuttings; but if it bends or simply crushes, as in ⺠the lower portion of the figure, it is either too old or too young 69. Soft cuttings (.xK) for good results. The tips of the shoots of soft-wooded plants are usually eXTiployed, and all or a portion of the leaves are allowed to remain
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. is the manner in which the shoot breaks. If, upon being bent, the shoot snaps off squarely so as to hang together with only a bit of bark, as in the upper break in Fig. 68, it is in the proper con- dition for cuttings; but if it bends or simply crushes, as in ⺠the lower portion of the figure, it is either too old or too young 69. Soft cuttings (.xK) for good results. The tips of the shoots of soft-wooded plants are usually eXTiployed, and all or a portion of the leaves are allowed to remain. The cuttings are in- serted in sharp sand to a suffi- cient depth to hold them in place, and the atmosphere and soil must be kept moist to pre- vent wilting or "; The cuttings should also be shaded for the first week or two. It is a common practice to cover newly set cut- tings with newspapers during the heat of the day. A propagating-frame is often employed. Soft cuttings are commonly cut below a bud or cut to a heel, but this is unnecessary in easily rooted plants like geranium, coleus, heliotrope, etc. Fig. 69 shows an oleander ^ , ^ cutting at a, a carnation at b, and a geranium yi. One style of « , . -,, â . t^. chrysanthe- at c. A coleus cuttmg IS illustrated in Fig. 70. UjI). '"'''"^ Many growers prefer to make a larger cutting of some firm-wooded plants, like chrysanthe- mums, as shown in Fig. 70. Coleus cutting (xj^).. 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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