. Milady's house plants, the complete instructor and guide to success with flowers and plants in the home, including a remarkable chapter on the ideal sun parlor. House plants. Sowing of Seed and Rooting of Cuttings 123. HOW TO MAKE A CUTTING Showing the proper way to cut the shoot so that the bruised tis- sues shall be on the discarded lower portion, and not on the base of the part above the knife, which is to be the cutting. This principle is important, and applies also to cutting the stems of flowers and pruning shrubs. A little experimenting and observa- tion will show that the part of the
. Milady's house plants, the complete instructor and guide to success with flowers and plants in the home, including a remarkable chapter on the ideal sun parlor. House plants. Sowing of Seed and Rooting of Cuttings 123. HOW TO MAKE A CUTTING Showing the proper way to cut the shoot so that the bruised tis- sues shall be on the discarded lower portion, and not on the base of the part above the knife, which is to be the cutting. This principle is important, and applies also to cutting the stems of flowers and pruning shrubs. A little experimenting and observa- tion will show that the part of the shoot below the knife blade is rolled up and bruised, whereas the part above the blade is clean cut and will callus and heal quickly (see page 124). 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 Palmer, Frederick E. New York, A. T. De La Mare company, inc.
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