. The propagation of plants ; giving the principles which govern the development and growth of plants, their botanical affinities and peculiar properties; also, descriptions of the process by which varieties and species are crossed or hybridized, and the many different methods by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multiplied . Plant propagation. ClECtTLATlOlT OF SAP. 91 the upward flow of the crude sap is not prevented, for it passes freely through the unsevered alburnum layers, reaching the leaves as usual, where it is assimilated; but the descent of the organizable matter can pass
. The propagation of plants ; giving the principles which govern the development and growth of plants, their botanical affinities and peculiar properties; also, descriptions of the process by which varieties and species are crossed or hybridized, and the many different methods by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multiplied . Plant propagation. ClECtTLATlOlT OF SAP. 91 the upward flow of the crude sap is not prevented, for it passes freely through the unsevered alburnum layers, reaching the leaves as usual, where it is assimilated; but the descent of the organizable matter can pass no further than the annular incision in the stem; the result is that none reaches the roots, the latter perish in conse-. VAKieATED UnSH. quence, and the following season the tree is deadânot a bud on either root or branch survives. Those species which are the most obstinate in producing suckers from their roots are readily killed out by so simple an opera- tion as girdling in late winter or very early spring. Ringing, or the removal of a ring-like piece of bark â from a single branch of a fruit tree, or cane of a Grape-. 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 Fuller, Andrew Samuel, 1828-1896. New York : Orange Judd
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