. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. CUTTINGS OF GROWING WOOD. 67 Sometimes the growth is so short or the stocli so scarce that the cutting cannot be made long enough to hold itsell in the soil. In such case a toothpick or splinter is tied to the cutting to hold it erect, as in the cactus cutting, Fig. 72, or the geranium cutting, Fig. 73. In the window garden, soft cuttings may be started in a deep plate which is filled half or two-thirds full of sand and is then filled to the brim with water, and not shaded ; this method, prac
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. CUTTINGS OF GROWING WOOD. 67 Sometimes the growth is so short or the stocli so scarce that the cutting cannot be made long enough to hold itsell in the soil. In such case a toothpick or splinter is tied to the cutting to hold it erect, as in the cactus cutting, Fig. 72, or the geranium cutting, Fig. 73. In the window garden, soft cuttings may be started in a deep plate which is filled half or two-thirds full of sand and is then filled to the brim with water, and not shaded ; this method, practiced on a larger scale, is sometimes useful during the hot summer months. If bottom heat is desired, the plate may be set upon the back part of the kitchen stove. Oleanders usually root best when mature shoots are placed in bottles of water. Refractory subjects may be inserted through the hole in the bottom of an inverted flower-pot, as explained on pages 5t and 52. Cuttings from the nearly ''cuTung mature green wood are em- f//f„;*{^ ployed for hard-wooded ("M)- trees and shrubs, as diervillas (wei- gela), roses, hydrangeas, lilacs, etc. They are cut in essentially the same manner as the hard-wood cuttings described on page 55. They are often taken in summer, when the buds have developed and the wood has about attained its growth. They are cut to two to four or five buds, and are planted an inch or two debp in shaded frames. They are kept close for some days after setting, and the tops are sprinkled frequently. Care must be taken not to set them too deep ; they are rarely put in over an inch, if the cutting is six or seven inches long. "June-struck cuttings" are sometimes advantageously. 73. Cutting held by toothpick <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.
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