. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. SERPENTINE LAYERINC5. 37 may be placed upon it to hold it down ; or a crotched stick may be thrust down over it, as in the "pegging down" of propagators. The strongest plants are usually obtained by securing only one plant from each shoot, and for this purpose the earth should be applied only at one point, preferably over a bud somewhere near the middle of the shoot. If the buds are close together, all but the strongest one may be cut so. Layered shoots. If more plants are desired, howeve
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. SERPENTINE LAYERINC5. 37 may be placed upon it to hold it down ; or a crotched stick may be thrust down over it, as in the "pegging down" of propagators. The strongest plants are usually obtained by securing only one plant from each shoot, and for this purpose the earth should be applied only at one point, preferably over a bud somewhere near the middle of the shoot. If the buds are close together, all but the strongest one may be cut so. Layered shoots. If more plants are desired, however, serpentine layering may be practiced, as shown at A in Fig. 30. The shoot is bent in an undulating fashion, and from every covered por- tion roots will form and a plant may be obtained The continuously covered layer also possesses the advantage of giving more than one plant, but the roots are apt to form so continuously that definite and strong plants are rarely ob- tained ; these rooted portions may be severed and treated as cuttings, however, with good results. The grape is sometimes propagated by serpentine layering. Stiff and hard-wooded plants do not often "strike" or. 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 : Macmillan
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