. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 404 TtiE GRAPE. practice of employing propagating-houses, they maybe placed either in pots, shallow boxes, which have been well soaked in lime-wash some months before to prevent the formation of mould or fungus, or directly in beds about three inches deep over the hot-water tanks in the house. The best material for receiving the buds is clean, pure building or lake sand, which is to be kept at all times at a uniform degree of moisture, but never wet.
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 404 TtiE GRAPE. practice of employing propagating-houses, they maybe placed either in pots, shallow boxes, which have been well soaked in lime-wash some months before to prevent the formation of mould or fungus, or directly in beds about three inches deep over the hot-water tanks in the house. The best material for receiving the buds is clean, pure building or lake sand, which is to be kept at all times at a uniform degree of moisture, but never wet. It is the practice with some to place a stratum of. Fig. 549- prepared soil (hereafter described) an inch beneath the wood for the reception of the new roots, and sustaining the young plants for a longer time than sand alone—thus obviating so early a removal into pots as would otherwise be required. Each bud or eye need not occupy more than two square inches of surface. When properly imbedded in the sand, a moderate heat should be at first applied, not higher than fifty degrees— the object being to commence roots before sufficient warmth is given to expand the leaves. For this purpose also, the temperature of the air in the house should be kept at all times at least ten degrees lower than that of the sand. In a few days from the commencement, the heat may be gfradually raised, and as the leaves expand, it may be cautiously in- creased to eighty and ninety degrees. It is of great impor- tance to avoid the checks given by sudden changes, from cold currents of air, cold water, or remitting fire. When the roots have reached three or four inches in length. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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