. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. PKOPAGATIOX. 43 we find that this and the P. excelsa, F, Lambertiana, P. monticola, and others, have many pccuHarities in common. They haAe each live leaves in a sheath, and are simiLar in appearance. Their cones are long, with the scales not thickened at the apex. The habit of the trees is also much alike. The White Pine serves as a stock for all these. So Avith the Scotch Pine, {Finns sylvestris), Avhich is suited as a stock to the related species P. Banksiana^ P. pumilio, P. 2y^in
. The book of evergreens, a practical treatise on the coniferae, or cone-bearing plants. Evergreens; Coniferae. PKOPAGATIOX. 43 we find that this and the P. excelsa, F, Lambertiana, P. monticola, and others, have many pccuHarities in common. They haAe each live leaves in a sheath, and are simiLar in appearance. Their cones are long, with the scales not thickened at the apex. The habit of the trees is also much alike. The White Pine serves as a stock for all these. So Avith the Scotch Pine, {Finns sylvestris), Avhich is suited as a stock to the related species P. Banksiana^ P. pumilio, P. 2y^ingens, and others. The following method for grafting evergreens we have practised for several years, and con- sider it the most certain and easily j^erformed. Having, during the pre- vious autumn, potted the plants to be used as stocks, and Avintered them in a cool frame, they may be gradually forced into growth to- Avard spring. When the buds commence to swell, the plant is in a suitable ^'S- 6--gi{afting evergkeens. condition for the operation. In all cases the graft should. 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 Hoopes, Josiah, 1832-1904. New York O. Judd
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