. Beginners botany. Botany. Fig. 162. âOld Geranium Plant cut back to make it throw out Shoots from which Cuttincs can be made. dow plants are those which old. 77/r gcranimn and fiicJisia cut- tings tvJiicJi are made in Jamtary, February, or UTarch will give compact blooming plants for the next winter; and thereafter nczv ones sJionld take their places (Fig. 163). The Hardwood Cutting. â Best re- sults with cuttings of mature wood are It is not always easy to find growing shoots from which to make the cut- tings. The best practice, in that case, is to cut back an old plant, then keep it warm a
. Beginners botany. Botany. Fig. 162. âOld Geranium Plant cut back to make it throw out Shoots from which Cuttincs can be made. dow plants are those which old. 77/r gcranimn and fiicJisia cut- tings tvJiicJi are made in Jamtary, February, or UTarch will give compact blooming plants for the next winter; and thereafter nczv ones sJionld take their places (Fig. 163). The Hardwood Cutting. â Best re- sults with cuttings of mature wood are It is not always easy to find growing shoots from which to make the cut- tings. The best practice, in that case, is to cut back an old plant, then keep it warm and well zuatered, and therrbyfojre it to throw out new shoots. The old geranium plant from the window garden, or the one taken up from the lawn bed, may be treated this way (see Fig. 162). The best plants of geranium and coleus and most win- are not more than one year. Fig. 163. â Early Winter Geranium, from a spring 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. Toronto : Macmillan
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