. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 42 40. Conipott)ld lay€ring-pot. one side, u'ith which to hans it un a support. A cup or pot with a removable side is also used. This is shown open in Fig. 38 and closed in Fig. 39. An ingenious comjiound layering-pot is shown in Fig. 40. The main stem or trunk of tlie plant is carried through the large opening, and the branches are taken through the smaller pots at the side. Rier's lavering-boxes / ^. or racks are shown in Figs. 41 and 42. The trays are filled with earth or moss, and the bran
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 42 40. Conipott)ld lay€ring-pot. one side, u'ith which to hans it un a support. A cup or pot with a removable side is also used. This is shown open in Fig. 38 and closed in Fig. 39. An ingenious comjiound layering-pot is shown in Fig. 40. The main stem or trunk of tlie plant is carried through the large opening, and the branches are taken through the smaller pots at the side. Rier's lavering-boxes / ^. or racks are shown in Figs. 41 and 42. The trays are filled with earth or moss, and the branches are laid in through the chinks in the border and are treated in the same manner as ordinary outdoor layers. These racks supply a neat and convenient means of increasing greenhouse plants which do not readily strike fnim cuttings. It is well to bear in mind that when layers do not give strong plants, they can be divided into portions, each bearing a bit 'jf root, and treated as ordinary cut;ings. This is an im- portant operation in the case of rare varieties uiiich are multiplied by means of soft or green layers, as some of the large-tlowered clematises and new varieties of grapes. The small, weak plants are handled in a cool greenhouse or under frames, usually in pots, and they soon make strong specimens. From what has now been said of layerage, the reader will perceive that it may be employed either for the out- right production of new plants, or as a means of starting or "striking" plants. In the latter case, the layer plants, after ha\ ing been separated fremi the parent plant, are set in nursery rows and there grow n for one season; and in falMMil 41. A'ier's Jayering-rack. 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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