. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. CUTTINGS 49 activity is considered to be greater at the nodes and rooting should be more sure. The cutting will have no roots to supply the food and water to the leaves, so that most of them should be re- moved or much shortened. It wiU be the food stored in the stem and remaining leaves which will produce the new roots. Some propagators argue that the leaves should not be removed, because the lower leaves aid in the manufacture of f
. Commercial plant propagation; an exposition of the art and science of increasing plants as practiced by the nurseryman, florist and gardener. Plant propagation. CUTTINGS 49 activity is considered to be greater at the nodes and rooting should be more sure. The cutting will have no roots to supply the food and water to the leaves, so that most of them should be re- moved or much shortened. It wiU be the food stored in the stem and remaining leaves which will produce the new roots. Some propagators argue that the leaves should not be removed, because the lower leaves aid in the manufacture of food and they as well as the stem may root. By retaining the leaves the cutting is saved the heahng of the wounds necessarily made. For some species it will be best to remove most of the leaves, and for others it will not be advisable to disturb them in any way. Most amateurs blunder by wishing a large plant at the start and do not shorten the cuttings enough. In other words, too long a cutting will be difficult to root and may make an unshapely plant. N^ver allow flower buds to remain on the cutting; they will only exhaust the vitahty. As soon as the cuttings are made they should be dropped into a pail of water or wrapped in moist paper to keep them fresh. They should not be kept in the water too long, however, else the bark will be loosened. From time to time, as sufficient cuttings are made, they should be placed in the cutting bench. Glass. Fig. 18.—Propagating case. Shows cuttings inserted in the sand of a propagating case. The glass at the top confines the air. Such a case is useful in propagating many conservatory plants. 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 Hottes, Alfred Carl, 1891-1955. New York, A. T. De La Mare Company
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