THE MULTIPLICATION OF PLANTS. 



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THE MULTIPLICATION OF PL.\NT8. 



BY PROF. L. H. BAILEY. 



[ ABSTRACT. ] 



[Given at the Hanover and Charlotte Institutes, with the aid of object lessons and m&gU 



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A. By Sbbds.— Seedofle. 



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B. By Bum. - 



1. By unde- 

 tached parts 

 — Lnyerage .-■{ 



I. On their own 

 roots ' 



\ a. Open air seedage. 

 I, h. Confined seedage. 

 I a. Stools. 



b. Root-tips. 



c. Stolons. 



d. Runners. 

 6. Layers proper. 



Simple. 

 Serpentine. 

 Chinese. 



f 1. By undivided parts.- Separation (Bulbs, 

 corms. bulblets, bulb-scales, tubers, etc). 

 I. Division. 



2. By detached 

 parts 



2. By divided 

 parts • 



II. Cutlage.. 

 (Cuttings) 



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o. Of stems. 

 Growing wood. 

 Ripened wood. 



b. Of rootstocks. 



c. Of roots. 



d. Of leaves. 



II. On roots of 



other plants. 



I 

 — Gra/(affe.-.-l 



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1. By detached 



scions... 



I. Budding. 

 Shield. 

 Flute. 

 II. Grafting. 

 Cutting. 

 Veneer. 

 Splice. 

 t Saddle. Whip. Crown. 



.2. By undetached scions. — Inarching. 



* Modified from a synopsis prepared by B. M. Watson, Jr., Bussey Institution. 



There are three leading reasons why I brin^ this subject to your considersU 

 tion: first, because the successful multiplication of plants lies at the founda- 

 tion of all success in horticulture; second, this matter is not commonly 

 understood in its details among those who have not been especially trained in 

 it; third, the acquirement of taste and skill in this direction usually leads to 



