Propagating and Shipping Young Stock 



and at the present time the base cuttings are scarcely ever used, nor are the 

 cuttings which grow high up in the top of the plant. Those pips growing 

 along about six to eight inches of the center portion of the blooming stem 

 are considered by the modern grower as the best wood for propagating pur- 

 poses. (See cut showing branches of carnation used which are marked desir- 

 able cuttings and inferior cuttings.) 



Propagating Wood 

 -Desirable cuttings B — Inferior cuttings 



These cuttings are taken from the plant when in the proper condition 

 for rooting. This varies to some extent in different varieties. As a rule, 

 it may be said that cuttings of most varieties of carnations are in the best 

 condition for rooting from the time the bloom begins to show color ; that is, 

 when it begins to open until the flower is ready to cut for market. There 

 are, however, certain kinds from which cuttings taken at this period will be 



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