PROPAGATION BY BUDS LAYERAGE 



Si 



124. Off-sets are short, lateral branches or stolons pro- 

 duced near the bases of plants to serve in natural propa- 

 gation. They usually take root and become new plants 

 (houseleek, also known as hen and chickens). 



125. Crowns are rooted buds formed usually at the 

 tips of rhizomes or underground stems and at the close 



FIG. 71 SWEET POTATO PROPAGATION 



1. Dropping and planting "slips." 2. "Slips" as pulled from propagating bed. 

 3. Fire-heated hotbed. 



