Propagation 



are usually twisted before they are pegged down, 

 and the twist is made as near to the parent plant as 



I 



B 



ground level 



FIG. 28. A broad-leaved English Paradise apple stock, 

 cut back to produce layers. The curved dotted line A indicates 

 the mound of soil which is gradually built up around the 

 young shoots as they develop. B. A rooted layer severed from 

 ihe "stool" in October ready for transplanting. 



possible ; this is done to check the flow of the sap, 

 and it hastens the production of rootlets. Certain 

 trailing plants, such as clematis, are often layered 



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