Practical Plant Propagation 



An Exposition of the Art and Science of 



Increasing Plants as Practised by the 



Nurseryman, Florist and Gardener 



By Alfred C. Hottes 



Second Edition, 

 greatly enlarged 



Appeals to every one 

 who has to do with seeds 

 and plants, whether ama- 

 teur or professional. 



A book of this sort has 

 never been of more inter- 

 est to the florist and nur- 

 seryman than at present, 

 as they can no longer look 

 to Europe for their stock 

 of plants. 



The text is brief and to 

 the point. No lengthy dis- 

 cussions, but facts are 

 tersely stated, so that the 

 busy propagator may get 

 the point quickly and re- 

 turn to the propagation of 

 his plants. 

 All amateurs have an intense desire to propagate those plants 

 which they admire. In this book is told in simple terms how to 

 graft fruit trees, make cuttings and layers, and sow the seeds 

 which are often difficult to germinate. 



The revised edition is valuable because it includes as added 

 features a thorough discussion of the propagation of conifers, the 

 late work of Dr. Griffiths in raising Easter Lilies from seed, the 

 sowing of vegetable seeds for greenhouse culture, notes on prop- 

 agation of Ericas, palms, Araucarias and many of the excluded 

 plants, besides many additions to the already comprehensive 

 notes on the propagation of shrubs and trees. It makes clearer 

 a thousand little points which the old edition touched upon. 



Profusely illustrated with halftones and line cuts. Prac- 

 tically every one of the line cuts has been drawn specially 

 for this work. 



A. T. De La Mare Co. Inc. 



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 New York, N. Y. 



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