CHAPTER III 
PROPAGATION by layers is a very old but useful and much 
practised method, as many plants can be thus safely 
increased that cannot with reliance be multiplied by 
other means, the prospective young plants being thus 
LAYERED CARNATION SHOOT. 
nourished and kept alive until sufficient roots have been 
produced to ensure their safety. It is the principal 
means by which such subjects as Chimonanthus fragrans, 
Lapagerias, Border Carnations, Magnolias, and many 
others, are reproduced. 
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