CHAPTER VI 



PROPAGATION BY BUDS— LAYERAGE 



94. Layerage is the rooting of stems while still attached 

 to the parent plant. The rooted pieces are cut oif to 

 form new plants. Many species propagate themselves 

 naturally by various modifications of layerage and many 

 which cannot readily be propagated from cuttings (black 

 raspberry) easily do so by means of layers. Layering 

 is one of the easiest and most popular methods of propa- 

 gation. The parent plant supplies food to the layer until 

 this is capable of caring for itself. In outdoor practice 

 the operation is best performed in early spring. 



Grape, bitter sweet, Virginia creeper, honeysuckle and other vines 

 when trailing on the ground become imbedded more or less in earth 

 and take root at the nodes. Blackcap raspberry stems arch them- 

 selves till their tips touch the earth, when the terminal buds turn 

 upward, and roots are produced from the thickened ends. Other 

 buds near the tips send out shoots which also take root. 



95. Styles of layering. Layering is practiced in many 



FIG. 54— TRICKS IN TRANSPLANTING 



a, b, and e, dotted lines show parts of tops removed; c, and d, show method of 

 handling "^leggy" plants 



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