Propagation 
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Layering by Circumposition 
joint. The cut should be kept open by a tiny stone or 
small piece of wood. The shoot should then be bent 
and pegged down into the sandy soil. Pieces of bracken 
fronds, cut to act as hooks, or wire pegs may be used to 
keep the shoots in position. The whole should then be 
covered over with 2 in. of sandy soil, leaving a circle of 
what will appear like cuttings round 
the old plant. They are better than 
cuttings, because they are supplied 
Layering 
with moisture and food substances by the parent plant until 
they have formed roots. In dry weather the layer should 
be watered regularly. 
Layering may be done during the last fortnight of 
July, or early in August. The young plants may be 
lifted and planted in their permanent quarters in the 
autumn. They may be kept attached to the parent plant 
until the spring, if the gardener wishes. Many other 
plants are propagated by means of layers, such as Azaleas, 
Rhododendrons, & c. This is done in a variety of methods: 
