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The roots should be well moistened, and any damaged
rootlets removed. Dig out soil a foot deep, and a foot
or so wider that the roots. The subsoil (C) should be
deeply forked to provide drainage and about six inches
of good soil thrown in (D). The tree may now be put in,
the roots outspread as shown at A (not bunched together
as at B., and covered with soil. Shake tree occasionally
to settle soil, and tread ground firmly down. A stout
stake should be driven in to support stem, but the
latter should not be attached until about a month later. |
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Dahlia
Propagation |
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raise Dahlias by means of cuttings, the root tubers,
which have been stored away safely during the winter,
must be started on a hotbed or in a warm greenhouse. In
a short time young growths will appear (A), and when
these are two to three inches in length they should be
cut from the root with a sharp knife. Secure short
sturdy growths with a "heed" of old wood, as at B; the
cuttings will then root successfully. |
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Dividing
Begonias |
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When starting Begonias Tubers do not pot them up singly,
but lay them on light sandy compost in trays, and place
in a warm greenhouse or hot bed frame, syringing
frequently. By the middle of April they will have formed
good growth. In some cases one tuber will have produced
a large number of growths, and may be divided into two
or three portions, as shown on the other side. Each
piece bearing shoots will in time produce a good plant. |
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Potting
Lily Bulbs |
Some Lilies-e.,g., Lilium, auratum, I.. speciosum
and I. Harrisli, which root from the stem as well as
from the base of the bulb-require special treatment on
potting. When the bulbs are first potted the flower pots
should be only half filled as shown at A, and the bulbs
only slightly covered. When the stem is six inches long
the pot should be filled with compost (B) in order to
feed the fibrous stem roots which will form, and which
help to nourish the plant. |
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Cuttings |
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is an example of a soft wooded cutting (Chrysanthemum,
Dahlia, &c). This should be cut with a sharp knife close
to a joint, and the lower pair of leaves removed. In
planting, pot a pinch of silver sand for the base of the
cutting to rest on. For a Rose Cutting (B), a shoot with
three or four leaves is best; leave a "Heel" of older
wood at base. C shows a simple cutting of Privet.
Cuttings of hardy shrubs, fruit trees, &c., root
satisfactorily in the open. |
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