Modern Plant PropagationThis extensively illustrated handbook covers all propagation methods, step by step, including: propagating soil mediums; use of roto promoting substances; potting mixtures; techniques for potting up and potting on; post-propagation care; equipment innovations. There is advice about seed collection, storage and stratification; a guide to all vegetative propagating techniques--division, separation, layering, as well as cuttings of all sorts from softwood, semi-ripe and hardwood, through to bud, leaf and root; a detailed guide to all grafting methods; budding; and a brief introduction to micropropagation. Specific propagating advice is given for a thoroughly comprehensive listing of plants, both exotic and Australian, trees, shrubs, climbers, house plants, ferns, orchids, orchard plants. |
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100 mm long 75 mm long Araceae Australian Azalea Banksia bark base Begonia bell jar budding tape cambium close frame coarse sand cold-frame container current season's growth cuttings taken early spring early to mid-summer Ericaceae Fabaceae five parts washed flowers fruit garden gentle bottom heat germination glasshouse grafting growing Half-mature half-ripened hardwood cuttings hybrids Lamiaceae late summer layer leaf loam method mid to late mixture of five mixture of three moist Myrtaceae node open ground orchids parent plant peatmoss perlite plants propagated plastic previous season's growth produce roots propagated by cuttings propagating mixture Proteaceae raised from seed removed rhizome Rhododendron root system rootstock rowed sandy loam scion seeds Seeds are sown side shoots small pots soil sowing sown in spring sphagnum moss stem stock plants strike readily taken in early taken in late terminal growths three parts washed tip growths Tree washed sand whip and tongue young plants