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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.
All sorts of greenhouse, garden, and house plants can be propagated
from cuttings, using only a cold frame or some sheltered ground.
Budding, layering, grafting, division, and raising from seed are
also simple operations once you know how-with the added
satisfaction of obtaining new plants at a fraction of the cost of
buying them. This manual explains all the techniques clearly and
simply, illustrating the process with more than 80 diagrams and
photos. There are also chapters on the uses of modern materials and
equipment, the history of propagation, and the care of young plants
after the propagation period, to ensure complete success.
Comprehensive alphabetical tables cover the propagation of over
1,500 different kinds of plant, making this book as invaluable for
the horticultural student as it is for the home gardener. For each
variety the chart indicates the most suitable methods, times of
year, and conditions-greenhouse, cold frame, outdoors, or
indoors-to propagate successfully.
This book contains techniques and formulations derived from
extensive hydroponics experiments done at the Clarence Fitzroy
Bryant College, that was designed for tropical and subtropical
environments under shade house conditions instead of greenhouse
conditions. It contains a variety of formulas for a range of crop
types and useful background information on nutrient deficiency and
will be useful for persons interested in hydroponic gardening. This
book can also be used as a visual reference to diagnose plant
deficiencies as well as showcase the hydroponics system used with
crops grown just before harvest.
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