Lillies are easily a close competitor of guinea pigs as regards the rapidity with which they may be propagated. Practically all species and varieties normally increase themselves by splitting the
Would you like to speed up the propagation of a favorite plant? Grow a few “hothouse” plants in a “cool” greenhouse. Accelerate growth on plants in outdoor frames? Get a
You could be the hybridizer who creates a series of miniature, everblooming gloxinias in various flower colors and leaf types. Or crosses the jacobinias in cultivation to produce plants better
If you grow your new poinsettia plants from hardwood cuttings, you will find that they are easy to root and easy to grow to full, perfect flowers. This is the
As with other arts, an “overnight success” takes at least 10 years of practice in the propagation of plants. Anyone can become an “eighty percenter,” but in order to achieve
Cuttings taken now of desirable trees, shrubs, and vines may furnish a practicable means of propagating. Stems of some deciduous species, such as Rosa multiflora, privets, forsythias, and weigelas may
A fascinating facet of gardening is the science of plant propagation. Gardeners consciously or unconsciously use one or more propagation methods in producing their garden plants. The simple act of
The plant breeder is truly a creator, for he works, not with such dead chemicals as pigments, but with those infinitesimally small yet living chemicals galled “genes.” Genes: Bearers Of
Would you like to carry on your plant hybridizing throughout the year? You can if you own a small greenhouse. What’s more, many greenhouse-grown perennials bloom in far less time
Many amateur gardeners say that growing alpines from seed is a complicated procedure, not to be attempted in the home garden. I have grown thousands of alpines here in my