A. Carnation plant stripped ready for layering. B. —Stem cut and pegged into the ground. C. —Types of layering pegs used about 5 inches long. D. —Slit made in the branch showing tongue which goes straight into The ground as illustrated.
A. —Branch of perpetual carnation showing shoots to be prepared for cuttings at 8.8.C.—A shoot torn off. Remove leaves at D and D and cut right through Insert cutting in well washed sand and keep shaded and moist.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 15
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