PANSIES AND VIOLAS
METHOD OF PROPAGATING
Those popular plants arc liable to attacks of mildew at this season of the year, it often being so bad as to cause tho death of the plant. Young growths will bo pushing up from the base of the plants, and these arc the best parts to take for propagating, pulling them off when a. few inches long. It is best to lift the old plant entirely and shake out the soil, then the young growths can be seen and handled more readily. They will usually come away, witlv a few fibrous roots attached, and if inserted fairly firmly in good soil, and not allowed to suffer from drought will soon make nice plants. Any old plants which are to be kept should have all old growths removed, the soil round them loosened up and a little bonodust pricked in round them to encourage fresh growth from the base. Badly-mildewed plants should be pulled up and. burnt—they are seldom worth keeping if badly infected.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 81, 6 April 1933, Page 19
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170PANSIES AND VIOLAS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 81, 6 April 1933, Page 19
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