BORDER CARNATIONS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16038, 31 January 1920, Page 6

BORDER CARNATIONS.

The season for layering is at hand, and the earlier this, work is done the better. Some varieties have not made very strong growth this season, but good plants may bo had from these, shoots, with a little extra care and attention. Get the layers down as early as possible and make sure the incision is made quite two-thirds through the layer, and take care that the cut is kept' open. If by any means it becomes closed the two severed parts of the stem will unite instead of forming roots.. Don’t keep the plants over wet for a week or ten days after layering. Damp them overhead, but beep the sail on the dry side, to give the out portion of the stem time to calouse. If the soil is over web there is _ a big risk of these weak layers rotting instead of making roots. Don’t layer useless varieties, better have a dozen plants eadh of six good useful varieties than two or three of eighteen to twenty varieties. Give preference to those having long, strong flower stems, as these are the most useful, for housedecoration and need less attention to keep them off the ground.