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66 THE NURSERY-MANUAL
as well as here. The practice
of pineapple propaga-
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tion IS explained in l’art 11.
A CKW~J is a detachable
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portion of a rootstock, bearing:
roots and a prominent
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Rhizomes* or root-
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stocks mult,iply individuals
a,nd extend the distribution
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of the species by means ot
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a progressive movement Of
Fii;. 54. A slip fully developed
broken from the plant.
the crowns. The rootstock
grows in spring and summer,
and at the end of the season
each branch dexrelops a stroug
terminal bud, which usuall)
produces a flowering stern the
Poll owi 11g sea son. The rootstock
graduall>r dies awa,y at
its old est,remity or base,
and in a few years a single
individual gives rise to a
considerable ” patch.” This
is well shown in the common
May-apple or podophyllum.
In some species these
crowns are removed in the
autumn, and are planted and
handled in much the same
Frc;. 55. A pineapple slip stripped
ready for setting.
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