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Pot-kryering, rirvu ttrtpositio;rl , ct.l:r-hycrirrg aid Chiwsc bycrimp
are term applied to the rooting of rigid stem by means
of surrounding t hvrr:, while in their natural position, with
earth or moss, or similar ma.terial. The stem is wounded --
~onunr~nly girdled and preferably just below a, node --- a,nd a
(ii\-ided pot or bos is placed &out it ilnd filled with earth
(Fig. 67). The roots start from a’bove the girdle, and when
they have filled the pot the st,cm is severed, headed back and
I)lwllted. Pot-kyring is practiced mostly in greenhouses,
n-here it is possible to keep the earth unifornilj- moist. But
even there it, is wdvisablt to
wrap the pot in I~OSS to check
evqmration. ~SOIllC phts, as
IS’irlls ~lwfi~‘~t a 1~1 dracerla., (.‘a 11
be rc;tdily rorrtcd by wrcqq)irlg
thn with tnoss itlo~w, if the
atniosphere is sufkiently ulosc ;
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FIG. 67. Pot-layerage. FIG. 6X. A “ mossed” dracena plant,