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PROP.*IG;1TION BY LAYERS AND RUNNERS 77
tlw oper’at im is then c~alled “ mossiug” (Fig.
Mi). A piqrer (‘011C’ i~\.)~ 1~ usecl iu place of
:1 pot When the atmosplkcre is not too humid,
as iu (mutltioil houses (Fig. 69).
Pot-lay3iiig is employed not only for the purpme
of ruailtipl~ing ,plauts, but to lmver the
heads of ” leggy ” or scraggly specimens. ‘I%~
pot is inserted at the required
point 011 the iuaiu
stem, and after roots have
forlntY1 ;llNli~dWltly the top
ril:iJ’ l)rb rWt 0fY ail(1 pottecl
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iilcl~~)t~rltlt~lltl~,, the old stump
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FIti. 3). I dtyclring- bciiig (liscarclc~cl. The I+euch
(‘C)ll(‘.
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ililt others have various ,,,CzE;d,‘E~OO~il.~
haiitf>V (leviws for fil(*ilitatiilg pot-layering. IJig, chow 1 forms of
(iti shows ;I la~Weriirg-pot, provicled with a. niche iu ~~~~~jiOll Or 0ther
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the side to r:A(*ei\-t-’ the stem, mid a flange behind ’ I
for securiu g it to a support,. The pot showu iu Fig. 65 is a
similar devke. Fig. 70 rcpreseiits a lajWillg-c*oue. It is made
of zinc* or other umt31, usually 4 or 5 iuches high, aud is con+
posed of two semi-conical wiugs, hinged oii
the back anal secured iii front, wheri the in- ‘e “%/I~
strumeut is elosecl, b>* ~wttiis of a hinge-pin.
A cort1 is iusertetl in OIW side, with which to
v I ”
h;tiig it oil a support. A mp or pot with a
removable side is also used. This is shown LlixLL
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t)pen ii1 Fig. 71 am1 closed ‘Ia* 71mC,l,pLnyerin’-
irk Fig. 72. An ingenious
(Ymq.wLliuI layeriiig-pot is showu in Fig.
‘TX The main stem or trunk of the plant
is carried through the large opening, and the
brai~hes are takeu through the smaller pots
FIG. 72. L:kycririgcwp.
at the side. I&r’s la)eriug-boxes or racks