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PROP.*IG;1TION BY LAYERS AND RUNNERS 77tlw 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 purpmeof ruailtipl~ing ,plauts, but to lmver theheads of ” leggy ” or scraggly specimens. ‘I%~pot is inserted at the requiredpoint 011 the iuaiustem, and after roots haveforlntY1 ;llNli~dWltly the topril:iJ’ l)rb rWt 0fY ail(1 potteclIiilcl~~)t~rltlt~lltl~,, the old stumpIFIti. 3). I dtyclring- bciiig (liscarclc~cl. The I+euch(‘C)ll(‘.~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 0therIthe side to r:A(*ei\-t-’ the stem, mid a flange behind ’ Ifor securiu g it to a support,. The pot showu iu Fig. 65 is asimilar devke. Fig. 70 rcpreseiits a lajWillg-c*oue. It is madeof zinc* or other umt31, usually 4 or 5 iuches high, aud is con+posed of two semi-conical wiugs, hinged oiithe 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 tov I ”h;tiig it oil a support. A mp or pot with aremovable side is also used. This is shown LlixLLAt)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 plantis carried through the large opening, and thebrai~hes are takeu through the smaller potsFIG. 72. L:kycririgcwp.at the side. I&r’s la)eriug-boxes or racks