Show aa tajh pw 3 propagating carnations A of lie ll and foot ethol Dl of f carnations at aie e i iea easily lily propagated ly by layer layering hig almost every shoot that is 13 properly ly 1 layered yer edwill will make a plant tin tile letter A in the accompanying cut indi cites cates where tile parent plant is standing 0 and tho the first step is to select a shoot ai of carnations sufficient length anil and bare a portion ot of tile the stem stela by z a few of the lovrec leaves the second step is to cut a tongue on oil the under side frido this is done by cutting the stem stein half through in a slanting direction and then lo 10 passing ang tile knife up the middle of the tha stem stein for r about three ir e e alfo laybou asti quarters of an inch the e layer 1 is then t h e D fu ngod e afi firmly by means of two pegs shown in n I 1 tho figure when this has been done the tongued poi coition tion of the stem is ia covered with soil the dotted line lina represents uie the ground level the soil being ca carefully ref tilly removed with a trowel and put lout on one sido for covering tho the layers you can call make tho the pegs or if you prefer you can 11 anso 11 0 tile the galvanized ones which are obtainable at a cheap rate wherever florists implements are kept on sale |