| | |light soils, and the Plum
| | |for heavier soils and
| | |colder localities. For
| | |budding the Mussel plum
| | |stock is the best to use,
| | |and either the same or the
| | |Myrobella plum for
| | |grafting. The latter is not
| | |usually a good stock for
| | |budding, the bark being too
| | |thin to hold the bud
| | |properly, which objection
| | |does not hold good with the
| | |Mussel plum stock. The
| | |species can also be got
| | |from seeds, and P. nana is
| | |best raised as stated from
| | |layers, or cuttings of
| | |half-ripened wood, which
| | |will strike, though not
| | |very readily.
| | |
P. Armeniaca (the | | |Many of the species in this
Apricots) | | |group are amongst the most
| | |precious flowering shrubs
| | |of the garden. All can be
| | |increased by seed. P.
| | |tomentosa and P. triloba
| | |flore-pleno can also be got
| | |from layers or cuttings.
| | |Half-ripened wood of the
| | |latter will also root
| | |readily, and soon form
| | |sturdy young trees. These
| |