The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-05
NODE ~ PREPARING AID PLANTING.

: following paragraphs
HoDE oE PREPARING AND PLANTING.
> \ rich sandy loan. in a moist region. suits the
/. plant best, though II will grow IN almost any.
For q nursery II II recommended. iOrull locations.
20 break up the ground deep and rulycri1e il
well. also when plants are first set ont n stand
ards. The more thoroughly this l. done. the more
rapid viii be the accumulation OF plants in the
one case. and their taking root early and UrJiuc-
iHg crops rapidly and IrJftably in the other.
Ia wet and clammy soils. il will be well To-
throw ii up IN beds. Of about eight feet base and
four feet NJ top with drains between them. In Il
light and dry soil. level cultivation will do A.
well. Root-cuttings. which are now chiefly used
for first paintings. can De placed in these about
three feet apart. laid horizontally about TWO
inches under the top.
IL can be planted in any growing time of the
year. bat in very hot and dry weather. the ground
should be kept moist and be shaded during Il
middle OF the day, until the plant has commenced
growing. Little cultivation will bc required. but
interfering weeds and grass should be pulled up.
Disturbance Of the ground by the hoe. will do
little good and may do harm. If the ground
has been well prepared this will hardly be needed.
TINE FOR vEGErATloN-TnE Young PLANT.
The roots frs; brought here from Mexico did
not commence 10 grow until they had been planted
six weeks. Those more fresh may start earlier.
especially 1t set out Immediately after removal.
" hen II first appears above the ground. the
young plant will appear much like the blackberry.
or the bridal rose, producing atierward many
canes AMI spreading over the ground. Some Of
the stalks viii then shoot up. and the leaves cy-
Iand o. larger size. Those who are familiar with
the ncttle. will readily recognize it, family char
actcr - II i one OF the uTTicaS. the LTiypri1e.
being sometimes styled - false n%cttlcs." but the
iedi 81 the latter when grown. Is broader and
more heart-shalcd than that ur the ncttlc proper.
REPRODUCTION AND PROPAGATION OF PLANTS
ME.u 81. gr-- .,,.- -. - II
20 three feet IN height, they will be- Obscrycd To
turn brOwnish near the ground: they are then
ready TO cut but this first growth being small
will not do To get cat fibre thcTc!rim, bur can he
used without cutting, as layers, or, 10y cutting
and dividing II. Is i done with rose cuttings, ii
can be rcplautcd. The roots clu also be now
divided, especially, if the canes are cut. 80 as To
make rcVlantings.
Layers are more sure than cuttings Of the stalk.
n the root or part OF il still remains in the
ground. AccustOm the stalk. while growing. Ia
bend towards the earth by gentle means. and
when 1t turns brown. n before described, Law IL
about an inch and q half under the earth. having
made incisiUns as the eyes slantingly with Il thin.
sharp I~cn-bIadc and laying 1t IN sand. Let the
top PROJECT out vi the earth. The plant will
take root at each of these eyes. The LAYER can
be staked down with wooden forks - rs 70 keep ,
1t IN place. y very successful propagation pinchcs
oil the top of the plant when il reaches six inches
in height, - a. to make il branch out. and after
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cutting OF other preparation of the stalk, leaving y
out the ends. Ii takes root ut the foot Of each l
OF tire branches. and these can be then separated. !
and removed.
The stalks, when cut, can be either laid down '
IN like manner, horizontally two inches under the q
earth, tapping one another at head and foot as i z
done with sugar cane, or be cut in lengths OF d
from four to six inches, as is done with rUsc-cut- Il
tings, and planted slantingly in soil, sandy if i
Il bettcr-the end in the ground hav-
iur hon =yn.ath1,- DYr "A" a., 80. Isl
eyes projecting above it. In all these cases. Il
the cuttings should be shaded against too great u
heat OF sun, and watered in the evening, after Il
if the weather be dry. II
Propagation by rOOt-cuttings has already been Il
The roots may be very freely removed. u
danger to the lie Of the plant, one cult. II
'ator this season having left only about four
inches to Il stalk, he allowed to remain. which
TO grow. But as its rapid and wide =,
accumulation of roots, and its broad succulcnt NJ
caves, are the source of its hardIhood and vigor-
rus and unqucnching life, it is evident that, In
kept for the purpose of rapid reproduction of It W
and needed plant, this d~cnuding it i in
'nwise, if the plant is to be kept as Il standard. OF
HARDWOOD AND PRESERVATION. tt
As the stronger it is rooted the better and
lrgCr Its canes must grow, ard as the deeper its ~
strike, the safer thcy will be from freezes, Id
will be readily seen that the value of the PLAN
alton of ramic must increase with its age, unless, ~
he land become dcteriOratcd from continual 10
rOppIng. This can be rcmclied by restoring to IL
Ic earth nj! of the plant except the fibre, and II
he equivalents of that, when found by chemical 81 -
nalysis. At first while the plant is young. and I'll
nc roots have not struck deep, it will be we'll TO
reserve them by m%ulchIng the ground or covering IN
Icm with straw or other substance TO prevent -.
eezing. With this course followed up. the ~
and the longer rs you 90 nOrthward, the "a
may be made TO grow successfully very far =,
Drth Of the line we now Indicate for tit. c. vi
~ northern line of Missi-siUri Anh.ruo ec lT
TIE AREA or ITS CULTIVATION. wi
When the ramic was first introduced here, it tn
as feared that it would not be ~proftably grown
of the State of Mississippi, but as we have wi
und this year, that four cuttings, can with by
rtainty DC expected in the neighbOrhood Of New WI
rleIns, and that the plant stands quite heavy in;
without being killed down. and. as the
strike down eighteen inches, it Is believed wi
ut ii can with profit, be grown rs far north rs fin
entucky and Southern Illinois. Wherever the it
ouDt does not freeze deep enough and hard as
20 kill the roots, 1t can be ~prDftably six
own for even one good cutting will pay. II Ion
C rimic Of Java should not prove hardy enough to
that region, the TchOu-na Of China and Rhca roc
Assam. can be used in its stead. and this is /
most as fine and white a. the former. by
It's Use As \ FORAGE PL,Nr. IN,
Animals eat the tops, branches and leaves with NOR
/, utmost ayIdity, and will forsakc all other no,
u for them. This. several cultiyat1rs here. f,,
.ludiug the writer, have found 10 their regret. p
?. ROyzl vino has tried It along eide clover, nm
nd that COWS grazing on it gave more milk. fly.
oil q richer quNiIty than from clover. When will
r the last cutting Ol me season has been made latt
cows can be permitted to eat of such shoots l
may spring up, the land will be all the better rein
being thus . cowpcncd," and the plant will aftc
W the more vigorously in the spring. 70 !
TIE PEOFITABLENESS OF TIE RAMIE. SUB
If it, prOftablcncss there can be no doubt. usc'
e best alluvial cotton lands, with the happiest ~
currencc Of seasons and hands, will make pos
" two bales To the acre, or say eight hundred
lnds Of cotton wool. \ thousand pounds Of 60
tic may be made in the region parallel 10. and
ia of New Orleans. If we make half as NV