Propagating Plants by Division, Separation, and Layering

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Across
  1. 4. Propagation of new plants by pruning the parent plant to a short stump that is then covered with soil.
  2. 5. Tiny bulbs produced by lilies below the ground.
  3. 8. An underground stem that grows horizontally and produces roots at nodes to form new plants.
  4. 9. Short underground stem covered with fleshy leaves.
  5. 11. Propagation method in which natural structures are removed from the parent plant and planted to grow on their own.
  6. 12. Type of layering defined by bending a branch to the ground, slightly cutting or wounding the stem, and covering the wounded portion with 2-3 inches of soil.
  7. 13. Type of layering in which you place a branch of the parent plant in a shallow area dug near the plant.
Down
  1. 1. Cutting a vegetative plant structure into sections to produce new plants.
  2. 2. The part of the plant at the soil surface from which new shoots or leaves are produced.
  3. 3. A globe-shaped, fleshy underground stem.
  4. 5. Tiny aboveground bulbs in the axils of their leaves.
  5. 6. An underground stem that produces shoots from nodes along the stem.
  6. 7. Removing a portion of the bark and inducing new roots to develop in order to propagate a new plant.
  7. 10. Propagation method in which roots form on the stem of the plant while it is still attached ot the parent plant.