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though, in a moist spring, it may he con- 

 tinued to the end of April. Budding will 

 he found a much safer method for the ama- 

 teur who wishes to convert common green 

 hollies into variegated ones. jThe bark 

 lifts nicely at the end of June and through 



the end of July, and dibbled into a rich 

 sandy mixUire, under hand-lights or frames, 

 are the easiest to root, and the process de- 

 pends very much on the regularity of the 

 attention they receive. The soil should 

 never be soddened. but always moist, the 



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July, and, if carefully entered, every hud 

 will take. As to cuttings, Messrs. Cut- 

 hush, of Highgate, grow' thousands, and 

 they make beautiful plants. The young 

 shoots of the year taken off Avith a heel at 



cuttings frequently syringed, and never 

 tried by exposure to hot sun till well rooted. 

 Eutat the Highgate nursery they think 

 nothing of rooting hard wood in pieces of 

 five feet long, and thus dispense with the 



