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STODDARD'S NEW STRAWnF.RRV. 



commences the layering-, to furnish a slock 

 of plants for the next season. New varie- 

 ties of the Carnation are produced from 

 seed; but this is a tedious process, as only 

 one seedlinjT in ten thousand ever turns out 

 a first rate flower. Layering is, therefore, 

 the mode adopted for continuing all sorts of 

 established reputation. 



It is indeed quite a simple process. The 

 annexed cut will give a good idea of it. 

 The strongest and longest of the young 



Fig. 26. The Layer of a Carnation. 



ehoots (called the grass) are selected. Make 

 a small furrow in the loosened soil of the 

 Dot ; bend down the shoot to find what part 

 will be covered in the furrow ; then care- 

 fully strip off the leaves of the portion to 

 be buried. With a sharp penknife make 

 the tongue or incision, commencing just be- 

 low a joint, halfing the stem by an oblique 

 cut upward, the incision extending about an 



inch. Next, with a small hooked peg, fas- 

 ten down the shoot in the furrow, burying 

 the incision not more than three-fourths of 

 an inch. Cover the whole with a little 

 fresh soil, which should be pressed gently 

 around the shoot, holding the top of the 

 shoot that remains out in a nearly upright 

 position. Give it a little water, and the 

 whole is complete. Every evening after- 

 wards, the layers should be regularly mois- 

 tened. In about six weeks they will be 

 ready for potting, as I have already describ- 

 ed. The old roots, after layering, are worth 

 little, and are usually thrown aside. 



Whoever will follow these directions, can- 

 not fail of success in growing all the finest 

 varieties of this very choice plant. 



The Picotees, generally, as I have already 

 remarked, may be grown with very good 

 success in a border in the open air ; and 1 

 may add a few of the hardier Flakes and 

 Bizarres. The soil may be the same as I 

 have already pointed out for the culture in 

 pots. In this case, I have usually found it 

 best to allow the layers to remain attached 

 to the parent plant all winter — enclosing the 

 whole bed with a rough frame, a few boards 

 and branches of evergreens thrown over the 

 top. In the spring, a new bed should be 

 prepared, and the layers taken off and trans- 

 planted into it. 



Trusting these remarks may have a ten- 

 dency to make the culture of the Carnation 

 more general, I remain yours. 



An Amateur Floeist. 



Neiv-York, July 15, 1840. 



Remarks on Stoddard's Red Alpine Strawberry. 

 BY J. W. BISSELL, OF ROCHESTER. 



sive cultivation, I cheerfully comply with 

 your request to send you a notice of its his- 

 tory and qualities. 



Mr. Stoddard claimed for it, that it was 



Stoddard's Ued Alpine Strawberry hav- 

 ing attracted considerable attention in this 

 vicinity, by its extraordinary productiveness 

 and good size, and being worthy of exten- 



