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wil! open when the layer is bent, and should be 
pressed into a loose compost of sandy soil and leaf 
mould. Carefully peg the layer in position, with 
the leefy crown upright and cover the bare portion 
cf the layer up to the leaves. Those layered on an 
MALMAISON CARNATION MRS. MARTIN SMITH. 
old hotbed will root soonest, but in any case they 
should be examined occasionally and the layers 
severed from the parents as soon as they are well 
rooted, though the operator may allow them to 
remain in position for a few days if not auite ready 
to carry out the operation of potting them up. 
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