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and by this means it is brought nearer to the level 

 of the layers. 



When all is completed, a hght sprinkling over- 

 head should be given by means of a rose watermg- 

 pot, and the pots stood out in the open until the 

 layers have rooted, which, in a good season, will 

 happen in from a month to six weeks. 



By the end of September, and during the first 

 two weeks in October, the layers will be sufficiently 

 rooted to admit of potting off'. But this process 

 is dealt with by others, and I will not trench 

 farther upon their allotted tasks. 



