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Every three days they will require water, which may he ap- 

 plied over, and without lifting-, the glasses. Indeed, the 

 glasses must be disturbed as little as possible. Once a week 

 they may be lifted, to observe if any decayed matter, or 

 mouldiness, is gathering- on the pots ; if so, it must be re- 

 moved, as well as any grass or other weeds ; cutting those off 

 with a sharp instrument, so as not to disturb the soil or 

 cuttings. The successful growth of the cuttings will be seen 

 by the bud at the tops bursting, and putting forth new leaves. 

 At this period they require more water, and strict attention 

 must be paid to the appearance, in colour and strength of the 

 shoots. The glasses must be tilted up on one side for the ad- 

 mission of air during the day, increasing the height until the 

 glasses may be entirely removed. A little practice will ren- 

 der a careful and attentive person soon perfect in the above 

 operation ; and to many, an agreable and instructive amuse- 

 ment will be afforded by observing, first, the powers of vege- 

 tation in the descent of sap to form fibrous roots ; aud, after- 

 wards, the essential properties of those organs in collecting 

 matter from the earth for the formation of the future tree. 

 The latter end of August is supposed to be the best season 

 for the above operation ; but in this respect the cultivator 

 must be guided by his own judgment, only taking care to 

 make the cuttings a few days before they would be forming 

 new leaves, were they left on the parent tree. 



When the mangoe is to be propagated by layers, the 

 ground must be prepared as directed for the olive. The 

 branch must be slit and extended, to receive and retain the 

 earth; or, if a ring of the bark, about one-eighth of an inch 

 in breadth, be removed from around the stem, immediately 

 below the joint which is to be placed in the ground, they will 

 root freely. 



In raising the plants from seed, it is advisable to sow the 

 seeds in pots or boxes filled with light vegetable soil, and to 

 plunge the boxes or pots in the ground, and keep them 

 moderately moist, giving a less quantity of water when the 

 plants appear to have arrived at their full growth for the 

 season. Water immediately from the spring ought not to be 

 applied, either to the young seedlings or the cuttings ; it 

 should be kept in vessels for twenty-four hours, both to soften, 

 and to approach in temperature the heat of the atmosphere. 



Whatever method may be practised in the rearing of the 

 mangoe, too much haste must not be exercised in the first 

 planting out of the young trees. They should be well rooted 

 and planted out in nursery beds at one year old, in rows, 

 about one foot plant from plant, and three feet between the 

 rows. The soil should be light, and manured with decayed 

 jak-leaves. Such of them as are intended to be grafted with 



