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three or four inches afunder, into open ground, and 

 give a little water. If dry weather, contrive to fhade 

 them about ten days, or a fortnight, with mats hooped 

 ever, which remove in fhady, or fhowery weather. 

 When they have grown here a month, or fix weeks, 

 for before Augujl is out) plant them in a bed, where 

 ihev are to blow, at nine or ten inches diftance, and 

 fhade., if neceflary. See January. Seed is beft faved 

 from good fcedling plants, rather than thofe long propa- 

 gated from layers, Sec. Guard againft mice in winter. 



Geranium, African, (Pelargonium) is propagated by 

 feeds and cuttings. The former produces the moft free 

 growing plants. ; but as luxuriance is not defirable in 

 things confined to pots, (as geraniums muft be) and as 

 the propagation by cuttings is fo eafy and expeditious, 

 it is the mode of culture that generally prevails. The 

 young plants from cuttings are alfo hardier than thofe 

 Xromjeed. II raifed iromfced, 4bw in April J\vl a light 

 and good foil, warm border, and under a hand-glafs, 

 keeping the earth fomewliat moift ; but it is beft to make 

 ufe of a gentle hot-bed, giving plenty of air to the plants, 

 when they appear, which on natural ground will be five 

 or fix weeks in coming up, and on a moderate heat about 

 three. If raifed from cuttings, ufe lhoois of the la ft 

 vear's growth, ft rait and Ihort jointed* Plant them in 

 a fine rich foil, two or three inches, or at the moft four 

 deep, and eight or nine inches afunder, or lefs, if more 

 convenient. Or the rule may be, to plant the fhorter 

 cuttings in two thirds of their length, and the longer 

 one half; but it is an error to put them in the ground 

 fo deep as fome people do. Thofe raifed on a Jittle 

 heat will be fumciently rooted in two months to tranf- 

 plant into fmali pots ; ({hortening the longer roots a 

 little; and thofe in the cold ground will be ready in 

 three months, and fometimes lefs. A hand-glafs fet 

 over geranium cuttings (or any other) will greatly fa- 

 cilitate the buhnefs, as is directed for pinks. If trc 

 cuttings are raw i or long, take the upper part off down 



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