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are in full flower, or they will not root sufficiently 

 to be transplanted in the early autumn. Conse- 

 quently the end of July, or the early days of 

 August, are the most suitable. The earth is 

 scraped away round the plants to a depth of two 

 inches, and the hole is filled up with good potting 

 soil. Each shoot is stripped up to the top four 



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joints, and then with a sharp knife the cut is made 

 half through a shoot, just below a joint, with a slant 

 upward and through the joint. A layering peg is 

 inserted into the compost above the tongue, and as 

 the peg comes down into the ground it catches the 

 tongue and thrusts it into the earth. A little more 

 soil is placed over the tongue, the plants are care- 

 fully watered, and by early October they should be 



