210 Propagation of Greenhouse Exotics. 



The fruit being gathered, the routine of culture already de- 

 tailed should be continued. 



The varieties which I think best suited for house cultiva- 

 tion, are the following : — 



Peaches :— Royal George, Royal Kensington, Gross Gal- 

 lande, Grosse Mignonne, Malta, Noblesse, Old Mixon Free, 

 Early York, and Crawford's Late Melaca. 



Nectarines :— Elruge, Broomfield, Murray, and Red Ro- 

 man. 



Fall River, Mass. March 17, 1847. 



Art. VII. On the Propagation of Stove and Greenhouse 

 Exotics ; in a Series of Letters. By James Kennedy, Gar- 

 dener to S. T. Jones, Staten Island, New York. 

 Letter I. Propagation ly Seeds, 



I PRESUME that the design of your valuable Magazine is 

 the improvement of Flora and Horticulture ; and, therefore, 

 I consider it the duty of every practical gardener to contribute 

 occasionally the results of his experience, for the benefit of 

 his younger brethren. With this view, however, I take up 

 my pen, to give the results of my experience, on the various 

 modes of propagating greenhouse and stove exotics, and 

 shall embody such observations as are calculated to render 

 comprehensive the whole subject to even the most inexperi- 

 enced. I shall arrange the various modes under the follow- 

 ing respective heads, and treat of each separately : — 



1, Seeds ; 2, Cuttings; 3, Offsets ; 4, Layers ; 5, Inarching; 6, 

 Root Divisions ; 7, Leaves ; 8, Suckers; and 9, Plant divisions. 



1. Seeds. — When an exotic is in flower that will yield 

 seed, it ought to be placed in a situation where it can com- 

 mand the full benefit of the sun's rays, and, if the weather is 

 favorable, it should be abundantly supplied with air and water, 

 in order that the seeds may &well off" to their proper size, and 

 get thoroughly ripened ; for, on these two points, depends their 

 .future germination when placed in the soil to produce new 



