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the pot. By this contrivance rooted plants being 

 procured in pots, may be turned out with the earth 

 About their roots undisturbed, and thus be planted to 

 great advantage. A branch of a vine thus layered 

 in November, may be next year cut off, when the 

 fruit is ripe, brought in the pot to table, and after- 

 wards planted out for a tree. 



The season for layers is (generally) the same as 

 for cuttings, and some sorts will be rooted in a year, 

 but others will require two, and sometimes three 

 years before they will be fit to be moved. Those, 

 however, that are slow to strike should be layered as 

 goon as ever young shoots are forward enough, which 

 may be in July and August. This practice is parti- 

 cularly recommended for the phyllerea and alater- 

 nus. Cut off the leaves of that part that goes into 

 the ground, because such young wood will not well 

 bear stripping. For propagation by grafting, see 

 Ihe two next sections. 



SECTION VI. 



OF A NURSERY. 



are so many respectable nursery-men 

 ready to supply our wants, that the necessity of a 

 nursery for raising trees is in a great measure done 

 away ; it affords, however, employment, amusement, 

 and an opportunity for exercising ingenuity, and that 

 particularly in the way of grafting. 



By means of a nursery, trees are (however) ready 

 upon the spot, to be transplanted without damage 

 to the roots from being long out of the ground, and 



