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after having reserved for yourself the quantity 

 necessary for keeping up your own stock, there 

 will remain a large supply, which will afford you 

 the means of contributing to the enjoyment of 

 your friends by furnishing them with plants. 



We must first fill the pots with good sandy 

 heath soil,* and then we can proceed with our 

 work at our ease. Nothing is more agreeable, 

 whether we keep the products or give them away, 

 than to see them arrive at a presentable degree 

 of development. 



For the purpose of propagation you have three 

 methods at your option : by sowing, by slips, and 

 by grafting. Neither of these is difficult in itself; 

 attention and a great deal of patience are the only 

 requisites to success in all three. 



Sowing. 



The list of ornamental plants which can be 

 propagated in pots in the portable greenhouse is 

 very long, even if we limit ourselves to gardening 

 in the house alone. We will select from among 

 those most worthy of attention ; and their propa- 



* Teat mixed with sand. 



