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vicled into many separate parts, taking care to do it in such a man- 

 ner, as that every plant, or part, so separated, may be furnished 

 with roots. Trim or cut off from each slip, or part, any long or 

 bruised roots ; pick off all decayed or declining leaves, and plant 

 the sets or divisions, in a shady border, or where they can be con- 

 veniently covered with mats or other covering, till newly rooted. 



They should be watered immediately, and that repeated from 

 time to time, till they are well taken with the ground, and in a free 

 growing state. 



Pinks, sweet-william, rose-campion, scarlet-lychnis, gentianella, 

 polyanthuses, primroses,, double daisies, double chamomile, dou- 

 ble perennial catchfly, double ragged-robin, perennial Cyanus, Mo- 

 nardas, Penstemons, Phloxes, Violas, Campanulas, Dracocephalums, 

 Spiraea trifoiiata, and various other kinds, may now be propagated 

 in this way. 



Collecting Flowering Plants from the Woods^ Fields, and Stvamfis. 



Many beautiful ornamental plants may now be collected 

 from the woods, fields, and swamps, which would grace and 

 embellish the Flower-garden and Pleasure-grounds, if intro- 

 duced thereinto : and that at a season when the general run of 

 cultivated flowers are out of bloom ; such as Lobelias of various 

 kinds, Aletris farinosa, Asclepiases, in sorts, Asters, Cassia mari- 

 landica, Chelones, Cucubalus stellatus, Cypripediums, Dodecathe- 

 on Meadia, Dracocephalums, Eupatoriums, Euphorbias, and Ga- 

 lega virginiana ; Gentianas, hardy harbaceous Geraniums, Gerar- 

 dias, Glycines, Gnaphaliums, Hedysarums, Helianthuses .and 

 Heucheras ; Hibiscuses, Hypoxises, Irises, Liatrises, Lysima- 

 chias, Melanthiums, Monardas, Napjeas and Ophryses ; Orchises, 

 Oxalises, Podalyrias, Penstemons, Phloxes, Polygala senega, Rhex- 

 ias, Rudbeckias, Sarracenias and Saxifragas ; Sylphiums, Sisyrin- 

 chiums, Solidagoes, Spigelia marilandica, Trilliums, Veratrums 

 and Veronicas ; Limadorum tuberosum, Lilium superbum and 

 canadense, Erythronium americanum, together with an immense 

 number of other delightful plants. 



All the above, and any other kinds you meet with, that are wor- 

 thy of notice, may be taken up, whether in, or out of flower, with 

 balls of earth, brought home, and planted immediately ; on taking 

 them up, cutoff the flower-stems,(ifany)and when planted, give water 

 and shade for a few days to the fibrous-rooted kinds; next year they 

 will flower luxuriantly, after which, each sort may be propagated in 

 its proper season. Observe in planting, to give each respective 

 kind, a soil and situation as nearly similar as possible, to that, in 

 which you found it in its wikl state. 



Saxifrage. 



The double variety of the Saxifraga granulata^ or white saxi- 

 frage, is a most beautiful flowering plant, and extremely deserving 

 of place among every fine collection of flowers; its root is composed 



