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QUARTERLY JOURNAL. 



ing SO as to fit against the side of the 

 small pot, (fig. e.) This is to be kept 

 full of water which will pass through 

 its pores in sufficient quantities, so 

 that none need be given to the earth 

 itself. The pots themselves, must 

 of course, be unglazed. 



To preserve a uniform moisture, 

 and to prevent excessive evaporation. 

 a large tumbler or bell-glass, is ol 

 use, placed over the cuttings am 

 pressed gently into the ground arounc 

 them. This should be occasionally taken off, to allow a supply ol 

 fresh air to enter. They should be kept free from the direct lighl 

 and heat of the sun, but where they can have a good supply of light. ' 

 Sinking the pots in the ground will be useful in order to secure i 

 uniform moisture of the earth in them. 



No cutting should be planted deep, though large ones may b< 

 deeper than small ones. If they are sunk down to the second buc 

 it will generally be deep enough. About midsummer is the bes 

 time for planting cuttings, as the wood is then usually ripe.' Ai 

 soon as they have rooted well, they should be transplanted sing!} 

 into pots, or the places where they are to remain. 



5. By layers. This consists simply in turning down a branch 

 fastening it with a hooked stick, and covering it with earth. Th( 

 advantage in this method is that the layer has the benefit of a con- 

 nection with a parent plant till it has become rooted. Some plants 

 will send out roots if a joint happens to be upon or near the sur- 

 face of the moist ground. There are several modes of layering 

 plants, of which the following are the most convenient : 



