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a half deep, and fill it with fresh stable manure ; over this, place 

 five or six inches of good sandy soil. In a few days it will be 

 ready to receive the cuttings. If it is desired to raise trees, the 

 lower two buds ought to be cut out. The cuttings may be four 

 or five inches long. 



Monthly roses may be grown from layers or cuttings planted 

 according to directions given under the head of propagation ol 

 plants. Put them out in July and August, and remove as soon as 

 rooted. 



CARNATION *. PINKS. 



No family of flowering plants is more deserving of cultivation 

 than that of the pink. The splendid varieties of the Carnation am 

 Picotee, rich in color, and of most delightful perfume, should b< 

 found in every garden. They are very easy of cultivation, the grea 

 care necessary for them, being in their propagation, as they rui 

 out in two or three years, if not renewed. Choice kinds shoul( 

 be grown in pots, well drained. The jalants, whether grown ii 

 pots or in the open borders, should be tied up to neat rods, eacl 

 joint being tied as it grows. Soil, for those grown in pots, equa 

 parts of rotten manure, one year old, and fresh, sound loamy eartl 

 and one-sixth coarse sea sand. These are to be mixed in the fall 

 frequently turned through the winter, and in the spring it will b 

 fit for use. The soil for those in the open ground, should be mad 

 very rich, if possible about the same as the above ; and they wi 

 make a better appearance if they occupy a bed by themselves, tha 

 if set out singly among the flowers. 



Propagated by layers. Stir the earth around them, and have 

 quantity of fresh earth to put over them. Keep them regularl 

 moist and shaded, and they will take root in three or four week; 

 when they should be cut off with half an inch of old wood, and a 

 ter a few days removed to their place, or they may be left ti 

 spring before removed. The best time for layering the Carnatioi 

 is whilst in full flower or very soon after. They may also be pr( 

 pagated by cuttings ; but this requires more care ; and is not so ce: 

 tain of succeeding. The Paisley pink can be easily propogated i 

 this way. 



By seed. The seeds should be selected from the choicest kim 



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