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side of the shoot ; and thus the head of the shoo' 

 is brought upright. The part that touches the 

 ground is well covered with earth ; and roots 

 come out here before the fall. Then the stalk, 

 which connects the young plant with the old one 

 is cut off; the young plant is transplanted, and 

 the next year it blows. The old root does not 

 stand another year well; and, therefore, its 

 branches are thus made use of to keep up the 

 race and the sort. Carnations are rather tender 

 as to frost. And must be well covered in this 

 country to live through the winter. It is best to 

 put them in large pots to give room for laying ; 

 and to keep them in a green-house in winter, 

 or in some house where they can have sun and 

 air. However, they merit all the pains that can 

 be bestowed upon them. 



343. CAT ALPHA. That beautiful Ameri- 

 can tree mentioned in Paragraph 329. 



344. CLOVE. Is only a more handy and less 

 esteemed sort of Carnation, which see. It may 

 be propagated like the Carnation ; or, by cuttings 

 which is the easier way. Instead of laying down 

 the side shoots, you cut them off. Then you cut 

 away the hard art of the shoot, strip off three 

 or four of the bottom leaves, lift the rest of the 

 leaves ; make a lifotle split in the butt of the 

 shoot, and, then, with a little smooth pointed 

 stick, plant the cutting in the ground. This is 

 to be done early in August. The young Cloves 

 will have roots in the tall ; and you may trans- 

 plant them in the open ground or into pots to 

 blow the next year. The old Clove plant will, 

 however, blow for many years. I should think, 

 that, with good covering, such as directed for 



