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ed to flower. The Pink will never flower to that perfection 

 it would do, if removed after that month. The best time to 

 slip Pinks is early in the spring or the last of August. 

 They must be shaded until the plants begin to grow. If 

 you increase by pipings it should be done in June, or the 

 beginning of July, in the following manner : Take a large 

 pot or box, fill it with a light rich soil, one third part sand 

 and well incorporated ; let the receiver be full to the top, 

 and water it well with a watering-pot. This done, take 

 the pieces intended for piping, and cut them through the 

 third joint from the end with a sharp knife, and trim the 

 tops if you wish to plant them thick ; they should never be 

 closer than one inch each way. As you cut the pipings, 

 throw them into a bowl of water to give them firmness j 

 then take a bell glass and mark its size, the same as recom- 

 mended for cuttings ; then insert the pipings about half 

 their length, and gently water them to settle the soil. 

 When the grass is dry, put on the glass to exclude the air, 

 and remove them to the shade. 



The glass should never be placed on until the grass is 

 dry ; this precaution must be observed whenever you water 

 them. If close covered they may not require any for the 

 first ten days. The soil must always be kept damp, and 

 when you perceive the pipings begin to grow, admit air by v 

 degrees. Should the weather be favorable, and proper at- 

 tention be paid to them, in about six weeks the plant will 

 be sufficiently rooted to transplant. They should then be 

 treated the same as full grown plants. The soil for Pinks 

 should be a rich sandy loam. In the latter part of March 

 loosen the soil around the plants without disturbing their 

 roots, and place some sifted manure around them, which 



