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cutting, a good knot of the two years old wood, which, 

 it to be immediately planted, fhould he pruned fmooth ; 

 but it to be fent to ^ny diilance, the pruning is not to be 

 done until planting, or ten days before it ; when you 

 are to cut off the upper part of the flioot, fo as to leave 

 the cutting fourteen inches long, In making the cuttings 

 in this manner, there can be but one taken from each 

 (hoot ; but then this under part of the (hoot is far better 

 ripened, and will make a much flronger plant, and is 

 far preferable to the practice of cutting the fhoot into 

 lengths of one foot, and planting the whole. When the 

 cuttings are thus prepared, they may be packed with dry 

 mofs in a box, obferving rot to fhorten them ; on 

 their arrival, they muft be laid in the bed as before di- 

 re£ted, until the feafon of planting, which is in the firlt 

 or fecond week of April. 



Every thing being now in readinefs, and the tirre for 

 planting come, eight or ten days previous to which, take 

 the cuttings, fmooth the knot of two years old wood, 

 ■which is left at the lower end of the fhoot, v/afli them 

 from any filth they may have contratled, and if they are 

 dry, lay their lower parts in water for ten or twelve 

 hours, which will diftend their veflels, and prepare 

 them for flriking root ; let holes be now opened, about 

 Tix feet diftancc, and fourteen inclies deep; fetiing in 

 two cuttings a little (loping, and in fuch a manner as not 

 to touch or crofs each other; then the earth is to be 

 filled in, and gently prcffed down with your foot; when 

 more earth is to be laid on, forming a hillock fo high as 

 to cover the cutting to the uppermoll eve ; for were more 

 eyes to appear, they would alfo prepare to fhoot, which 

 would hinder the cutting from rooting; nor will more 

 than one be of any fervice : then lay fome mulch or ftraw 

 on the furface of the ground, to prevent the fun and 

 air from drying the earth too much ; and fhould t!ie 

 fpring prove very dry, they mufl have water once a- week; 

 but be caretul to ktep the border clear irom ueeds, un^til 

 the cuttings begin to flioot, at which lime they fhould be 

 carefully looked over, to rub off all danglers, and to lay 

 the main fhoot to any part which is mcfl: contiguous 

 to the great iron trelace ; or if that is not ytt erc6icd, to 

 any fniall trelace, iupported by the hooks in the wall ; 



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