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stock or any other strong growing variety. In July 

 or August layer the young wood of these plants, and 

 insert the bud at once about a foot from the ground. 

 These laj^ers will be well rooted in October, when 

 they can be lifted, potted, and put into a shady place 

 in any frame or out-house, free from frost, till required 

 for forcing.* Mildew frequently attacks them when 

 in artificial heat ; a few applications of sulphur water 

 will keep it down ; but if the airing has been proper- 

 ly attended to, and the water judiciously given, that 

 disease will not appear. Grafted plants stand out all 

 winter perfectlj^ well with us, if the top is pruned in 

 November and covered with oiled paper, oil-cloth, 

 inatting, or any other similar substitute, which we re- 

 move in March, and frequently find the plants in as 

 good order as they were when tied up. We take this 

 precaution also with many of the Noisette and Ben- 

 gal varieties. This is so easily practised that it should 

 not be omitted where there is the least danger. 



* If grown one year in pots, they will make finer plants, 

 and nriay then be made to bloom profusely in the following 

 January. 



