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three or four to five or fix inches long ; and let them be 

 flipped oiF carefully from the mcther-plant, in a moifl. or 

 cloudy day ; taking them off clofe to the place from 

 whence they proceed. 



Take off the leaves at the bottom of the flips, rather 

 more ihan half wny up, fo that there m.ay be two, three, 

 cr four inches of a clear llalk, according to the length of 

 the flip. Tvvifl the ftalks a little at bottom, and then 

 plant them. 



The-, aie to be planted in a fhady border, about four or 

 five inches afundcr, and put into the earth up to the 

 leaves, and then give them fonie water. 



Do not forget to refrelh them often, in dry weather, 

 with moderaie v/aierings, and they will be well rooted by 

 the end of September, when they may be taken Hp, with 

 balls of earth about the roots, and planted in pots, in order 

 to be moved into fiielter in time of {t\cx^ frollsin winter. 



The wail flowers which were raifed laft year from {t^(\y 

 will now be in flov^er, and fome of them will probably be 

 Goub'e ; for it fometimes happens when the {^^A has been 

 fav^d frr-m the fineft fingle iicwers, that one plant in ten, 

 or perhaps twenty cr thirty, or thereabouts, will come 

 d^jubie ; and at other times not one in a hundred, and 

 fometimes in five hundred, will prove multiple. 



Therefore, where double flowers of a deep blood colour 

 oil-er among the feediing plants, now is the time to propa- 

 gate that lort, by taking off as many ilips as you can from 

 It, preparing and planting rhem as above directed. 



For the greater chance of haviilg doable wall-flowers 

 from feed, the florifts are careful to fave the feed, if pof- 

 fible, from fuch Angle flowers as are fituated near double 

 ones ; though we do not pretend to fiy this has any par- 

 ticular effect ; however, if any of thofe fingle ones have 

 five petals or flower- leaves, they are to be preferred as the 

 beft from which to fave feed. 



The beginning of this month is fliil a proper time to 

 fow wall-flower feed for flowering next year. 



Tuhevofes. 

 Plant fome tuberofe-rocts to blow in autumn. 

 Get fome fmall pots, and fill them with light earth ; 

 plant one root in each pot ; then, place the pots upon a 

 hot-bed, plunging them in the earth to their nms. 



Keep 



