304 The Green-House. [June. 



Cuttings cf Myrtle. 



Plant cuttings snd flips of myrtle; that being the bcft 

 and moil ready method to propagate thefe plants. 



This iliould be done in the third or fourth week in the 

 month ; the ihoots of the year will then, and not before, 

 be in right order for this bufmefs. 



In "the Jirft .place, get ^fome large pots, and fill then 

 with good light earth : then proceed to take ofF the cut 

 tings or flips ; choo-fc fuch flicots as are from about three or 

 four to fix inches long, and be fure to take fuch as have 

 fome flrength ; either cut or flip them off; then pullofF the 

 leaves at the bottom of each ; that is, clear away the 

 leaves about two thirds of each flioot, then plant them, 

 into the pots about two inches afunder ; and each cutting 

 full two thirds into the earth; and let them, as foon as 

 planted, be lightly watered. 



Then place the pots in a common garden-frame, and 

 put on the glafles ; or may cover them down with hand' 

 or bell-glafles, cr oiled paper frames ; fhading the glafTes 

 (not the paper -frames) "with a mat every funny day from 

 about ten till three or four o'clock: and this muft be 

 daily praftifed, till the plants have taken root; which will 

 be about five or fix weeks time. 



But if the pots of cuttings could be plunged into a 

 bark-bed in the hot-houfe or elfewhere, or in any hot- 

 bed, it would quickly ilrike them. 



I)o not forget to give them water ; they will want it 

 about two or three times a week ; but give a little at each 

 time, for too much wet would deflroy the cuttings. 



When they have got root, he fure to take away the 

 glafles and all other coverings, that the plants may enjoy 

 thefiee air, and not draw up weak. 



Planthg Cuttings of Geraniums y i^c. 



Plant alfo cuttings of geraniums; all the/crts of this 

 plant may be increafed by that method ; and alfo the 

 African fage-tree, amber-tree, ciilufes, and double naf- 

 turtiums, and m.any other exotic fhrubs. 



The cuttings of thefe forts fhould be about fix, feven 

 or eight inches long ; and -may be planted in pots, treat- 

 ing them, as abovefaid, in the management of myrtle 

 cuttings. 



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