June.] 



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But the above cuttings, and many other green-houfe 

 Tiirubs, may aifo be planted in a bed of rich light earth 

 in the common ground. Plant the cuttings in this bed 

 three inches a-part, and put each about two parts out of 

 three into the ground and water them. 



Then the bed may be covered with a common hot-bed 

 frame, or hand-glalies ; and fhaded every day when the 

 iun fliines, from nine in the morning till four o'clock in 

 •the afternoon ; and this is "to be done every day till the 

 cuttings have taken root. 



But a flight hot-bed, or the bark-bed of a hot-houfe, 

 in which to plunge the pots of cuttings, would greatly 

 promote their early rooting. 



Remember, however, to water them very moderately 

 about three times a week ; and keep them free from 

 weeds. 



Propagating fucculeiit Plants, 



Now is the time to begin to prepare to propagate fuc- 

 cu'ent plants by cuttings. 



The forts commonly raifed that way, are euphorbiums 

 and iicoidefes ; all the kinds of cereufes, fedums, and In- 

 dian fig, and fuch like kinds. 



Therefore, Vv'hen it is intended to propagate any of the 

 above plants, or other fucculent kinds, let fome cuttings 

 be now cut off from the refpedive plants. Thefe cuttings 

 being very full of moifture, are not to be immediately plant- 

 ed but muft be laid upon a fhelf in an airy room, out of 

 the reach of the fun, eight or ten days ; by which time the 

 wound, or cut part at the bottom of the cutting, will be 

 dried and healed over, and they are then to be planted. 



Succulent cuttings mull never be planted till the wound 

 made by taking them from the mother plant be healed; 

 becaufe, were they to be planted while the wound is green, 

 the very moiilure which would iilue from that part, would 

 bring on a mouldinefs and rot the cuttings. 



But all cuttings do not require to lie the fame time ; 

 fome perhaps fix or eight days ; and others, ten, twelve, 

 and fometimes fourteen days, and this muft be regulated 

 according as the cuttings are lels or more fucculent. 



Thefe cuttings muft be planted in pots ; the pors mufl 

 be filled with a light dry comport ; and, when the cuttings 

 are planted, fuch pots as contain the hardier Icrts, may 



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