370 The Green-House. [July- 



mer's growth, and fuch as have fome ftrength ; and the 

 proper length is from four or five to about eight inches ; 

 but the myrtle cuttings ftiould not be more than from 

 about three or four to five or fix inches long, and mull 

 be all the fame fummer's Ihoots. 



Having procured fuch cuttings, let the leaves be taken 

 off more than halfway up, and then plant them. 



But although the above cuttings, and feveral others of 

 the hardier forts of green-houfe {hrubs, will take root 

 without the help of artificial heat, and particularly, as 

 above hinted, all the Ihrubby kinds of geraniums, which 

 will grow in a bed of common earth, yet, if planted in 

 pots and plunged in a gentle heat, either of any common 

 hot-bed, or the bark-bed in the Hove, it would greatly^ 

 forward their rooting. 



However, when a hot-bed cannot be readily obtained, 

 snd that it is intended to propagate the myrtle, geranium, 

 or any other of the common green-houfe fhrubs, by cut- 

 tings, let a bed, or otherwife large pots, of rich light 

 earth be prepared. 



Into thefe pots let the cuttings be planted, at about twa 

 iuches diftance, putting each cutting fo much into the 

 earth, that only about two or three inches of the top. 

 may appear. 



As foon as they are planted, give a moderate water* 

 ing, and this fettles the earth clofe about every plant. 



Then immediately place the pots either in one of the 

 common garden-frames, and put on the lights, or may 

 cover down each pot with a hand or bell-glafs. 



After this, the cuttings are to be fhaded with fingle 

 mats, every day when the fun Ihines, till they are root- 

 ed, and muft be moderately watered every two days. 



It is the beft method to plant the myrtles and all other 

 cuttings and flips of green-houfe plants in pots ; and then, 

 if they ihould not happen to be well rooted before winter, 

 the pots with the cuttings can be moved into the green« 

 houfe. 



The pots for this purpofe fhould be rather of a large fize. 



They muft be filled with rich earth, within half an 

 inch or an inch of the brim : water them moderately 

 every two or three days, in hot weather. 



For feme particulars in planting myrtle cuttings. See 

 June. 



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