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roots, and this is now a proper time to tranfplant the 

 fuckers of all luch forts. 



Propagating Flon.verlng Shriihs hy Cuttings. 



Plant cuttings of hon6yfuckles : all the forts of thefe 

 fhrubs may be propagated by that method, for the cut- 

 tings of the young fnoots will put out roots very freely, 

 and make pretty plants in one year. 



Many other forts of hardy Ihrubs and trees are to be 

 raifed from cuttings, and this is the time to plant them. 



Obferve, it is the lail fummer's Ihoots that are to 

 be ufed for cuttings; let ftrong fhoots be chofen, and. 

 fnorten them to about nine, ten or f.velve inches in 

 length, then plant them in rows a foot afunder, and fet 

 the cuttings about eight inches diflantinthe row. 



Let every cutting be put half-way into the ground. 



Laurels and Portugal laurels are propagated principal- 

 ly by cuttings, ancf this is a very fuccefsful time to plant 

 them; thefe cuttings muil alfo be principally the la ft 

 fummer's fhoois ; do not take the long rambling iTioots 

 choofe fuch as are about nine or ten, to twelve of fifteen 

 inches in length ; and, if in cutting them oF, you take' 

 about two inches of the former year's wood to the bot- v 

 torn of each, it will prove fome advantage to their root- 

 in"- : though they alfo fucced free enough without any 

 part of the old wood. 



Trim off the lower leaves, and plant them in a lliady 

 border, in rows, ten or twelve inches afunder, and fet 

 the cuttin?-s fix or eight inches diftahce one from another 

 •in the row. 



Thefe cuttings will be well rooted by next September 

 or Oi^ilober. 



Seedlifig Flo-Tvers. 



Remove now all the boxes or pots of feedling flowers 

 to a warm htuation. 



Let thefe be placed where they can have the full fun 

 all winter, and where cold and cutting winds cannot come. 



Thefe pots, boxes, or tubs, Ihould alfo be now cleared 

 with great care from weeds. _ . ^ 



The beds of feedling bulbs lliould alfo, at this time, 

 have good attention ; let all weeds be taken out with 

 particular care, then get feme rich light earth, and fift 

 fome of this all over the furface of the bed to the thick- 

 nefs of an inch or thereabouts. 



This 



