132 PERENNIAL FLOWERS. 



may be obtained in an old birch-broom, &c. 

 with which to peg the layers down in the 

 earth, and have alfo a quantity of light rich 

 mold : then proceed to the Ihoots, pull away 

 the under leaves, and ihorten thofe at top 

 even; and then, at a joint about the middle 

 of the under fide of the (hoot, cut a ga(h 

 with a fharp knife, nearly half-way through, 

 in a fomewhat flanting diredion, continuing 

 it near half-way up towards the next joint, 

 making an opening in the earth outwards an 

 inch or two deep, lay in the Hem of the ftioot 

 where cut, keeping the cut part open, and 

 the head of the layer upright, and in that po- 

 fition peg down the layer with one of the 

 hooked Hicks, and cover over the inferted 

 part with fome of the earth, the depth juft 

 mentioned, prefTing it down gently : proceed 

 then in the fame manner wich another, and 

 fo with all the rell:, till all the proper ilioots 

 of each plant are layed ; and give diredly a 

 moderate watering. 



After being thus layed, give frequent fup- 

 plies of water in dry weather, and in about 

 four, five, or fix weeks, they will be well 

 rooted, and Ihould then be cut from the parent 

 plant, clean off beyond the cut part from 

 whence the roots proceed, raifing them out of 

 the earth with as much root- fibres as poirible ; 

 prune off the naked part of the Item at the bot- 

 tom of the root clofe, cut the llraggling tops 

 of the head of leaves even, then plant the 

 layers, either feparately in fmail pots, till Au- 

 tumn or Spring, or in large ones to remain; 

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