58 SYLVA FLORIFERA. 



very much used during the time of the plague 

 in Dresden. 



In the culture of these trees, we observe 

 the finest are always raised from seed, which 

 should be sown in pots of light earth about 

 the month of March, and placed in a sunny 

 situation, with a south-east aspect. The pots 

 should be covered with moss so as to keep 

 the earth humid. 



The seed throws up little hills of earth, out 

 of which the plant rises. For the two or 

 three first winters, the pots should be covered 

 with fern or other litter to secure the plants 

 from frost, and by the fourth year they will 

 be ready to plant in the shrubbery. * 



These trees are more easily raised by layers 

 or cuttings. The latter should be planted in 

 September, upon a shady border, and in a 

 loam soil. They should be chosen from the 

 shoots of the same year, with a small joint of 

 the former year's wood at the bottom of 

 each. These should be planted three or four 

 inches deep, in proportion to their length, 

 treading the ground close to them, to prevent 

 the admission of air. If the following spring 

 should prove dry, there should be a little 

 mulch laid over the surface of the ground to 



* Le Bon Jardinier. 



