THE CULTURE OF PLANTS 



vide for rooting. Cut off all your tops as you lay 

 them, except greens, and some very pithy trees. 



The time for laying all trees and shrubs that lose 

 the leaf, is October, as also March, if secured from 

 drought. All greens in April, which therefore must 

 be shaded. July-flowers in March, April, or July. 



The trees or shrubs will be rooted that time twelve 

 months, at which time transplant them. The July- 

 flower slay ed in March maybe transplanted in July, 

 or if layed in July may be transplanted next March 

 or April. 



Circumposition is used in all cases, as laying, ex- 

 cept only that the earth must be raised up to the 

 branch, because it will not bend down to it. There- 

 fore fasten a pot, a basket, old hat, or the like, on 

 the tree, by a stake or some supporter ; let it have a 

 hole initsbottome, through which you must put the 

 branch to be propagated, and then fill the pot with 

 rich earth, having ordered the branch, as before, 

 to cause it root ; water it often. Willow-earth or 

 rotten willow-sticks at the bottom of the pot, helps 

 to retain the moisture. I have effected this with clay 

 and cow's manure well mixt, after part of the bark 

 has been taken off round, clapt about with a double 

 or triple swaddling of straw, or hay ropes. 



