154 PIPINGS OP PINKS. [SEPT. 



the carnation nearly as delightful as that of the 

 rose or the violet; the plants remain a long time 

 in flower, and do not occupy much space. 



I ought to have told you, in my last letter, 

 to transplant the pipings of pinks when they 

 have struck ; this is easily known, because they 

 begin to shoot up as soon as they have roots. 

 I should not think they will be much hurt from 

 being kept under the glass, if they have been 

 allowed air since they began to grow : this you 

 must not fail to do with all cuttings, before they 

 are transplanted into the borders, or the sud- 

 den chill occasioned by removing them at once 

 from the heat of the glass, added to the dis- 

 turbing of their roots, Avould seriously injure 

 tnem. 



If you wish to have a bed of pinks next year, 

 prepare one now of light mould, rake it smooth, 

 tread it down, and plant the pipings in rows, 



