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fame, and covering them with wet mofs, 

 which ought to be done immediately after 

 they are taken up, whether from the mo- 

 ther-plant or from beds. 



When they are brought to the place 

 where they are to be planted, the ftrong 

 part of the root from which the fibres pro- 

 ceed, muft be cut at the end, like the 

 ftrong roots of other trees, but the other 

 parts may remain as you find them, it be- 

 ing difficult to know v/hich are dead ; and 

 the method of planting them prevents the 

 living roots from being injured by the 

 dead ones putrefying in the ground. 



There is no cccafion to make a large 

 hole for the reception of the root, but only 

 mark upon the border how far the woody 

 part extends itfelf when placed parallel to 

 the wall, at the diftance of about fix inches; 

 and for the fpace thus marked, take out a 

 fpit of earth nine inches deep on each fide, 

 fianting in fuch a manner as to leave a 

 ridge in the middle of the trench, the top 

 of which ridge fhould be about three inches 

 below the furface of the border; then lay 

 the woody part of the root upon this ridge, 

 wdth the fibres divided on each fide, ac- 



cording 



