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root in the manner of a graft, a slice of the root being 
taken off to receive the piece intended to be united with 
it. When the fitting is completed, it is to be covered 
with clay, taking care to leave the eye exposed; the pot 
must be kept covered with a hand glass. 
“Some nurserymen have succeeded in grafting the Tree 
varieties on the roots of the herbaceous sorts. To this 
end, strong roots of herbaceous varieties are procured ; 
these are kept growing and then grafted, a branch with 
one or more buds being inserted on the side of the root. 
The grafted roots are put under bell-glasses, or in frames 
placed by preference in a north aspect, and the grafts soon 
become united and commence to grow, promptly produc- 
ing roots for themselves. The grafting is performed from 
the middle of July to the middle of September. Ripe 
cuttings, taken off in August and September, with a small 
piece of old wood at the end, and planted against the side 
of garden pots, in a mixture of loam, leaf-mould, and sand 
well drained, and protected from the air by glasses, will 
succeed, The pots must be secured from frost in the win- 
ter, and shaded in summer; in the spring, the progress of 
the cuttings may be assisted by being placed in a frame 
with a gentle bottom heat. But the more general plan 
of multiplying Moutans is by layers, the shoots for which 
purpose should be planted in protecting pits, or in shel- 
tered borders, which should be covered with mats, spread 
over hoops; the branches, when laid down, require a 
longer time to emit roots, than is usual with the common 
shrubs, and the largest are seldom fit to be removed until 
they have remained two years attached to the stool. 
The shoots, when laid down, require a longitudinal slit or 
tongue in the inner part of the bend; and this must be 
made with care, for, being brittle, the wood is liable to 
break, The tongued part should be bedded in a mixture 
of loam and sand,” 
