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obliged to have recourse to other means of propa- 

 gation to increase the stock, such as by grafting, 

 budding, laying, inarching, and the saving of seeds. 

 The most natural and successful method of procuring 

 plants, is, unquestionably, by seeds; but as many 

 of our most valuable sorts do not flower in this 

 country, no seeds can ever be obtained in this case. 

 There are, likewise, several kinds that can be readily 

 increased by cuttings off the root, which will not 

 propagate from the shoots, or produce seeds freely. 

 When, however, a collection of seeds can be pro- 

 cured from abroad, in a recent state, there is a great 

 chance of obtaining new or rare plants ; a portion 

 of such should be sown immediately on their arrival, 

 as many of them will be found to vegetate when 

 first received, that would not if kept to the ensuing 

 Spring. Those from a tropical country will require 

 a moderate bottom heat to assist their germination. 



Seeds from New Holland, the Cape, and other 

 mild climates, will vegetate readily by being placed 

 in a cold frame, or in a cool shaded part of the 

 Greenhouse, and kept regularly supplied with due 

 proportions of water, so that the soil in which they are 

 sown may be kept in a moist vegetating state. The 

 Greenhouse plants, as well as all other scarce sorts 

 which have flowered during the season, should be 

 carefully examined, to see if they have perfected 

 their seeds, when a collection of all the most 

 valuable species should be gathered, as they 

 ripen, and laid up until the following February, 

 when a general sowing should be made. The seed 

 pots ought to be well drained with broken crocks, or 

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