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joint, and none of the leaves being buried. As soon as this 

 is done, give them a watering, which may be repeated as often 

 as the weather may render it necessary, and they will be 

 rooted and ready to pot off in about six weeks. When they 

 have struck root, or by the end of September, cut them from 

 the parent plant, with about an inch of the stalk below the in- 

 cision attached, and plant them in small pots, filled with good 

 loam, and a little decayed manure, or leaf mould. When 

 potted, place them in a sheltered situation, till the middle of 

 October, at which time they should be removed into the house 

 or frame for the winter. 



Where a quantity of plants are prepared for the garden, the 

 layers can be planted in boxes, twenty or more in a box, and 

 be protected by a spare hot-bed frame, placed in the ground, in 

 a warm situation facing the south. Dig out as much of the earth 

 from inside the frame as will prevent the plants from touching 

 the glass, and place the earth dug out around the outside of the 

 frame as high as the top of it, beating it well down, so as to 

 exclude the frost. Previous to placing the boxes in the frame, 

 lay two or three inches of coal ashes on the surface, which 

 prevents worms from penetrating, and allows the water to drain 

 away. Put on the glass sash, and shade them from the sun a 

 few days, until they are recovered from transplanting ; then 

 begin gradually to give them air, and increase it till dry warm 

 weather, when the sashes may be taken entirely off. Take 

 care to close them down again in the evening, and preserve 

 tbem at all times from excess of wet, otherwise, mildew will 

 infest the plants, which should be wiped off when it appears, 

 or the diseased plants removed, and all decayed leaves picked 

 off, and give a little water to those that appear dry. Follow 

 this mode of treatment till the winter sets in, then shut the 

 sash down close, and cover with mats, or straw and boards, 

 and let them remain as long as the severe weather lasts ; but 

 when the weather changes and the clays lengthen, give air as 

 before, till the beginning of April, and a week or two before 

 finally removing them, give full air, night and day. If it is de- 

 sired to have them flower in pots, they should be shifted in 

 March or April, into pots nine inches in diameter, in the fol- 

 lowing compost : two parts of good, fresh loam, one part de- 



