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into the earth, and secure them there with hooked or forked 

 sticks. Lay down all the young shoots on each branch, and 

 cover them with earth about five inches deep, leaving the tops 

 out about two, three, or four inches above ground, according to 

 their different lengths. If these branches are laid in June or 

 July, they will root by Michaelmas ; but if they are laid in 

 October, they will be a twelvemonth rooting. 



The layers of Alaternuses and Phillyreas will sometimes be 

 two years rooting, if done so late as October ; therefore lay down 

 your shoots, if possible, in June. Let the shoots which are lay- 

 ered be those of the last summer's growth. 



You may propagate shrubs also from cuttings in February and 

 October. Let strong shoots be chosen, of last summer's growth : 

 choose them from nine to fifteen inches long, and, if you can, take 

 about two inches of old wood with the shoots at their base. Trim 

 off the lower leaves, place the cuttings half way in the ground, 

 and plant them in a shady border to root. Do this in February, 

 in preference to October, as everything roots earlier from spring 

 operations. You may also plant cuttings in June, but keep them 

 moist and shady. 



October is a good month for taking up suckers of lilacs, roses, 

 &c, and for all sorts of transplanting in its varieties. It is also 

 the month to transplant the layers of such shrubs as were laid hi 

 the previous October. 



I subjoin a list of hardy deciduous shrubs and evergreens, not 

 too tall to admit into a moderately sized flower garden : — 



DECIDUOUS SHRUBS OF LESSER GROWTH. 



Arbutus, Strawberry tree 

 Common 

 Double-flowering 

 Red-flowering 

 Eastern, 01 Andrachne 



Almond, common 



White-flowering 



Early dwarf, single flower 



Double dwarf 

 Ailhcea fruUx, striped 



