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THE GARDENER, 



[JULY. 



cutting, you are to cut across the shoot immediately 

 under a joint (the second one from the top being pre- 

 ferable) ; to make a piping, you do not use the knife 

 in the first instance, but hold the selected shoot 

 firmly with the left hand, while with the other you 

 pull out the portion of shoot above the joint. If there 

 be any part wounded by the operation throw the shoot 

 away and begin again, unless it be so slight as to ad- 

 mit of being made smooth by a gentle application of 

 the knife ; peel off the outer skin from the joint, and 

 then — though this is not important — you may slit up 

 the joint about a quarter of an inch, and insert a little 

 mould in the opening to keep the edges from closing : 

 a little trimming of the leaves may then take place — of 

 course those that are decaying should be entirely re- 

 moved — and the piping is prepared. When you have 

 a sufficient number of these ready, lay dosvn a hand 

 or striking glass on a mild hotbed or (shaded) border, 

 to mark out the space which the glass covers : when 

 the circumference is thus traced, put down the pipings 

 with j^our finger, nearly an inch deep and an inch 

 apart every way. Water twice. While the moisture 

 continues on the plants do not cover them, else they 

 may rot ; but when they are perfectly dry, fix the 

 glasses with the edges sunk in the mould* for about 

 ten days, occasionally moistening the glass outside, 

 and shading from the sun; when the cuttings or 

 pipings — for they may be indifierently used — have 

 struck give air every fine morning, but do not put on 

 the glasses while there is moisture on the plants. 



Fruit Garden, — Attend to the summer pruning 

 and fastening of your fruit-trees, which will now be 

 infested with caterpillars if you neglected syringing in 

 the earlier season. Keep the surface of the borders 



• Well-rotted turf, leaf-mould, sand, and dung, constitute tho 

 best compost for Carnations and Pinks* 



