SECT. XIX. LISTS Or TREES, &C- Z61 



three or four inches afunder, into open ground, and 

 give a little water. If dry weather, contrive to [hade 

 *hem about ten days, or a fortnight, with mats hooped 

 t)ver, which remove in fliady, or fhowery weather. 

 When they have grown here a month, or fix weeks, 

 (or before Auguji is oat) plant them in a bed, where 

 they are to blow, at nine or ten inches diftance, and 

 lhade, if neceffary. See January. Seed is beft laved 

 from good feedling plants, rather than thofe long propa- 

 gated from layers, &c. Guard againft mice in winter. 



Geranium, African, ( Pelargonium ) is propagated by 

 feed* and cuttings. The former produces the moft free 

 growing plants ; but as luxuriance is not defirable in 

 things confined to pots, (as geraniums mud be) and as 

 the propagation by cuttings is fo eafy and expeditious, 

 it is the mode of culture that generally prevails. The 

 young plants from cuttings are alfo hardier than thofe 

 \\xm\ feed. If raifed from feed, low in April, in a light 

 and good foil, warm border, and under a hand-glafs, 

 keeping the earth fomcwhat moilt ; but it is beft to make 

 ufe of a gentle hot-bed, giving plenty of air to the plants, 

 when they appear, which on natural ground will be five 

 or fix weeks in coming up, and on a moderate heat about 

 three. If railed from cuttings, ufe (hoots of the Iaft 

 year's growth, (trait and Ihort jointed. Plant them in 

 a fine rich foil", two or three inches, or at the moft four 

 deep, and eight or nine inches afunder, or lefs, if more 

 convenient. Or the rule may be, to plant the fhorter 

 cuttings in two thirds of their length, and the longer 

 one half ; but it is an error. 1 put them in the ground 

 fo deep as fome people do. Thofe raifed on a little 

 heat will be Efficiently rooted in two months to tranf- 

 piant into fmall pots ; ((hortening the longer roots a 

 little) and thofe in the cold ground will be ready in 

 three months, and fometimes lefs. A hand-glafs fet 

 over geranium cuttings (or any other) will greatly fa- 

 cilitate the bufinefs, as is dire&ed for pinks. l{ tie 

 cuttings are raw. or long, take the upper part off down 



