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be readily parted without breaking: if any of 

 the mould can be conveniently preserved to 

 them, so much the better ; but the preservation 

 of the roots should be the principal object. 

 They must be immediately potted in their pro- 

 per soil, in pots suited to the size of the cut- 

 tings, and neatly tied up if necessary ; let them 

 be then well watered with a rose pot mode- 

 rately fine, but by no means should they be flood- 

 ed, or slushed with it as too many are apt to do, 

 but let it be given gently, and time allowed for 

 it to soak regularly into the mould. They 

 will require a brisk heat and close shading for 

 a few days, until they have established them- 

 selves in the fresh mould ; and though some of 

 them may require a longer time, the generality 

 will be fit to remove in a few weeks and set 

 amongst the other plants. 



Thus may, in most instances, be procured a 

 stock of young plants of those kinds, of which 

 it is difficult to procure seeds ; as hot-house, 

 or tropical plants in general, are not free in 

 ripening their seeds in our climate, and when 

 received from abroad, are seldom worth much 

 for the reasons already noticed. 



It may not be amiss here to remark that there 



