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In this manner may be propagated, most of 

 the green-house plants that have been hitherto 

 introduced ; except such as do not produce 

 stems, which are generally done by parting the 

 roots, or by seed. 



There is also a method, which may rank 

 mid- way between grafting and inarching; (see 

 page 10) in which the top of the stock is left 

 on as above, but the scion is cut off as in graft- 

 ing ; this is conveniently practised upon -dwarf 

 oranges, or such others as can be readily 

 covered with glasses. 



The general process is to sow the seed of the 

 common orange or lemon of the shops in a 

 strong rich mould, and plunge them on a 

 moderate hot-bed ; these will produce a sort of 

 crab stock, which should be potted separately 

 the ensuing spring, and forwarded with a good 

 hot-bed heat until about the middle of summer ; 

 when they should be set in the open air to 

 harden them against the winter following. 

 The next spring, they will be fit to have scions 

 of the cultivated sorts worked upon them, 

 either by inoculation, or this de mi -grafting, 

 here spoken of, which is in general to be 

 preferred. 



