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inches in diameter. She thought it surpassed 

 all the flowers that had been in bloom, wheth- 

 er they had charmed the eve by their beauty, 

 or regaled the sense of smelling by their fra- 

 grance. As Henry came to her, she said she 

 hoped he would save all the seed, as such a 

 rich flower should be more plenty. 



Henry. The flower is double, and of course 

 there will not be any seed. New varieties are 

 raised from semi-double sorts, grown in the 

 neighborhood of fine double ones ; and then, 

 perhaps, out of five hundred seedling plants, 

 one may be as handsome as ours. 



Margaret. How then are the fine double 

 kinds multiplied ? 



M. By what is called laying. After the 

 plant is done flowering, or before by some, the 

 sprouts you see at the bottom of the plant, are 

 laid in the following manner. An incision is 

 made a quarter of an inch below the second or 



