ON THE CULTURE 



which, one hand should be placed at the bottom of 

 the plant to keep it steady ; the other as near to 

 the bottom of the sucker as conveniently can y 

 after which, the sucker should be moved two or 

 three times backwards and forwards in a sideway 

 direction, and it will fall off with its bottom entire* 

 Whereas, when a sucker is bent downwards imme- 

 diately from the plant, it frequently either breaks 

 off in the stem, or splits at the bottom. 



Before the suckers are taken off, pots should be 

 provided for them filled with the compost mould, 

 which will be recommended under that article. 

 Where there are succession or breeding stoves, 

 there is generally some part of the tan-bed assigned 

 for their reception, which should be renewed with 

 a little fresh tan on the occasion, and this should 

 lie a few days till the heat begins to arise, before 

 the pots are plunged into it. 



Sometimes hot-beds are made for the suckers. 

 When that is the case, they should be prepared 

 at least fourteen days before the suckers are taken 

 off, in order that the violence of the heat may be 

 over : after the bed has been made ten days, it 

 should be levelled, and covered eight or ten 

 inches with tan ; and after this has lain four or 

 five days, in case the heat of the bed should not be 

 violent, the pots may be plunged into it. 



Whichever of the above methods is pursued, it 

 will be proper to bestow great attention to the 

 temperature of the bed afterwards ; and in case 

 its heat increases, the pots should be raised. 



