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every purpose,— the one being requisite for large — 

 the other, the cheapest and most expeditious ever 

 invented for small plants. As to the method which 

 stands in the second place, though it was a consider- 

 able improvement when first introduced, it has no 

 advantage which is not possessed by the method last 

 described, while it is much more expensive, unless 

 that it may be learned with rather greater facility 

 than the other by beginners. Some, indeed, consi- 

 der it as proper to be applied in the case of such 

 plants as I have recommended to be treated on the 

 pitting system ; but this is a grossly mistaken no- 

 tion, and the sooner it is exploded the better. 



