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business may commence soon as proper cuttings 

 can be obtained. Such plants as are stationary 

 in growth, but desirable to be propagated, are 

 sometimes placed in a hot-house or frame to 

 force the production of young shoots ; for unless 

 young wood of proper age is procured, there is 

 much less chance of success. The greater num- 

 ber of plants in such collections are commonly 

 propagated from the spring shoots ; and many of 

 them, as geraniums, are propagated by any part 

 of their branches or roots. 



The mode of striking heaths from cuttings is. 

 rather peculiar, and therefore deserves particular 

 notice. The pots should be well drained and 

 filled with sandy moor-earth to within an inch 

 of the rim. This should be pressed pretty tight, 

 so as not to sink afterwards ; and covered nearly 

 to the top of the rim with pure white sand, also 

 pressed tight. The pot should then receive a 

 good soaking of water, to prepare it for the 

 reception of the cuttings. 



The cuttings should be selected from moderate- 

 sized shoots of the same year's growth. About 



