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glasses, as confined air is apt to rot them. And 

 there are some plants, as Camellias for instance, 

 which not only require no glasses, but cannot be 

 safely struck till the young shoots are done grow- 

 ing, nor until every leaf is perfect; because, 

 during their expansion, they are extremely suc- 

 culent, and easily destroyed by either moist air 

 or sunshine. But as the seeds of this fine plant 

 frequently ripen in this country, a store of young 

 ones may be more readily obtained from them, 

 either for new varieties or for stocks, than by the 

 old means of layering or cuttings. 



The cultivation of orange trees has become an 

 object of much interest of late, and the propaga- 

 tion of them has been greatly improved. The 

 best stocks for grafting on are raised from the 

 seeds of lemons or citrons. Lemon seeds sowed 

 in January and raised in a dung or leaf hot-bed, 

 and nursed, frequently shifted, and well managed 

 throughout the summer, may be grafted in the 

 autumn, or, at farthest, in January following. 

 When grafted, they are kept in the same, or 

 placed in a new lively bed, to assist the union of 



