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for this purpose when half ripe, for if become hard it rarely strikes, and if too young 
it is sure to damp off. 
8. Make no cutting of less length than an inch and a half, always take them off 
at a joint, and cut the bottom quite smooth, and if properly managed afterwards, 
little fear need be entertained of their growing. 
9. When prepared, plant them at least an inch apart, in pots filled with sand, and 
well drained. Place the pots together in the house, so that they can be covered 
with a hand-glass ; by no means must they be plunged. 
10. Take off the glass every day to allow all damp to dry up, or they will soon 
all perish. 
11. Never water the cuttings over the leaves, but with a small pan teem it 
carefully into the pot, and never cover them with the glass until they have become 
partially dry. 
12. Always plant the quickest rooting sorts together, and never plant indiscri- 
minately the slow growing kinds and the quick growing kinds in the same pot ; as, 
for instance, cordata, amplexicaulis, nana, acaulis, grandiflora, mellifera , &c. will 
strike within three months, or less in many cases, whilst the magnified, spcciosa , 
&c. &c. sometimes require more than double that period. 
All the species are natives of the Cape of Good Hope, and require the protection 
of an airy green-house. 
Whilst the plants are small, pot them in a soil composed of one half peat, one 
quarter sand, and one quarter turfy loam. Increase the quantity of loam at each 
potting, as the plants increase in size, until they are finally potted in the before- 
mentioned compost. Rule 1. 
At all the pottings mix pieces of free-stone with the soil, as recommended by 
Mr. M c Nab for heaths, p. 240. 
CULTURE OF THE GENUS ENKIANTHUS. 
These are elegant little bushes, belonging to the Ericese, generally considered 
green-house plants, but they are more hardy than many of our plants requiring 
that shelter. They do not bear the cold of winter out of doors, but will do very 
well sheltered in a frame or pit. 
The best soil for their growth is sandy loam and peat, and care is requisite not 
to over water them when not in a growing state. 
They are propagated by cuttings, which strike without difficulty. The cuttings 
must be taken when the wood is ripened, and be planted in sand, under a hand 
glass, without heat. 
