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vided into many separate parts, taking care to do it in such a man- 
ner, as that every plant, or part, so separated, may be furnished 
with roots. Trim or cut off from each slip, or part, any long or 
bruised roots; pick oflF all decayed or declining leaves, and plant 
the sets or divisions, in a shady border, or where they can be con- 
veniently covered with mats or other covering, till newly rooted. 
They should be watered immediately, and that repeated from 
time to time, till they are well taken with the ground, and in a free 
growing state. 
Pinks, sweet-william, rose-campion, scarlet-lychnis, gentianella, 
polyanthuses, primroses, double daisies, double chamomile, dou- 
ble perennial catchfly, double ragged-robin, perennial Cyanus, Mo- 
nardas, Penstemons, Phloxes, Violas, Campanulas, Dracocephalums, 
Spiraea trifoliata, and various other kinds, may now be propagated 
in this way. 
Collecting Flowering Plants from the Woods, Fields, and Swamps. 
Many beautiful ornamental plants may now be collected 
from the woods, fields, and swamps, which would grace and 
embellish the Flower-garden and Pleasure-grounds, if intro- 
duced thereinto: and that at a season when the general run of 
cultivated flowers are out of bloom; such as Lobelias of various 
kinds, Aletris farinosa, Asclepiases, in sorts, Asters, Cassia mari- 
landica, Chelones, Cucubalus stellatus, Cypripediums, Dodecathe- 
on Meadia, Dracocephalums, Eupatoriums, Euphorbias, and Ga- 
lega virginiana; Gentianas, hardy herbaceous Geraniums, Gerar- 
dias, Glycines, Gnaphaliums, Hedysarums, Helianthuses and 
Heucheras; Hibiscuses, Hypoxises, Irises, Liatrises, Lysima- 
chias, Melanthiums, Monardas, Napaeas and Ophryses; Orchises, 
Oxaliscs, Podalyrias, Penstemons, Phloxes, Polygala senega, Rhex- 
ias, Rudbeckias, Sarracenias and Saxifragas; Sylphiums, Sisyrin- 
chiums, Solidagoes, Spigelia marilandica, Trilliums, Veratrums 
and Veronicas; Limadorum tuberosum, Lilium superbum and 
canadense, Erythronium americanum, together with an immense 
number of other delightful plants. 
All the above, and any other kinds you meet with, that are wor- 
thy of notice, may be taken up, whether in, or out of flower, with 
balls of earth, brought home, and planted immediately; on taking 
them up, cut off the flower-stems, (if any) and when planted, give 
water and shade for a few days to the fibrous-rooted kinds; next year 
they will flower luxuriantly, after which, each sort may be propaga- 
ted in its proper season. Observe in planting, to give each res- 
pective kind, a soil and situation as nearly similar as possible to that, 
in which you found it in its wild state. 
Saxifrage. 
The double variety of the Saxifraga granulata^ or white saxi- 
frage, is a most beautifuf flowering plant, .and extremely deserving 
of place among every fine collection of flowers; its root is composed 
