the sun, using no bell glass or bottom heat, but taking care to 
keep the sand constantly moist. In this way the cuttings do not be- 
come drawn up, lank and pindeling, but form fine stocky plants, 
and become well-rooted in twelve or fifteen days, though it may 
be well to let them remain in the sand until the roots strike 
through the hole in the bottom of the pot. They may then be 
potted into three-inch pots and plunged in sand in a warm frame. 
Plants designed for late winter bloom in the parlor, should bo 
propagated from cuttings in July, potted into three-inch pots and 
plunged in a cold frame. Pinch off the tops of each to cause 
them to throw out shoots at the bottom, and water regularly every 
morning for the first five or six weeks. By having the frame 
three feet deep, the plants may remain in it until about the first of 
December, taking care to cover the sash with straw mats in 
severe cold nights. To prevent the plants from becoming pot 
bound, and the roots getting through the bottom, I give them two 
or three shifts into larger sized pots, until I get them into eight- 
inch, which should be about the first of November. The plants 
should be kept headed in until the last potting, by pinching off the 
ends of the shoots. For the more vigorous growers, like Defiance, 
and Brilliant d’Vaise, ten-inch pots will be the most suitable. In 
potting them the last time, place in the bottom of each pot one 
inch of broken crock or charcoal, for the purpose of thorough 
drainage, and leave ample space at the top of the pot, (say three- 
fourths of an inch,) for water sufficient to thoroughly soak the 
whole when watered. 
For compost, I use two parts leaf-mold, one part turfy loam, 
and one part silver sand ; in the absence of the latter, clean river 
sand may be used ; let the whole be thoroughly incorporated. 
The leaf-mold I obtain from old woods, by raking off the dry 
leaves and scraping together the soil for two or three inches in 
depth ; the loam is obtained by cutting the turfs three inches in 
thickness, from the top of an old pasture, this should lie in a heap 
one year (being frequently turned) before using. 
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