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ON THE MAN x\ CEMENT 
comes moderate, fill a number of the fmallefl: fized pots, 
(viz. 4 to- inches diameter, and 3-^ deep, infide meafure) in 
proportion to the number of plants you wifii to raife, with very 
fine light fandy mould. Plunge the pots quite up to their 
brims into the mould in the frame, and then fhut down the 
glafies till the mould in the pots becomes warm, which done, 
prepare and plant the cuttings in the following manner. 
Now as I have already (hewn the properties which conflitute 
a good cutting, I fhall here defcribe the manual operation re- 
quired in the formation of it. 
Let the upper part of the fhoot be cut floaping with a fharp 
knife, about a quarter of an inch above the eye; and at about 
three inches below the eye, cut off the wood horizontally. 
Great care, however, fhould be taken to leave the wood fmooth' 
at the bottom ; the upper part too fliould be taken off with a 
clean firoke. As each joint affords one good cutting, a few 
fhoots of about one foot long will afford you great choice.' 
The cutting being ready, make a hole with the finger, or 
by thrufting a fmall dibble down betv/een the mould and the 
fide of the pot, into which let the cutting be carefully inferred, 
and fo placed, that the eye may admit of being covered about 
a quarter of an inch deep, with the fine rich mould above de- 
fcribed. 
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