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an inch of the stalk below the incision attached, and 
plant them in small pots, filled with good loam, and 
a little decayed manure, or leaf mould. When potted, 
place them in a sheltered situation till the middle of 
October, at which time they should be removed into 
the Greenhouse, or Frame for the winter. 
Where a quantity of plants are required for the 
garden, the Layers can be planted in boxes, twenty 
or more in a box, and be protected by a spare hot-bed 
frame, placed on the ground in a warm situation 
facing the south, then dig out as much of the earth 
from inside the frame as will prevent the plants from 
touching the Glass, and place the earth dug out around 
the outside of the frame nearly as high as the top of 
it, beating it well down, so as to exclude the frost. 
Previous to placing the boxes in the frame, lay two 
or three inches of coal ashes on the surface, which 
prevents worms from penetrating, and allows the 
water to drain away. Put on the glass sash and shade 
them from the sun a few days, until they are recovered 
from transplanting, then begin gradually to give them 
air, and increase it till dry warm weather, when the 
lights may be entirely taken off*. Take care to close 
them down again in the evening, and preserve them 
at all times from excess of wet, or mildew will infest 
the plants, which should be wiped off when it appears, 
or the diseased Plants removed, and all decayed leaves 
picked off, and give a little water to those that appear 
dry; follow this mode of treatment till the winter sets 
in, then shut the sash down close, and cover them 
with mats or straw and boards, then let them remain 
as long as the severe weather lasts, but when the w@a« 
