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January, or March, are most suitable. They may be 
set out in beds, as early as the Spring frost is over, 
at about a foot distant each way, and should be well 
secured to sticks, as they advance in growth, to pre¬ 
vent their being split down by storms. In dry weath¬ 
er they should be occasionally watered, and they will 
grow very vigorously, and flower all the early part of 
the summer; and by August or September, will have 
made plenty of young shoots, which may be slipped 
off, when about five or six inches long, to raise plants 
for the next season. 
Cuttings may be put in at almost any season of the 
year, where there is the convenience of a green-house; 
but the usual times for propagation are in July and 
August, and where a succession of flowering plants 
is wanted through the season, the cuttings may be 
put in in the months of January, March, June, August, 
and September. Cuttings may be taken from tops 
of the old plants, choosing such as have the young 
wood tolerably perfected ; or young shoots that grow 
out from the main branches may be slipped off, when 
four or five inches long. Cut them smoothly across 
the bottom joint, and trim off the leaves close to the 
stem, from the part which it is intended to insert in 
the soil. 
When the cuttings are prepared, take as many 
small pots as there are cuttings, and fill them with 
light sandy loam, or a compost of leaf mould, loam, 
and sand, in equal parts; put each cutting in the cen¬ 
ter of the pot, from one to two inches deep, accord- 
in to the length of the cutting; press the soil firmly 
down in the pot, and around the cuttings; then give 
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