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MODE OF CULTURE. 
V ERY few, if any, of the species, but have be^n increased Jay"® 
cuttings. The only method we shall therefore treat of is this, and 
by seeds. The process for making and planting the cuttings is as 
follows: Let a middle-sized pot be prepared by filling it within 
three inches of the margin with small broken potsherds, or some such 
matter, that there may be a constant and ready drain for the water, 
which it will be necessary to give the cuttings at any time when 
the earth appears dry. Then, consulting the Index, take a suffi¬ 
cient quantity of sandy loam, sandy peat, or common sand, or a 
mixture of any of them, finely sifted, to fill the pot up to the mar¬ 
gin, and press it lightly with the hand. Thus prepared, it is fit to 
receive the cuttings. These must be taken about an inch long. Or 
shorter, from the smallest and tenderest shoots, cutting off the 
leaves two-thirds of the length, close to the shoot. When a few 
are thus made ready, take a small pointed piece of wood and 
dibble them into the pot; fixing the lower end of the cutting as 
firm as possible. When the pot is filled with them at about half an 
inch distance each way, cover them with a small bell-glass, to fit 
as near as possible. Then place it under a large hand-glass, or 
frame, where it must be kept from the stronger rays of the sun till 
the cuttings are rooted. Soon after the small bell-glass must be 
