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tom of the Joynt where it is to take its root, and then with a 
piece of itsleaf, or a little earth,^.you may caufetheflitto 
keep open. And laflly, if it lye near the ground,which ought 
to be made loofe or hollow, you may bend down your 
layer, and with a hookedftick thruftinto the‘ground, keep 
your layer in its place, laying about an inch thicknefsoffine 
mould upon it, about the place where it was laid, and then 
fprinkle a little Water on it at firft laying, and afterward in 
cafe it grow dry 3 and in cafe your layer grow fb high you 
cannot bring it to the ground, then you may make provifi- 
fion either with lay-pots, of which there are divers made on 
purpofe,with a flit or notch on the fide, the better to let your 
layer into the middle of your pot, or other convenience to 
like purpofe 3 being filled half full of mould at firft,and then 
with a piece of leather or hat-paring, to keep your layer 
down, you may fill your pot up with mould, and water it as 
occafion requires 3 fbme cut the top of their layer at firft, 
andfome do not, the matter is not much, and by this means 
you may quickly make a confiderableincreafeof your Gilly¬ 
flowers 3 the time of their taking root fufficient to plant out 
is fomething different, for fome forts will be forwarder iti 
rooting in three weeks or a month, than others will in twice 
the time. I may fay the like of the feafon or weather, there¬ 
fore if you fee your layer thriving and lufty, you may open 
the earth a little gently near where it was laid, and you may 
eafily be fatisfied whether it be fufficient to cut off and 
tranfplant3 your layers being rooted,you may with the back 
of your knife do away a little of the earth, a little above 
the place where it was laid, and cut it off, railing it up with 
its mould with care, left the weight thereof fhould tear oft 
the root from your layer, then with your knife cut off that 
little remnant piece that remains near the root of your layer, 
either clofe by the root, or elfe cut it off at a Joynt, that 
it may likewife take root, otherwife it may rot and prove 
prejudicial to your Plant, and then you may plant your lay¬ 
er either on convenient beds or pots, as you think fit, remem- 
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