. An encyclopædia of gardening; . nd ; size the cuttings, so that the short ones may be all together, and thosethat are taller in a different pot. Then, with a small dibble, plant them about five inches deep in thesand, and give them a good watering overhead, to settle the sand about them. Let them stand a day ortwo in a shady place, and if a frame be ready with bottom heat, plunge the pots to the brim. Shadethem well with a double mat, which may remain till they have struck root; when rooted, take the sandand cuttings out of the pot, and plant them into single pots, in the proper compost (see
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . nd ; size the cuttings, so that the short ones may be all together, and thosethat are taller in a different pot. Then, with a small dibble, plant them about five inches deep in thesand, and give them a good watering overhead, to settle the sand about them. Let them stand a day ortwo in a shady place, and if a frame be ready with bottom heat, plunge the pots to the brim. Shadethem well with a double mat, which may remain till they have struck root; when rooted, take the sandand cuttings out of the pot, and plant them into single pots, in the proper compost (see 5922.) Plungethe pots with the young plants again into a frame, and shade them for four or five weeks, or till theyare taken with the pots ; when they may be gradually exposed to the light. From various experiments,I found that pieces of two-year-old wood struck quite well; and in place, therefore, of putting in cuttingssix or eight inches long, I have taken off cuttings from ten inches to two feet long, and struck them 3T> 2.
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