near the bottom, that they may throw out many shoots near the ground, convenient for laying; which, in the autumn after they are produced, lay by for slit-laying; and by autumn after, they will be well rooted, and form plants two or three feet high, so may be separated, and planted in nursery-rows like the seedlings. All the sorts will take tolerably by cutting off the strong young shoots; but the platanus occidentalis more freely than the oriental kind. Autumn is the best season: as soon as the leaf falls, choose strong young shoots, and plant them in a moist soil; many of them will grow, and make tolerable plants by next autumn. It should be remarked, that, in order to continue the distinction of the varieties more effectually, they should be propagated either by layers or cuttings: for when raised from seed, those of the respective species generally vary.

in gardening, a border or bed of flowers, along a wall, or the side of a parterre, frequently edged with box, &c.

PLATBAND of a door or window, is used for the lintel, where that is made square, or not much marked.