Before cutting with the Boline, attune with the plant throug
          visualization.  Feel  its energies.  As you cut,  say these or similar words:

                    "O little plant of (name) I ask that you give of your bounty
          that  it may aid me in my work.  Grow stronger by  my  stroke,
         stronger and more powerful, O plant of (name)!"

                    If it is a tree, substitute the appropriate word (i.e., O tree of willow).

          Gently cut  only what you  need, and never  from very young plants or
          more than twenty-five percent of the growth.  At the base of the plant
          leave an offering: a silver coin, a bright jewel, a bit of wine or milk, grain,
         a quartz crystal and etc.  Cover the offering and it is done.