bolton : each stem 



nine inches long, stout in propor 



and emitted from its base 



any 



f long wh 



healthy roots, which extended to the distance of near a foot 



round 



It flowered in March of the present year 



The method pursued in its cultivation was merely that 

 repeatedly recommended in this work, namely, to keep 

 such plants growing in a warm damp atmosphere, in pots 

 extremely well drained ; and not exposed to the direct light 

 of the sun. Under such treatment the stems soon begin to 

 throw out a number of little green-tipped delicate roots, 

 which gradually turn white and lengthen, adhering to the 

 surface of garden-pots, or any thing they may be near. If 

 no accident befalls such roots, nothing is likely to interfere 

 with the future progress of the plant ; but slugs and wood- 

 lice are great enemies of them, feeding upon the youngest 

 and tenderest tips ; and it is indispensable that these 

 animals should be completely kept away ; for a root of this 

 sort once injured rarely recovers. 



J. Li. 



