(after I have nursed the young plants so as to make sure of 
not losing it). I hope it will seed more freely this year. I 
have kept the plant in a greenhouse while I have had it in 
my possession, but I think a cold pit would be sufficient pro- 
tection. After flowering, and when the stems are dead, I 
have generally reduced the ball of earth and put it in a 
smaller pot for winter, and have shifted it into larger as cir- 
cumstances required. I have used sandy loam with a small 
portion of rotten leaves ; and it grows beautifully till the time 
of flowering, when the leaves die off. Perhaps a colder situa- 
tion would be then more suitable for it.” 
