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for three or four months. It seems to flourish in any free 

 soil, and is more easily propagated than any plant with which 

 I am acquainted. In the spring when it begins to grow, this 

 can be done by separating and potting the scaly bulbs de- 

 scribed above ; afterwards its creeping stems will strike their 



the soil and can be taken off perfect plants ; and 



at all times, while the plant is growing, cuttings may be 

 struck in a few days. 



** Every one who has a warm greenhouse or cucumber or 

 melon frame to start it in, and enable it to form its flower 

 buds in summer, may have it in full bloom in the common 

 greenhouse or sitting room in autumn. The lovers of drawing- 

 room plants may introduce it there and grow it as easily as 

 they now do the Achimenes coccinea. Those who have suffi- 

 cient accommodation may produce a fine effect by planting a 

 quantity of the roots in a large flat box, and so forming a 

 bed of flowers, which will contrast beautifully with the green 

 foliage of the surrounding plants. 



" After the flowering season is past the stems die off, and 

 the roots require no more care than keeping perfectly dry 

 and free from frost during the winter. When spring comes 

 round and the plant shews signs of growth, it must be re- 

 potted, at the same time removing some of the old soil and 

 dividing the roots, where they seem to be sending up too 

 many young stems for the size of the pot. To the successful 

 cultivators of Achimenes coccinea it will be enough to say, 

 that A. longiflora requires very nearly the same treatment ; 

 and those who are not acquainted with that plant may easily 

 manage this by attending to the directions already given." 





