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grow wild in our forests if planted in them, and tlius save those the 

 trouble, who wish to get the wild root, of resorting to theh native for- 

 ests in South America. Finally, we may apply natui-e's laws, profitable 

 to most other products ; seed of every variety, should be fuUy matured, 

 i. e. not harvested, until fully ripe. That which approaches the nearest 

 to perfection should be selected for seed, and all roots for seed pui-poses, 

 should remain in the ground, where they grew, until they bear seed; 

 this course will make the seed mature earUer, and make it the most per- 

 fect of its kind. 



