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Portuguese name it CV»r de Malta, from the shape 

 of the flower, as we suppose, wliich resembles the 

 Maltese cross. 



This flower does not appear to have been used 

 in emblematical language, and we, therefore, place 

 it to represent religious enthusiasm. 



The Scarlet Lychnis is a perennial plant, that 

 continues in blossom from the end of June to the 

 beginning of August, and is particularly well 

 adapted to mix with flowering shrubs, both on 

 account of its height and the splendour of its flowers. 

 It is easily propagated from seed, which should be 

 sown in IMarch, on a border exposed to an eastern 

 aspect ; about the beginning of June the plants 

 should be removed to a bed, where they may be 

 placed about four inches apart, giving them water 

 and a temporary shade until they have made fresh 

 roots. In this bed they may remain until the 

 autumn, when they may be planted into the spots 

 "where they are intended to flower ; and we recom- 

 mend them to be placed not less than five or seven 

 plants in a cluster, so as to give a mass of flowers 

 in each situation. When the flowers are faded, 

 the stems should be cut down, which strenffthens 

 the plant for succeeding years, as a single flower- 

 stem will produce a sufficient quantity of seed for 

 a large garden. 



The double varieties are increased by slips taken 



