178 FLORA HISTORICA. 



first of March and tlie end of April, when rhey should 

 be placed in a hot-bed, and as near the glass as pos- 

 sible. When the plants are about five inches high, 

 they should be transplanted into pots of the size 

 forty-eigh% one plant in the centre of each pot. As 

 soon as the roots have filled the pots, move them 

 into pots a size larger, and repeat this operation 

 three or four times, till, at last, they arc in pots 

 of eight inches diameter or upwards, keeping the 

 plants all the while in a hot-bed or pit, and near 

 the glass. 



When they are to be transplanted into the gar- 

 den, they may occupy spots where the roots of 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, or other early-flowering bulbs 

 have been taken up ; but some fresh loam or well- 

 rotted dung should be added, so as to force their 

 orowth and ensure large flowers. In watering 

 these plants care should be taken not to sprinkle or 

 wet the foliage ; and it is recommended to save the 

 seeds from the principal stem only, and not from 

 the collateral branches. 



