anthers expand their valves ; 2. is an interior view of one of 

 the hollow petals, with the glands on each side. 



When cultivated in the open border it forms a neat little 

 shrub, from one to two feet high, with slender decumbent 

 branches, and it flowers freely about the middle of May, par- 

 ticularly if planted in the American border or on rock-work ; 

 but it must have some protection from the parching heat of 

 the sun during summer. 



It is easily increased by layering, or by seeds, if the fol- 

 lowing is attended to : 



Firstly, the plant should be layered about August, always 

 choosing a moist or dull day when the operation is to be per- 

 formed, and using a little white sand for making that part of 

 the soil round the layer light ; the layers wall be two years 

 before they are well rooted, and fit to remove from the mother 

 plant. 



Secondly, the seeds should be sown as soon as the berries 

 are ripe, which is about August, in pans or pots filled with 

 a good loamy soil, and placed in any cold pit or frame during 

 winter ; they will require no more care or trouble, as they 

 will not vegetate before the spring ; but should the seeds not 

 be sown before the spring, which is a common practice, they 

 will not vegetate for a twelvemonth, and then very weakly if 

 at all. 



