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the Stone-crop-leaved. These will all thrive in the open 

 air, and increase fast by oflPsets. They love a dry soil, 

 and will spread very fast upon rocks or walls. A head 

 dies soon after it has flowered ; but it is soon supplied by 

 offsets. If the common sort be planted in a little earth, 

 upon a building or an old wall, it will thrive without any 

 further attention. They are very succulent, and when 

 planted in pots, must be very seldom, and very sparingly 

 watered. 



The Canary Houseleek must be housed in winter, 

 admitting fresh air in mild weather ; in the summer it must 

 be so placed as to enjoy the morning sun. 



The other kinds, with few exceptions, require the pro- 

 tection of a stove in the winter. 



HYACINTH. 



HYACINTHUS. 



ASPHODELE.E. HEXANDIUA MoNOGYNIA. 



Fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, when he was 

 accidentally slain by Apollo with a quoit. Some derive the name 

 from the Greek name of the violet^ iv, and Cynthus, one of the names 

 of Apollo. — French, Jacinthe des fleuristes ; [Florist's Hyacinth] ; 

 Jacinthe Orientale [Oriental Hyacinth]. — Italian, il giacinto; diacinto. 



Hyacinths may be blown either in earth or water; if 

 in water, they may be set in the glasses any time between 

 October and March, and by setting several in succession, 

 may be continued for several months. The water should 

 come a little above the neck of the glass, so that the bot- 

 tom of the bulb may just sink below the surface. It will 

 be well to place it in a part of the room where the sun 



