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The fifth rises with a branching stalk a foot and half high; with 

 pretty long leaves, finely divided: the flowers are produced at the 

 end of the branches: the petals are yellowish; at the base of these 

 are placed eight nectaries, between which arise a great number of 

 stamens, with an unequal number of germs, from five to eight or 

 nine, oblong and compressed: the capsules are joined together on 

 their inner side, terminate in horns, open longitudinall}^ and contain 

 many thin compressed seeds, having borders round them. It is a 

 native of Syria, flowering from July to September. 



Culture. — They are all increased by sowing the seeds on light earth 

 where the plants are to remain, as they seldom succeed well when 

 transplanted in patches at proper distances; and when the plants are 

 come up, they should be thinned, leaving only three or four in each 

 patch, keeping them afterwards clear from weeds. 



Tiic best season for sowing is March; but if some be sown in 

 August, soon after they become ripe, on a dry soil and in a warm 

 situation, they will abide the winter, and flower strong the succeeding 

 year. By sowing the seeds at different times, they may be continued 

 in beauty most part of the summer season. 



As they are all annual plants, they require to be raised every 

 year. 



The varieties with double flowers are chiefly introduced into 

 flower gardens. 



They aflbrd ornament and variety among other annuals in the 

 clumps and borders. 



