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plants. Tliey all thrive well in rich light soil, and young cuttings of 

 them strike root readily in the same kind of soil, with a hand-glass 

 over them ; the glass to be taken off occasionally, to give the cuttings 

 air, so as to keep them free from damp. Most of the species only re- 

 quire to be protected from frost, and many of them will survive the 

 winter in the open air, with a very slight protection. Some of them, 

 as Fuchsia gracilis, Fuchsia mycrojihylla, Fuchsia ihymifolia, Fuch- 

 sia conica, and Fuchsia coccinca, have a fine effect all summer, when 

 planted in clumps on lawns, or in borders ; in this situation the plants 

 only require to be mulched at the root to preserve them through the 

 winter, and in spring the ground is cleared, and the stems of the pre- 

 ceding year, which are generally dead, are cut off" quite close to the 

 ground, to allow the young shoots to spring fi-om the roots. 



Capt. King says of this plant, that he has seen the Fuchsia in full 

 flower, within a very short distance of the base of a mountain, covered 

 for two-thirds down with snow, and with the temperatm-e at 36 de- 

 gi-ees. But it was found mostly in sheltered spots. We may remark 

 of this plant that it is possible the same species of Fuchsia may inhabit 

 the valleys of the Chilian Andes, as well as the almost antarctic re- 

 gions of Terra del Fuego, and in such widely different latitudes it may 

 put on different appearances. 



