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young shoots in pots of light earth in the .spring or summer months, 

 which should be plunged in a hot-bed for the purpose of inducing 

 them more readily to strike root. They may then be placed out ia 

 the open air during the summer season, but in the autumn and win- 

 ter they require protection. 



The China Asters, are desirous, for the purpose of variety, in the 

 clumps and common borders of gardens and pleasure grounds. In 

 saviijg tiie seeds they should be selected from the best colored flow- 

 ers of tiie most perfect plants, in October, when they are fully ripened, 

 and should be gathered when they are quite dry. The shrubby 

 varieties afford a beautiful contrast among other green-house plants, 

 both in the summer and winter season. 



