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they may be put (each sort by itself) into bottles of water and eartb 

 with large mouths, and only to be covered with a linen-cloth ; for 

 if they were stopped with corks, the liquor would be apt to ferment : 

 and these bottles might be put into a vessel of water, and so be 

 brought to us ; and when we receive them, they should be sown in 

 the pots, as directed before, and set into hotbeds, until the weather 

 in England comes to answer the heat of the climate they came from. 



When the seeds are gathered, the person who does it should 

 curiously observe the depth of the water they grow in, the quality 

 of the soil under the water, the situation, and whether it is standing 

 or running water they grow in ; and above all, the taste of the water, 

 whether it be fresh, or salt, or brackish. 



When we have made a good collection of varieties of Water Plants, 

 they may be disposed into classes, and the several tribes ranged in 

 their proper order, which would be of use to such as read lectures 

 on plants : and for want of this, is the occasion that water plants are 

 so little known. 



The most proper season for disposing and removing them, is as 

 soon as they are out of flower, and the leaves begin to decay, which 

 is about the beginning of September. The stems or branches of 

 them should then be cut off near the root ; and their roots should be 

 planted at due distances in the pots or troughs, as before directed. 



Those Water Plants which come from foreign parts, must be 

 sheltered in a greenhouse, during the winter ; for if they, like the 

 exotic land plants, so far preserve their natural season of growth, 

 that they will only sprout in the spring time of their native countries; 

 they will sometimes flower with us in the winter season. And while 

 they are in the greenhouse, they should frequently be refreshed with 

 water, somewhat warmed with the heat of horse-dung or the sun, 

 and be allowed as much air as possible. 



ARTICLE V.— ON THE CULTURE OF MIMULUSES. 



BY SALVIA. 



Some time since a Query was inserted in the Cabinet from " S. P.," 

 on the culture of the Mimulus, not having seen any reply, I beg 

 leave to submit to the perusal of your respected correspondent, my 

 method of treatment, with several of its species and varieties, trusting 

 it will meet the wishes of " S. P." 



Mimulus moschatus, Musk-scented. This kind I have found to 

 be perfectly hardy, having stood most severe frost through winter, 

 without the least perceptible injury; more ; particularly so when 

 grown in an elevated situation, as on rock work, or raised bed. The 



